Air Cargo

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

$300,000 pilot jobs drying up in China with Boeing grounding

Bloomberg | December 15, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Hong Kong November air traffic falls 16% to 5 million passengers

Bloomberg | December 15, 2019 | Air Cargo

The Hong Kong International Airport handled 5 million passengers in November, down 16% from a year earlier, the Hong Kong Airport Authority said in a statement.

FIS Air Freight Report December 9, 2019

AJOT | December 13, 2019 | Air Cargo | General

The market looks to have reached its traditional peak across all ex.Asia lanes, China to USA continues its losses, already pricing below January 2018 prices at $3.44 now versus $4.31 the same time in 2018. China to Europe drops off of its previous gains, down 11 cents to $3.12.

Aeroflot expands Asia route offering with four flights weekly to Osaka

AJOT | December 13, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Latam Cargo expands its fleet to eleven freighters with third BCF

Air Freight News | December 13, 2019 | Air Cargo | Freighters

The third converted aircraft consolidates LATAM Cargo Group’s presence on strategic routes between South America and the United States, principally from Colombia and Ecuador to Miami.

Boeing CEO chastised by FAA as tensions risk 737 Max delay

Bloomberg | December 13, 2019 | Air Cargo

Finnair CEO sees cash flow funding $4.5 billion fleet plan

Bloomberg | December 13, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Air Cargo

Bloomberg | Top Story | December 12, 2019

World’s longest flight will fly on Airbus planes, not Boeing

Qantas Airways Ltd. picked Airbus SE to provide ultra long-range planes for planned direct services that will stretch halfway round the world, a blow to Boeing Co. after a two-year competition to land the deal.

Ontario International is fastest-growing U.S. airport for second straight year

AJOT | December 12, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airports

Air Partner aquired Redline Worldwide Ltd

AJOT | December 12, 2019 | Air Cargo | General

Ranking Members Sam Graves & Garret Graves statements from Boeing 737 MAX certification hearing

AJOT | December 12, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Opening remarks, as prepared, of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Subcommittee on Aviation Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) from today’s hearing entitled, “The Boeing 737 MAX: Examining the Federal Aviation Administration’s Oversight of the Aircraft’s Certification”