Air Cargo

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

Airline plans new squeeze on legroom with record number of seats

Bloomberg | February 15, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Volocopter aims to have electric air taxis in Singapore in 2024

Bloomberg | February 15, 2022 | Air Cargo | Technology

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Boeing reaches record $2 billion in e-commerce sales

AJOT | February 14, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing achieved an annual record for e-commerce parts sales last year with more than $2 billion in online orders. Fueled by investment in digital tools, Boeing Distribution Inc. (formerly Aviall) sold nearly 70,000 parts products through its e-commerce site to commercial and government customers, eclipsing pre-pandemic levels.

Anuvu secures major capacity deal with Telesat

AJOT | February 14, 2022 | Air Cargo | Technology

Volga-Dnepr Group is set to upscale its capabilities in the Aerospace sector in Asia through MoU with Singapore Space & Technology Ltd

AJOT | February 14, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Love is in the air with Qatar Airways Cargo

AJOT | February 14, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Boeing says it won’t rush process of resuming 787 deliveries

Bloomberg | February 14, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Air India names former Turkish Airlines head Ayci as new CEO

Bloomberg | February 14, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Airbus sees boom in Asia-Pacific plane demand as virus eases

Bloomberg | February 14, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Logistics

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Kenya woos airlines to meet Valentine’s flower demand in Europe

Bloomberg | February 13, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Kenya authorized Ethiopian Airlines Group and Qatar Airways to deploy additional cargo flights to meet extra demand for flowers for Valentine’s Day.

Historic record: Avianca Cargo transported more than 16,000 tons for St Valentine’s 2022, 15% more than in 2021

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AJOT | Top Story | February 11, 2022

Historic record: Avianca Cargo transported more than 16,000 tons for St Valentine’s 2022, 15% more than in 2021

Between January 17th and February 7th, Avianca Cargo operated more than 300 flights with over 16,000 tons, mainly to the United States. In 2022, the airline increased 15% the transported tons compared to 2021, establishing the company as the leader in the Colombian market for this season During this season, thousands of direct and indirect employees work in the loading and unloading processes, palletizing and cold chain preserving to guarantee the best quality of the flowers until arrival at destination.

Fraport traffic figures - January 2022: Passenger traffic grows despite ongoing effects of the pandemic

AJOT | February 11, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

Star Alliance named Airline Alliance of the Year at Air Transport Awards 2022

AJOT | February 11, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Italy government kicks off sale process for ITA Airways

Bloomberg | February 11, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

London Gatwick Airport to reopen mothballed terminal in March

Bloomberg | February 11, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airports

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Opticooler receives technical approval by Japanese major airlines

AJOT | February 10, 2022 | Air Cargo | Technology

DoKaSch Temperature Solutions achieved technical approvals for its “Opticooler” active containers with Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA).

Japan’s biggest airline calls for border controls to be eased

Bloomberg | February 10, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

India prohibiting drone imports effectively blocks China’s DJI

Bloomberg | February 10, 2022 | Air Cargo | Technology | International Trade

United plans to expand service to Cape Town with year-round, non-stop flights from New York/Newark

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AJOT | Top Story | February 10, 2022

United plans to expand service to Cape Town with year-round, non-stop flights from New York/Newark

• Starting June 5, airline plans to resume three flights per week on a 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft to one of world's most iconic destinations • United is the only airline to fly nonstop from the U.S. to Cape Town and offers more flights to South Africa than any other North American carrier