Air Cargo

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

Lödige Industries Automated Guided Vehicle to be launched at Swissport

AJOT Newsroom | July 20, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airports

Unmanned transport system increases productivity and safety in the cargo terminal at Frankfurt Airport

Airlines’ legal win fails to turn off U.K.’s Covid traffic light

Bloomberg | July 20, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Air Cargo

Bloomberg | July 20, 2021

Qatar Air ready to buy Boeing, Airbus freighters, urges launch

Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said he’s ready to order wide-body freighter planes from Airbus SE or Boeing Co. within a month or two if a new model is made available.

Bolloré Logistics Americas supports sustainable aviation fuel with its partner Air France KLM Martinair Cargo

AJOT Newsroom | July 19, 2021 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders

Air Cargo

AJOT Newsroom | July 19, 2021

American Airlines Cargo announces new Vice President, Operations

The appointment follows the retirement of former Operations leader David Vance after an impressive 34-year career at American Airlines.

Anger at Heathrow as Johnson’s French u-turn adds unwanted grief

Bloomberg | July 19, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airports

100% business class airline La Compagnie partners with WFS for first-ever cargo route

AJOT Newsroom | July 19, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

La Compagnie, the 100% SMART BUSINESS CLASS airline, has appointed Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to support its first-ever venture into the air cargo market.

WorldACD: Trends for the past 5 weeks (wk 27)

AJOT Newsroom | July 19, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters | By The Numbers

In week 27, worldwide volume decreased by 5% compared with the previous week. Worldwide capacity increased by 2%.

European Airlines fall as Covid variants threaten travel revival

Bloomberg | July 19, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Alitalia successor is already under attack by low-cost raiders

Bloomberg | July 17, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Breeze Airways launches at MSY

AJOT Newsroom | July 16, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Today, Breeze Airways formally launched operations at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, or MSY, with the arrival of a Breeze flight from Huntsville, Alabama.

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo strengthens ties with Sinotrans through Cargo SAF Program

AJOT Newsroom | July 16, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Sinotrans Global E-commerce Logistics recently joined the Air France KLM Martinair Cargo Sustainable Aviation Fuel Programme on its Hangzhou-Amsterdam route.

Cargo airline was being investigated before crash off Hawaii

Bloomberg | July 16, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters

The small Hawaii-based cargo operator that lost one of its planes July 2 when the pilots were forced to ditch it into the ocean after it lost power had been under investigation since last fall for alleged maintenance violations.

American Airlines commits to setting science based target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions

AJOT Newsroom | July 16, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

FAA orders inspections of Boeing 737 cabin air sensors

Bloomberg | July 16, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

More than 2,500 Boeing Co. 737 jets in the U.S. will have to be inspected after the company and regulators discovered a potential flaw in a pressure switch that could lead to pilots becoming incapacitated.