Air Cargo

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

Cathay Pacific nearing deal to buy dozens of widebody aircraft

Bloomberg | August 06, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing delivery delays slow Frankfurt Airport passenger growth

Bloomberg | August 06, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airports

Xpeng Aeroht raises $150 million for production of flying cars

Bloomberg | August 06, 2024 | Air Cargo | Technology

Xpeng Aeroht, a unit of Chinese electric carmaker Xpeng Inc., raised $150 million to fund the development and production of a proposed flying car in Guangzhou.

LATAM increases offering and strengthens position as largest cargo operator between Europe and S. America

AJOT Newsroom | August 05, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters

The company will now be able to transport over 600 tons weekly with its B767-300F aircraft, primarily carrying general cargo and pharmaceutical products to South America, while also diversifying perishable products from the region to Europe.

Air Cargo

Chris Barnett | August 05, 2024

Hawaii’s Kamaka Air says no plans to fly to US mainland

Kamaka Air, the 25-year old interisland air cargo airline that recently hired two former Southwest Airlines senior executives to expand the carrier’s footprint, will not jump into the Hawaii to US West Coast market to fill in the void left when Aloha Air Cargo bailed out of the Honolulu to Los Angeles route earlier this year.

CrowdStrike says Delta CEO ignored help offer during outage

Bloomberg | August 05, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Sustainable skies: Ethiopian Airlines’ MoU with Satarem marks a new era

AJOT Newsroom | August 05, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Green Shipping

Ethiopian Airlines Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Satarem America Inc. to partner on production and use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in Ethiopia.

Enhancing connectivity with ASEAN partners to grow the Hong Kong international aviation hub

AJOT Newsroom | August 05, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Enhancing connectivity with ASEAN partners to grow the Hong Kong international aviation hub

Barros named Managing Director of Menzies Aviation Macau

Menzies Aviation, the leading service partner to the world’s airports and airlines, has announced the appointment of Anabela Barros as Managing Director of Menzies Aviation Macau.

IBA reveals double-digit rise in commercial passenger flights by Chinese operators

AJOT Newsroom | August 05, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

WorldACD Weekly Air Cargo Trends (week 30)

AJOT Newsroom | August 02, 2024 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers

Bangladesh disruptions contribute to stalling tonnages in late July...

IAG Cargo delivers H1 2024 revenues of 566 million

AJOT Newsroom | August 02, 2024 | Air Cargo | General

IAG Cargo’s H1 2024 tonnage was up 7.8 percent, versus H1 2023; revenues represent a decrease of 6.1 percent. Yields for H1 2024 were below those of H1 2023.

One of America’s most disliked airlines just wants to be loved

Bloomberg | August 02, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Singapore Air, Taiwan carriers detour Iran on conflict risk

Bloomberg | August 02, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Will air cargo’s tailwinds hold out into peak season, as July marks a sixth consecutive month of rates increases

AJOT Newsroom | August 01, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters

The quick recovery of July’s global IT outage produced no significant ongoing disruption to resurgent air cargo demand, with rates rising for a sixth consecutive month, according to the latest market analysis by Xeneta.

Southern California’s Ontario International Airport welcomes Avelo Airlines and new nonstop service to wine country

AJOT Newsroom | August 01, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Ontario International Airport (ONT) continues its unprecedented growth with today’s announcement by Avelo Airlines of exclusive nonstop service to Sonoma County and Northern California’s wine country.