Air Cargo

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

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Even trains can fly

AJOT | June 30, 2020 | Air Cargo | Project

Antonov Airlines has completed unique cargo delivery of two Max Bögl TSB maglev trains from Munich, Germany to their customer Chengdu Xinzhu Road & Bridge Machinery Co. Ltd., Chengdu, China in cooperation with KN Airlift GmbH company.

Qatar Airways launches three-weekly flights to Toronto, starting 4 July 2020

AJOT | June 30, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Europe extends block on US travelers over coronavirus concerns

Bloomberg | June 30, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

Airbus set for sweeping job cuts after meeting with unions

Bloomberg | June 30, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Norwegian scraps $10.6 billion deal for Boeing Max, 787 jets

Bloomberg | June 30, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

SAS raising $1.3 billion to fund carrier’s survival strategy

Bloomberg | June 30, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Airbus braces for job cuts on prolonged virus downturn

Bloomberg | June 30, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Summer flight-corridor plans spur rebound in airline capacity

Bloomberg | June 30, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Thailand looks past pandemic to build $9 billion airport city

Bloomberg | June 29, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

DHL Aviation selects Descartes’ Global Air Messaging Gateway
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AJOT | Top Story | June 29, 2020

DHL Aviation selects Descartes’ Global Air Messaging Gateway

Descartes Systems Group announced that Brussels-based DHL Aviation has selected Descartes’ Global Air Messaging Gateway as its preferred platform to standardize electronic messaging with its global customer base, including major freight-forwarding organizations, other airlines, postal service operators and express courier companies, as well as ground handling agents (GHAs).
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Glaube Logistics completes air charter shipment of air purification units from China to Saudi Arabia

AJOT | June 29, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

XLP member, Glaube Logistics, completed a recent air charter from Chengdu, China to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The cargo was 3,600 pieces of air purification units, weighing a total of 110 tons, and the plane used was a Boeing 747 8F.

TIACA launches its 2nd Air Cargo Sustainability Awards

AJOT | June 29, 2020 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders

Ethiopian welcomes back business and leisure customers with emphasis on wellness

AJOT | June 29, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport joint revenue bond rating lowered to ‘A’ from ‘A+’ On COVID-19 impact

AJOT | June 29, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

United Airlines resuming service between San Francisco and Shanghai

AJOT | June 29, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

South Africa wrangles with unions over airline overhaul plan

Bloomberg | June 29, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

U.S. FAA confirms Boeing 737 Max test flights set to begin
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Bloomberg | Top Story | June 28, 2020

U.S. FAA confirms Boeing 737 Max test flights set to begin

U.S. aviation regulators have approved a critical set of test flights on the Boeing Co. 737 Max to begin as soon as Monday after reviewing the manufacturer’s safety assessment of the multiple fixes devised for the plane.
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British Airways Reaches Deal to Cut 350 Pilots

Bloomberg | June 27, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

British Airways, a unit of International Consolidated Airlines Group, will cut 350 pilots and put another 300 in a “pool” for re-hire when needed as part of a deal reached with cockpit crew, The Sun reported.

U.S.-EU discord imperils rebound in prime Trans-Atlantic flights

Bloomberg | June 26, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Munich Airport’s Terminal 1 Back in Operation

AJOT | June 26, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

Terminal 1 at Munich Airport, where passenger operations were temporarily suspended due to the coronavirus crisis, is set to open its doors to passengers again very soon.

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