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Alaska Airlines names new VP of maintenance and engineering

AJOT Newsroom | January 06, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines | People | Appointments

Executive John Wiitala joins Alaska with more than 34 years of airline experience

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Reuters | January 06, 2025

US airlines cancel over 1,300 flights after winter storm

Airlines in the United States canceled more than 1,300 flights on Monday after a winter storm brought snow, ice and freezing temperatures to a broad swath of the country.

China seeks to bolster ports and aviation hubs in western regions

Reuters | January 05, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airports | Intermodal | Rail | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

China said on Sunday it would launch 15 measures to bolster the development of its western provinces with the construction of logistical infrastructure such as ports and aviation hubs.

BTS to will begin releasing preliminary estimates of airline passenger travel in 2025

AJOT Newsroom | January 03, 2025 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers

US hits JetBlue with $2 million penalty over chronic flight delays

Reuters | January 03, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The U.S. Transportation Department has imposed a $2 million penalty on JetBlue Airways for operating four chronically delayed flights on domestic routes - the first time it has imposed such a fine on an airline for the prohibited scheduling practice.

China’s COMAC, maker of C919 jet, aims for Southeast Asian flights by 2026

Reuters | January 03, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Chinese state-owned plane maker COMAC aims for its C919 jet to start flying on commercial routes to Southeast Asia by 2026 as a first step to moving beyond its domestic market, a senior company official told Chinese media.

US FAA will maintain enhanced oversight of Boeing after door panel incident

Reuters | January 03, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The Federal Aviation Administration's tougher oversight of Boeing will continue indefinitely, the agency's outgoing head said on Friday, nearly a year after a door panel missing four key bolts flew off a new Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 in mid-air.

Argentina’s state airline cuts staff, routes, passenger perks ahead of possible sale

Reuters | January 03, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Argentina's state airline, Aerolineas Argentinas, is slimming down for a potential sale, shedding 13% of its staff, cutting money-losing domestic routes and even removing snacks formerly available to passengers, according to sources and documents seen by Reuters.

Airbus provisionally delivered over 765 jets in 2024, sources say

Reuters | January 03, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Airbus missed its headline delivery target by a whisker in 2024, provisionally releasing more than 765 jets to airlines and lessors, industry sources said, citing preliminary data.

US considers potential rules to restrict or bar Chinese drones

Reuters | January 02, 2025 | Air Cargo | Technology

The U.S. Commerce Department said on Thursday it is considering new rules that would impose restrictions on Chinese drones that would restrict or ban them in the United States citing national security concerns.

Cass Information Systems acquires AcuAudit Platform from Acuitive Solutions

AJOT Newsroom | January 02, 2025 | Air Cargo | Technology | Maritime | Technology

AirBaltic cancels summer flights, hit by Pratt and Whitney maintenance delays

Reuters | January 02, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

AirBaltic will cancel a number of summer flights owing to inspection and maintenance delays from RTX-owned engine supplier Pratt and Whitney.

Boeing on track to be 2024’s biggest loser in Dow Jones Index

Reuters | January 02, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

U.S. planemaker Boeing is on track to be the biggest loser of 2024 in the Dow Jones Index, tumbling 32% as it bounced from one crisis to another.

Ryanair flight to Austria diverted to Czech Republic after GPS issue

Reuters | December 31, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines | International Trade

A Ryanair flight bound for the Austrian capital Vienna had to land in the neighbouring Czech Republic late on Monday after encountering GPS problems and poor visibility, the company said.

South Korean airport embankment in focus after deadly Jeju Air crash

Reuters | December 31, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airports

South Korea ramped up investigations on Tuesday into the cause of its deadliest domestic air accident as police scrambled to identify victims, while families of those killed in this week's crash of a Jeju Air jet pushed for more details.

Wizz Air says 40 planes to stay grounded through fiscal 2026 amid engine woes

Reuters | December 31, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Wizz Air on Tuesday said it had signed a new support agreement with defence and aerospace firm RTX's Pratt & Whitney amid engine woes, adding that it expects 40 of its planes to stay grounded through fiscal year 2026.

German air taxi start-up Volocopter files for insolvency

Reuters | December 31, 2024 | Air Cargo | Technology

Air taxi start-up Volocopter GmbH filed for insolvency proceedings on Monday, citing its inability to raise new funds to maintain regular operations.

Los Angeles Industrial CRE Market Update – 4th qtr. 2024

AJOT Newsroom | December 30, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airports | Trucking

CPaT announces new major partnership with “Saudia Academy”

AJOT Newsroom | December 30, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

CPaT Global, the world’s leading provider of distance learning for the airline and aviation industry, is proud to announce a new partnership with Saudia Academy.

[Freightos Weekly Update] Mexico increases trade barriers for Chinese imports

AJOT Newsroom | December 30, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters | Maritime | Liner Shipping

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