Air Cargo

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

IAG Cargo launches its biggest-ever recruitment drive

AJOT Newsroom | December 06, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Omicron’s rapid spread shreds budding recovery in air travel

Bloomberg | December 06, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Volga-Dnepr and Bollore Logistics transported I-6 F1 ahead of its launch in Japan

Volga-Dnepr Airlines, the leader in transportations of oversized and superheavy project cargoes, has organized delivery of the world's largest and most sophisticated commercial communications satellite - Inmarsat-6 F1, also known as I-6 F1, from Toulouse (France) to Kitakyushu (Japan) aboard its capable An-124-100.

EU to consider easing Omicron travel curbs on Southern Africa

Bloomberg | December 06, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Fraport-TAV seeks up to $1.7 billion loan for Antalya Airport

Bloomberg | December 06, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airports

WorldACD: Trends for the past 5 weeks (wk 47)

AJOT Newsroom | December 03, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters | By The Numbers

WorldACD's latest views on air cargo market developments, covering each of the last 5 weeks up till Sunday 28 November.

Big airline orders moving ahead despite variant, executive says

Bloomberg | December 03, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

AirBridgeCargo Airlines extends handling partnership with Frankfurt Cargo Services

AJOT Newsroom | December 03, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has renewed its cargo handling contract at Frankfurt/Main Airport with Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS), a subsidiary of Worldwide Flight Services (WFS).

Cathay plans to hire hundreds of pilots as morale falls

Bloomberg | December 03, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Bloomberg | December 02, 2021

Boeing 737 Max Is approved for service in China after nearly three-year grounding

Boeing Co.’s 737 Max jets may resume commercial flights in China by the end of this year or early 2022, the nation’s Civil Aviation Administration said, a day after issuing an airworthiness directive that paved the way for the single-aisle workhorse to return to the Chinese skies after an almost three-year grounding.

British Airways, Phillips 66 reach pact on cleaner jet fuel

Bloomberg | December 02, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

United Air to move operations staff to suburb in blow to Chicago

Bloomberg | December 02, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Graves announces new Aviation Subcommittee Staff Director

AJOT Newsroom | December 02, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced that T. Hunter Presti has been named Republican staff director of the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Jet Air in talks with Boeing, Airbus for $12 billion order

Bloomberg | December 02, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Avianca exits Chapter 11 protection brought on by Covid pandemic

Bloomberg | December 01, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Mexico’s Interjet sees return to skies in 2022 with Czech planes

Bloomberg | December 01, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

EU to sanction Belarus, Syrian Airlines over migrant crisis

Bloomberg | December 01, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

American Airlines makes additional commitment to sustainable aviation fuel

AJOT Newsroom | December 01, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

American Airlines announced today that it has finalized a new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offtake agreement with Aemetis.

Congestion on the ground muted air cargo growth in November

AJOT Newsroom | December 01, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters | By The Numbers

Congestion on the ground muted air cargo’s growth in November, with volumes falling by -1.2% versus October, reversing the trend traditionally seen in the peak build-up to Christmas, according to the latest global air cargo market intelligence from industry analysts, CLIVE Data Services.