Air Cargo

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

Airbus Has Taken Pre-Payments From HNA’s Hainan Air, Leahy Says

Bloomberg | January 19, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Angola’s New President Has $500 Million Bill From World Airlines

Bloomberg | January 19, 2018 | Air Cargo | General

Ryanair Jumps After Carrier Reaches Deals With U.K. Pilots

Bloomberg | January 18, 2018 | Air Cargo

Air Partner reports good second half performance

AJOT | January 18, 2018 | Air Cargo | General

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Airbus Handed A380 Lifeline With $16 Billion Emirates Order

Bloomberg | January 18, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Airbus SE pulled its flagship A380 superjumbo back from the brink with a follow-up order from Emirates, giving the giant jet a new lease of life days after the planemaker floated the possibility of killing it off amid slack demand.

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Emirates Blinks First In Its Game of Superjumbo Chicken

Bloomberg | January 18, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Well that didn't take long. On Monday, I explained how Airbus SE was playing a high-stakes game of chicken by threatening to shut down A380 production unless Emirates placed a big order. On Thursday, Emirates blinked.

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Boeing unveils new cargo air vehicle prototype

AJOT | January 17, 2018 | Air Cargo | General

In less than three months, a Boeing team designed and built an unmanned cargo air vehicle prototype. Researchers are using it as a test bed to mature the technological building blocks of safe, autonomous flight.

U.K. Airlines Risk Losing Rights in EU as Brexit Talks Resume

Bloomberg | January 17, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines | International Trade

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Mark Whitehead hands over the reins at Hactl

AJOT | January 17, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airports

Mark Whitehead, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) will retire on March 7th after nearly 8 years at the helm. Whitehead’s place will be taken by Wilson Kwong.

Mauritius Battens Down as Cyclone Heads for Island Nation (2)

Bloomberg | January 17, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airports

Qantas Named as Least Fuel Efficient Airline to Fly the Pacific

Bloomberg | January 16, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

FAA approves Ravn Alaska’s safety management system

AJOT | January 16, 2018 | Air Cargo | General | Intermodal

FAA Investigates Why JFK Airport Was Crippled by Snowstorm

Bloomberg | January 16, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airports

Heathrow Plans Sloping Third Runway to Cut Costs by $3.4 Billion

Bloomberg | January 16, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airports

Boeing Barges Into Aircraft-Seat Business in Threat to Suppliers

Bloomberg | January 16, 2018 | Air Cargo | General

Boeing, Adient launch new company to design and build airplane seats

AJOT | January 16, 2018 | Air Cargo | General

Air Astana Takes Delivery of First Airbus A321neo

AJOT | January 16, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Intermodal

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MIA hosts first workshop to plan e-commerce strategy

AJOT | January 16, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airports

On January 11, Miami-Dade Aviation Department officials met with more than 30 local air cargo industry stakeholders for its first strategy workshop, with the goal of establishing Miami-Dade County as one of the world’s leading e-commerce hubs.