Air Cargo

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

Vietnam Air inks deal to reduce rental payments for planes

Bloomberg | December 15, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Singapore Air Picks Airbus Freighters to Renew cargo fleet

Bloomberg | December 15, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Singapore Airlines Ltd. signed a letter of intent with Airbus SE for seven A350 freighters with an option to take five more as the carrier phases out its aging cargo fleet.

Time running out to avoid 5G disruptions, aviation groups say

Bloomberg | December 14, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Valenciaport to place Valencia as a Living Lab for the logistics and port sector

AJOT Newsroom | December 14, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airports

Valenciaport has promoted the 4.0 Funds with the aim of taking advantage of the potential of the logistics sector to promote innovation and attract talent

ATRAN Airlines introduces a new freighter call from Shenzhen to Cologne/Bonn

AJOT Newsroom | December 14, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters

ATRAN Airlines, an express carrier within Volga-Dnepr Group, launched a new route connecting Shenzhen (China) with Cologne/Bonn (Germany). The flight will be operated on a weekly basis aboard Boeing 737-800BCF.

American Airlines announces senior leadership team

Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport deploys EV ARC solar-powered EV charging system

AJOT Newsroom | December 14, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airports

Cathay Pacific releases traffic figures for November 2021

AJOT Newsroom | December 14, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines | By The Numbers

Cathay Pacific today released its traffic figures for November 2021 that continued to reflect the airline’s substantial capacity reductions in response to significantly reduced demand as well as travel restrictions and quarantine requirements in place in Hong Kong and other markets amid the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic.

Sky Bridge Cargo implements Awery Aviation Software platform

AJOT Newsroom | December 14, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters

The Bahrain-headquartered air cargo agent adopts Awery’s latest software platform for its complete operating system

Intradco Global transports 89 pigs across Russia on board a dedicated charter flight

AJOT Newsroom | December 14, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters

In December Intradco Global teamed up with ATRAN Airlines, an express carrier within Volga-Dnepr Group to transport 89 pigs across Russia, from Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) to Vladivostok International Airport (VVO) on behalf of their client, a pig breeding organisation.

ATRAN Airlines transports over 80 pigs to Vladivostok together with Intradco Global

AJOT Newsroom | December 14, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters

ATRAN Airlines, an express carrier within Volga-Dnepr Group, has successfully delivered 89 pigs from Moscow (Vnukovo, Russia) to Vladivostok (Russia).

British Airways Gatwick short-haul operation to fly from March

Bloomberg | December 14, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

United Air to replace Delta in code-share with Virgin Australia

Bloomberg | December 13, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing, FAA whistle-blower safety risks detailed by senate

Bloomberg | December 13, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

NYC’s JFK Airport set for $9.5 billion Carlyle-backed redo

Bloomberg | December 13, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airports

Alaska Airlines expands oneworld partnership with new West Coast international flights

AJOT Newsroom | December 13, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

New service includes Portland-London on British Airways and Seattle-Helsinki on Finnair; oneworld airlines will fly 100 weekly nonstops this summer between West Coast and Europe

Delta commits $1.2 billion to Virgin Atlantic, Aeromexico, Latam

Bloomberg | December 13, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Delta Air to invest $1.2 billion in three international carriers

Bloomberg | December 13, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Less production and more demand have reduced U.S. jet fuel inventories

AJOT Newsroom | December 13, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines | By The Numbers

On November 26, U.S. jet fuel inventories were at their lowest level since late 2014, according to data in our Weekly Petroleum Status Report. Refineries produced less jet fuel in October compared with this summer, and since August, jet fuel demand has increased to near pre-pandemic levels.