Air Cargo

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

Southwest ‘dutch roll’ occurred after plane maintenance, NTSB says

Bloomberg | July 10, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Envirotainer invests in new testing chambers to drive innovation

Webcargo by Freightos and insurtech leader Breeze integrate to offer instant cargo insurance quotes

AJOT Newsroom | July 10, 2024 | Air Cargo | Technology

Instant cargo insurance quoting to be made available for thousands of forwarders on WebCargo via Breeze integration

Flying taxi startup Lilium close to Saudia order for 100 jets

Bloomberg | July 10, 2024 | Air Cargo | Technology

Lilium NV is close to selling 100 electric flying taxis to Saudi Arabia’s state-owned airline, formalizing a framework deal arranged in late 2022.

Air Canada Cargo upcoming changes to U.K. ground handling charges

AJOT Newsroom | July 10, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters

As a result of increases in inflationary and global costs, effective August 1, 2024, our ground handling charges in the U.K. are being updated, as outlined below.

UPS names company insider as CFO after predecessor’s sudden exit

United applies to expand service between San Francisco and Washington National Airport

AJOT Newsroom | July 09, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Proposed new daily nonstop flight from San Francisco and Washington National will provide more options and flexibility for travelers, as well as easy connections to more than 30 destinations in United's network

ACS arranges charter for Linus the greater kudu

AJOT Newsroom | July 09, 2024 | Air Cargo | Charters

Leading aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, recently helped to arrange the transport of an eight-month-old greater kudu, named Linus, from a zoo to his new home in a conservation area in Chile.

WestJet Cargo launches Campus’Air: Affordable shipping solutions for students and university staff

AJOT Newsroom | July 09, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters

WestJet Cargo is launching its new Campus'Air service, designed to provide students and university staff with cost-effective shipping solutions for their personal effects.

Boeing delivers most aircraft since 737 Max blow-out

Bloomberg | July 09, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Hartsfield-Jackson signs agreement with Namibia Airports Company

AJOT Newsroom | July 09, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airports

A2Z drone delivery upgrades RDSX Pelican Delivery Drone in move towards US manufacturing

AJOT Newsroom | July 09, 2024 | Air Cargo | Technology

France approves flying taxi port on Seine River barge

Bloomberg | July 09, 2024 | Air Cargo | Technology

Air China extends cargo handling contracts with WFS in France and the UK by 3 more years

AJOT Newsroom | July 09, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Air China has extended its longstanding cargo handling contracts with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, in France and the United Kingdom, by a further three years.

LATAM Group passenger demand grew 17.6% in June 2024

AJOT Newsroom | July 09, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

LATAM group's consolidated capacity grew by 15.9% in June compared to the same month of 2023. This growth was driven by a 25.2% increase in the international capacity and a 9.4% increase in the domestic capacity of the affiliates in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Air traffic at Munich Airport is on the rise

AJOT Newsroom | July 09, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airports

MEIJS appointed CEO at Maastricht Aachen Airport

Joost Meijs has been appointed as CEO of Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), starting 1st October 2024, with Meijs succeeding Jonas van Stekelenburg as director of NV HBLM.

Ethiopian Airlines MRO achieves CFM Leap-1B engine testing capability

AJOT Newsroom | July 09, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines, Africa's largest airline group and the largest MRO operator, has proudly inaugurated its CFM Leap-1B engine test cell at Addis Ababa MRO Services facility which gives Ethiopian the full testing capability of Leap-1B engine, an exclusive powerplant for Boeing's new-generation 737 MAX single-aisle jet.