Air Cargo

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

IAM-represented employees at Alaska Airlines ratify two-year contract extension

AJOT Newsroom | August 08, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Jettainer and B2L breathing new life into old ULDs

AJOT Newsroom | August 08, 2022 | Air Cargo | Technology

The French backwater transforming Airbus jets to feed cargo boom

Bloomberg | August 08, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

A little-known French airfield is emerging as a center for the fast-track transformation of Airbus SE passenger planes into freighters amid a surge in air-cargo demand triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.

Air New Zealand carried 10% fewer passengers in June

Bloomberg | August 08, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Ryanair fined over Hungary tax its CEO called ‘beyond stupid’

Bloomberg | August 08, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

China eases rules for international Covid flight suspensions

Bloomberg | August 07, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Flight disruptions swell as storms hit Northeast US airports

Bloomberg | August 06, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

WorldACD: Tonnages stabilize but rates continue to soften

AJOT Newsroom | August 05, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters | By The Numbers

Global air cargo flown tonnages have stabilized in the last two weeks of July after dropping significantly in the first half of the month, although worldwide average rates continue to soften, the latest figures from WorldACD Market Data reveal.

Airport labor crisis goes beyond pay, ground-handling giant says

Bloomberg | August 05, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Lufthansa seals ground crew wage deal to avert further walkouts

Bloomberg | August 05, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Airline flight woes drag US jet-fuel consumption below forecasts

Bloomberg | August 04, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Atlas Air Worldwide to be acquired by investor group led by Apollo together with J.F. Lehman & Co. and Hill City Capital for $5.2 billion

AJOT Newsroom | August 04, 2022 | Air Cargo | Charters

Agility completes £763 million acquisition of Menzies Aviation

AJOT Newsroom | August 04, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Deal creates the world’s largest aviation services provider

Medical lab tests delivered via drone using FlightOps OS

AJOT Newsroom | August 04, 2022 | Air Cargo | Technology

FlightOps Ltd., a leading multi-drone operating system (OS) provider, last week utilized its software to control drones that safely sent medical laboratory tests between hospitals while maintaining the quality of the samples.

LATAM adds a fourth freighter as part of its growth plan, totalizing a fleet of 15 cargo aircraft

AJOT Newsroom | August 04, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

LATAM Group (“LATAM”) announced the addition of its fourth passenger aircraft converted to all-cargo service as part of its growth plan announced in 2021. With this aircraft, the company consolidates a fleet of 15 freighters.