Air Cargo

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

Amsterdam’s ghost airport grounded by growth-climate clash

Bloomberg | December 20, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airports

Pilot in Fatal Atlas Crash Had Repeated Flight-Test Failures

Bloomberg | December 19, 2019 | Air Cargo | Freighters

A pilot on a jet carrying Amazon.com Inc. packages that crashed near Houston in February had a record of repeatedly flunking flight tests and may have become disoriented in clouds, according to newly released documents.

Spirit Airlines expands nonstop service to San Juan, Puerto Rico

AJOT | December 19, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Airlines may get burned by EU Court ruling on coffee spills

Bloomberg | December 19, 2019 | Air Cargo

American Airlines mechanic pleads guilty to sabotaging jetliner

Bloomberg | December 18, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Dietl offsets 644 tons of CO2 after moving artwork

AJOT | December 18, 2019 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Dietl International, one of the largest fine arts logistics houses and a Rock-it Cargo company, has taken a leading position in the art logistics community by offsetting the environmental impact of transporting air cargo to this month’s Art Basel exhibition in Miami, Florida. Dietl International shipped a total of 167 metric tonnes (368,172 pounds) of artworks by air to the show, including a Cargolux charter between Luxembourg and Miami, which carried artwork from galleries in Germany, Switzerland, France, and the United Kingdom.

FedEx sinks as ‘breathtakingly bad’ results spur outlook cut

Bloomberg | December 18, 2019 | Air Cargo | Freighters

FedEx Corp. plunged after cutting its profit forecast for the second straight quarter, as weak international demand hurt sales and the courier ramped up investment to handle soaring e-commerce deliveries.

Carrier joins CHAMP Cargosystems’ portal for seamless online bookings

AJOT | December 17, 2019 | Air Cargo | Technology

time:matters now compensating CO2 emissions from all airmates on board courier transports

AJOT | December 17, 2019 | Air Cargo | Freighters

World’s first carbon-neutral on board courier service: time:matters, the expert for global Special Speed Logistics, has been offsetting all airmates transports accompanied by a courier since December 2019.

Boeing’s 737 halt likely to cause temporary dent in US GDP

Bloomberg | December 17, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines | International Trade

First at Lufthansa Cargo: Rapid rate response provides dynamic spot prices in real time now

AJOT | December 17, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Southwest joins American crossing one-year mark without 737 Max

Bloomberg | December 17, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

As Boeing Halts Max Output, Airbus Can’t Build Jets Fast Enough

Bloomberg | December 17, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

As Boeing Co. halts production of its beleaguered 737 Max, global rival Airbus SE is grappling with a very different problem: speeding output of its rival narrow-body.

FIS Air Freight Report December 16, 2019

AJOT | December 17, 2019 | Air Cargo | General

China to Europe drops off of its previous highs, down a further 6 cents, however China to USA remains flat with no price changes (balancing the fortunes of several China to USA OD pairs).