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Amazon to take Hawaiian Airlines stake in cargo-hauling deal
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Bloomberg | Top Story | October 21, 2022

Amazon to take Hawaiian Airlines stake in cargo-hauling deal

Amazon.com Inc. is poised to take a stake in the parent of Hawaiian Airlines as part of a deal to expand the e-commerce giant’s cargo-hauling operations.
The propeller is making a comeback in the pursuit of greener air travel

Bloomberg | October 21, 2022 | Air Cargo | Technology

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WorldACD Air cargo trends for the past 5 weeks (wk 41): Rates and tonnages stabilize in global negative trend

AJOT | October 20, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Air cargo rates and tonnages stabilize in global negative trend

IAG Cargo expands transatlantic capacity with the restart of Dublin to Miami
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AJOT | Top Story | October 20, 2022

IAG Cargo expands transatlantic capacity with the restart of Dublin to Miami

• IAG Cargo announces the restart of flights between Dublin and Miami on 21st October, for the first time since the pandemic. • This direct service will increase to three times a week from 31st October. • This route will facilitate the movement of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment.
magniX expands into development of hydrogen fuel cells

AJOT | October 20, 2022 | Air Cargo | Technology | Energy | Alternative

Greater Bay Air considers ‘sizable’ order from Boeing or Airbus

Bloomberg | October 20, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Electric planes in Australia seen halving flight costs

Bloomberg | October 20, 2022 | Air Cargo | Technology

Airforwarders Association calls for urgent US air cargo funds

AJOT | October 19, 2022 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders

Airbus wins first third-party mission for giant Beluga cargo jet
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Bloomberg | Top Story | October 19, 2022

Airbus wins first third-party mission for giant Beluga cargo jet

Airbus SE is poised to carry out its first cargo flights for an external client using a fleet of giant Beluga jets originally built to ferry wings between the planemaker’s European factories.
Boeing offers 737 Max jets to Air India amid US-China trade tensions
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Bloomberg | Top Story | October 19, 2022

Boeing offers 737 Max jets to Air India amid US-China trade tensions

Boeing Co. is offering 737 Max jets once slated for Chinese customers to Air India Ltd. as the planemaker tries to offload some of the roughly 140 aircraft it’s currently not allowed to deliver.
Grant from Gates-led fund will make green jet fuel as cheap as fossil fuels
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Bloomberg | Top Story | October 19, 2022

Grant from Gates-led fund will make green jet fuel as cheap as fossil fuels

A $50 million grant will allow LanzaJet to build first-of-a-kind plant and sell sustainable aviation fuel at affordable prices.
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ITA Airways Cargo partners with cargo.one to kick-start its first ever digital sales channel

AJOT | October 19, 2022 | Air Cargo | Technology

ITA Airways Cargo and cargo.one today announced a global partnership to bring the Italian national carrier’s cargo capacities to the leading managed marketplace for digital air cargo bookings. Thousands of freight forwarders worldwide will gain greatly improved access to ITA Airways Cargo’s capacities into and within Italy.

United gains on profit forecast more than double estimates

Bloomberg | October 19, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

New Indian airline Akasa ekes out 1% share of crowded skies

Bloomberg | October 19, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Etihad hires former TAP Portugal CEO to replace Douglas

Bloomberg | October 19, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines | People | Appointments

Etihad Aviation Group named Antonoaldo Neves, the former head of Portugal’s flag carrier, as chief executive officer to succeed Tony Douglas, who is leaving after running the Abu Dhabi carrier for four years.

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When every second counts: cargo-partner mastered numerous time-critical transport challenges in 2022

AJOT | October 19, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Emergency solutions by air freight and road transport are among the international transport and logistics provider’s specialties. In the past several months, cargo-partner has had various opportunities to prove its expertise in finding the fastest possible solutions – whether it’s by air freight, truck, express van or helicopter. 

Dallas air traffic rerouted as FAA probes faulty GPS signals
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Bloomberg | Top Story | October 18, 2022

Dallas air traffic rerouted as FAA probes faulty GPS signals

Flights into the Dallas area are being forced to take older, cumbersome routes and a runway at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport was temporarily closed after aviation authorities said GPS signals there aren’t reliable. 

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