Air Cargo

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

Fraport traffic figures – July 2021: Positive trend continues

AJOT Newsroom | August 12, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airports

IAG Cargo reaches 10 million vaccine milestone, as it supports Crown Agents and UNICEF complete key shipments for vaccine equity

AJOT Newsroom | August 12, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters

• IAG Cargo continues to transport life-saving vaccines in global effort to combat COVID-19 • IAG Cargo completes UNICEF COVAX shipment of 4 million vaccine doses to Abuja, Nigeria • Working with Crown Agents the business also delivers 300,000 doses of vaccine to Jamaica donated by the UK government

India set to clear Boeing 737 Max to fly again within days

Bloomberg | August 12, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Qatar Airways Cargo and WiseTech Global implement direct data connection

AJOT Newsroom | August 11, 2021 | Air Cargo | Technology

• The direct data connection is another of Qatar Airways Cargo’s digitalization projects and extends CargoWise’s direct airline integrations • The direct data connection reduces risk, complexity and costs for forwarders as well as airlines

Etihad Cargo’s tonnage up 20% on pre-COVID volumes

AJOT Newsroom | August 11, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters

UAE carrier reclaims 90 per cent of cargo operations to 72 destinations, supported by 200 charter flights year-to-date

Combined market cap of world’s largest airlines plunges by $12 billion as COVID-19 cases climb

AJOT Newsroom | August 11, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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AJOT Newsroom | August 11, 2021

Amazon Air launches state-of-the-art air cargo hub in Northern Kentucky, creating more than 2,000 jobs

Today, Amazon announced the beginning of Amazon Air Hub operations at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG). After more than four years of planning and construction, the Amazon Air Hub will serve as the central hub for Amazon Air’s U.S. cargo network, facilitating the rapid transport of customer packages across the country.

Air Cargo

AJOT Newsroom | August 11, 2021

‘Slack season’ is short-lived in July as airlines react to flat air cargo demand

Global airlines managed the traditional ‘summer slack season’ for air cargo space in July by constantly tweaking capacity levels to address flat demand during the month versus pre-Covid levels.