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Coverage of air cargo related news including freight forwarders, freighters, belly cargo, airports and more

Boeing progress on 737 Max safe return to service

AJOT Newsroom | October 22, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing has made significant progress over the past several months in support of safely returning the 737 MAX to service as the company continues to work with the FAA and other global regulators on the process laid out for certifying the 737 MAX software and related training updates.

LATAM ULD fleet to be fully digitised by Unilode

AJOT Newsroom | October 22, 2019 | Air Cargo | Freighters

LATAM Cargo Group and Unilode Aviation Solutions are enhancing their collaboration through the roll-out of Unilode's state-of-the art ULD digital tracking solution to LATAM's entire ULD fleet.

FIS Air Freight Report October 21, 2019

AJOT Newsroom | October 22, 2019 | Air Cargo

China to USA finally sees marginal gains of 6 cents this week however the general Asia-US trade lane continues to flat-line with rates down 30% since the same time last year.

B&H Worldwide CEO relocates to Singapore to spearhead APAC expansion

AJOT Newsroom | October 22, 2019 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders

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Peter Buxbaum | October 22, 2019

North Carolina’s PTI Airport targets aerospace, logistics

It must have been music to the ears of economic development and airport folks in the Greensboro-High Point area of North Carolina.

Hong Kong plans handouts for flights & hotels, HK01 reports

Bloomberg | October 22, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airports

Europe Expects to Take Longer Than U.S. to Decide 737 Max Return

Bloomberg | October 21, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Europe’s top aviation regulator expects to take longer to get Boeing Co.’s 737 Max back into service than the projected timeline being taken by the U.S., which would likely push the grounded plane’s return into next year on the continent.

Fitch rates Denver, CO’s 2019 C&D Airport revs ‘AA-‘and affirms outstanding revs; Outlook stable

AJOT Newsroom | October 21, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airports

Jettainer manages ULDs for ASL Airlines Belgium

AJOT Newsroom | October 21, 2019 | Air Cargo | Technology

ASL Airlines Belgium, based at Liege airport with global operations, has commissioned Jettainer with the management of their ULDs with an immediate start.

Boeing says FAA was told ‘multiple times’ of changes to 737

Bloomberg | October 20, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing Co. said it told U.S. regulators “multiple times” that it had expanded the role of flight-control software later linked to two fatal crashes, and that Federal Aviation Administration personnel observed the system operating in flight tests before the 737 Max was certified for service.

Lufthansa Group cancels some flights as cabin crews strike

Bloomberg | October 20, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Deutsche Lufthansa AG canceled some flights Sunday as a cabin-crew union extended its walkout at four units until midnight.

Spirit Airlines announces new $250 million global HQ investment in Southern Florida

AJOT Newsroom | October 18, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Spirit plans to add 225 more jobs and move 1,000 Miramar-based employees to a new state-of-the-art campus in Dania Beach, Florida, in 2022

Boeing’s Lion Air crash lawsuits may move to Indonesia

Bloomberg | October 17, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

A federal judge in Chicago signaled he may let dozens of lawsuits against Boeing Co. over the crash of a Lion Air plane be resolved in Indonesia.

Envirotainer opens RAP e2 station in Liège (LGG)

AJOT Newsroom | October 17, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airports

IAG Cargo chooses future cargo logistics finalist for 2019 Hangar 51 program

AJOT Newsroom | October 17, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Cincinnati Zoo returns two manatees to Florida and brings one back in less than 24 hours

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden returns manatees Miles and Matthew to Florida as it prepares to rehabilitate Truffleshuffle, the 20th manatee to be cared for in the 20 years that it has participated in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Manatee Rescue and Rehabilitation Partnership (MRP), a program designed to rescue and treat sick, injured and orphaned manatees and then release them back into the wild.