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Aviator cuts half of business travel emissions through SAF initiative in Sweden

AJOT Newsroom | March 25, 2026 | Air Cargo | General

Aviator Airport Alliance has joined Swedavia’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) procurement initiative, resulting in a significant reduction in emissions from its business travel.

TSA says 460 airport officers quit as standoff poses major security risks

Reuters | March 25, 2026 | Air Cargo | Airports

The Homeland Security Department will tell Congress on Wednesday that a funding standoff that has forced 50,000 airport security officers to go without pay has caused delays at airports and is posing major security risks.

Tracking technologies failed to prevent deadly LaGuardia collision, NTSB says

Reuters | March 25, 2026 | Air Cargo | Airports

House advances bipartisan bills to improve U.S. aviation and airport infrastructure

AJOT Newsroom | March 25, 2026 | Air Cargo | General

New York’s LaGuardia airport faces second day of delays, cancellations after collision

Reuters | March 24, 2026 | Air Cargo | Airports

New York's LaGuardia airport is facing significant delays and cancellations for the second straight delay following the deadly collision Sunday night between an Air Canada Express jet and a fire truck on the runway.

Delta suspends special treatment for Congress as shutdown sows chaos in airports

Reuters | March 24, 2026 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Delta Air Lines said on Tuesday it would suspend special services for members of Congress, citing the impact of a partial government shutdown that has disrupted U.S. air travel.

US says more than 450 TSA officers have quit since funding standoff

Reuters | March 24, 2026 | Air Cargo | Airports

More than 450 Transportation Security Administration officers have quit since the start of a partial government shutdown on February 14, leading to massive delays at U.S. airports, the Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday.

Air Serbia to join Freightos booking platform

AJOT Newsroom | March 24, 2026 | Air Cargo | Technology

Fast digital payments offered to forwarders across the carrier’s entire European and American network

Fresh data reveals Maastricht Aachen Airport handles flowers up to twice the speed of other European airports

AJOT Newsroom | March 24, 2026 | Air Cargo | Airports

Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) has produced new data confirming it processes flower cargo up to twice the speed of airports across the EU.

Star Alliance opens Star Connection Centre at LAX

AJOT Newsroom | March 24, 2026 | Air Cargo | Airports

Strengthening seamless multi-airline connections at one of Star Alliance’s busiest transfer hubs in North America.

Answer Scandinavia’s call with fresh codeshare options on WestJet’s new Halifax-Copenhagen connection

AJOT Newsroom | March 24, 2026 | Air Cargo | Airlines

WestJet and Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) have expanded their codeshare partnership for the second time in three months, providing guests on both sides of the Atlantic with more seamless travel options to explore all of Scandinavia and Canada this summer.

Airforwarders Association members report disruption and rising costs from Middle East conflict

AJOT Newsroom | March 24, 2026 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders

The majority of the Airforwarders Association members are experiencing operational disruption linked to the conflict in the Middle East, while half report increased costs, according to new survey data.

United Airlines bets bigger on premium travel as Iran war drives up fuel costs

Reuters | March 24, 2026 | Air Cargo | Airlines

United Airlines on Tuesday unveiled a broad aircraft and cabin overhaul centered on higher-end seating, pressing ahead with its long-term growth plan days after warning that oil could stay above $100 a barrel through 2027 and outlining plans to trim some flights in response.

US air system under strain: frozen funding, ICE agents in airports, crash shutting LaGuardia

Reuters | March 23, 2026 | Air Cargo | Airports

The strained U.S. air-travel system was stretched even further on Monday after two pilots died in a runway accident that shut New York's LaGuardia Airport and President Donald Trump deployed armed immigration agents to help with hours-long lines that have cropped up at security checkpoints nationwide.

Committee leaders’ joint statement on runway accident at LaGuardia Airport

AJOT Newsroom | March 23, 2026 | Air Cargo | General

Joint statement of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), and Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member André Carson (D-IN) regarding the runway accident at LaGuardia Airport in New York City.

Newark airport’s control tower evacuated after burning smell, FAA says

Reuters | March 23, 2026 | Air Cargo | Airports

The control tower at Newark airport outside New York City was temporarily evacuated and officials ordered a ground stop on Monday morning after a burning smell, the FAA said.

Munich Airport and Lufthansa strengthen partnership

AJOT Newsroom | March 23, 2026 | Air Cargo | Airports

Munich Airport and Lufthansa are strengthening their successful joint venture with a new agreement. Key elements include the start of planning for the expansion of terminal infrastructure and provisions for continuing and developing the partnership through 2056.

WorldACD Weekly Air Cargo Trends (week 11)

AJOT Newsroom | March 23, 2026 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Rates continue rising amid partial recovery of Gulf capacity

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Reuters | March 23, 2026

ICE agents deployed to more than dozen US airports amid staffing gaps

U.S. immigration agents began deploying at more than a dozen U.S. airports on Monday to aid security screening as staffing absences by unpaid airport security officers have caused massive delays.

Finnair picks Embraer over Airbus for its narrow-body fleet renewal

Reuters | March 23, 2026 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Finnair will renew its European fleet with an order for 18 E195-E2 narrow-body aircraft from Brazilian manufacturer Embraer, it said on Monday, as it moved away from its current supplier Airbus.

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