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South Africa opens new battle with unions over airline wages
| December 09, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines
GM, Ford and most airlines seen lagging Paris climate target
| December 08, 2020 | Air Cargo
Americans expected to embrace Christmas air travel, TSA says
| December 08, 2020 | Air Cargo
Etihad Cargo agrees Validaide partnership to enhance handling transparency
| December 08, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has agreed a landmark partnership with Validaide, the largest global platform for special handling capabilities of logistics suppliers, to co-manage and co-share station facilities for pharmaceuticals and other special cargo with global customers.
Airforwarders Association elects SEKO’s Richard to Board of Directors
| December 08, 2020 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders
Shawn Richard, Vice President Global Air Freight at SEKO Logistics, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Airforwarders Association (AfA), the voice of the airforwarding industry in the United States.
LATAM Group operates for the first time in Qatar
| December 08, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines
November 30, 2020 will be a date to remember at LATAM Group. For the first time, an aircraft from the Group operated by LATAM Airlines Brazil landed in Doha, Qatar, transporting perishables from LATAM Cargo customers in South America to Asia and returning to Latin America with a load of electronics.
South Africa opens new battle with unions over airline salaries
| December 08, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines
$800K of counterfeit purses and hats seized by CBP officers in Louisville
| December 08, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports
Last Friday, December 4, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville intercepted two shipments containing counterfeit hats and handbags worth over $800,000, if they were real.
Qatar Airways to begin new service to Doha
BARIG calls for the immediate removal of blanket quarantine regulations in air traffic
| December 08, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines
FBX Weekly: $4,000/FEU becoming the new normal for most major lanes out of Asia
| December 08, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters | Maritime | Liner Shipping
Key insights: 1. The continued peak in ocean container demand is keeping ports congested, equipment scarce and pushing rates to multi-year highs on all the major lanes out of Asia, as the Asia-Europe (+77% since October, +141% y-o-y), and Asia-Mediterranean (+60% since Oct., +130% y-o-y) lanes have now joined Asia-US lanes at about $4,000/FEU or above. 2. Air cargo may have passed it’s peak season peak, but Freightos.com data showed rates from China to the US and EU began climbing (6-12%) this week, possibly due to vaccine-related cargo starting to grab still-limited capacity.
American Air expands virus testing in bid to boost US travel
| December 08, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines
Emirates expects busy December as travelers return for holidays
| December 08, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines
Plane-crash risk seen rising on FCC expansion of 5G spectrum
| December 08, 2020 | Air Cargo | Technology
Thailand uses drones for border surveillance as virus risk grows
| December 08, 2020 | Air Cargo | Technology
Thailand is stepping up border surveillance by deploying drones and ultraviolet cameras after dozens of new Covid-19 cases were found linked to a town in neighboring Myanmar.
Boeing 737 Max set to resume flying as Gol plans Brazil service
| December 07, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines
South Africa Government offers SAA staff less than legally required
| December 07, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines
ANTONOV Airlines’ giant AN-225 Myria to combat surge in heavylift capacity constraints
| December 07, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters
Ukrainian airline ANTONOV Airlines is launching its AN-225 Mriya into commercial operation to support customers in the heavylift market, where capacity is in high demand.
Airbus targets 530 jet handovers for year in late push
| December 07, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines
ANA partners with Toyota Industries to test automated technology at Saga Airport
| December 07, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports | Airlines
All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest and 5-Star airline for eight consecutive years has partnered with Toyota Industries to conduct additional tests of the robotic baggage loader and autonomous towing tractor to further develop these innovative technologies to accelerate their adoption. Scheduled for December 14th – 18th, this latest series of tests will demonstrate the gains made by autonomous technology. The tests will take place at Kyushu Saga International Airport (hereinafter referred to as Saga Airport) where ANA has conducted trials of automated technology since March 2019. The airport has served as the location for the trials as ANA has partnered with Saga prefecture to transform Saga Airport into one of the world’s smartest, best connected airports.
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