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Cathay Remains Under Scrutiny as CEO Takes Fall for Protests

Bloomberg | August 18, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

United Airlines adds service to Tokyo, Haneda with routes from Chicago, Los Angeles, New York/Newark and Washington, D.C.

AJOT | August 16, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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AJOT | Top Story | August 16, 2019

Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo expand network between the U.K. and United States

Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines are boosting flights between the U.K. and U.S. from next summer in a move which sees Delta join Virgin Atlantic at Gatwick Airport for the first time together and promises cargo customers their best-ever choice of trans-Atlantic capacity, routes and frequencies.

Vietnam Airlines flies its first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner

AJOT | August 16, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing delivered the first of eight 787-10 Dreamliner airplanes to Vietnam Airlines today via lease from Air Lease Corporation [NYSE: AL]. The Vietnamese flag carrier plans to put the 787-10 – the most fuel-efficient twin-aisle airplane in the industry – on the busiest routes in its expanding network.

A hellish week for Cathay buffeted between China and Hong Kong

Air Freight News | August 16, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

For more than half a century, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. has been Hong Kong’s gateway to the world, its British heritage and Asian high-altitude luxury fusing the city’s colonial past with its Chinese location. But it’s that unique cultural blend that has ensnared the carrier in an increasingly out-of-control political uprising sweeping through the streets.

Cathay CEO quits after airline caught in Hong Kong protests

Bloomberg | August 16, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Ryanair labor strife threatens to boil over on peak weekend

Bloomberg | August 15, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Tycoons call for calm after Hong Kong protests hit fortunes

Bloomberg | August 15, 2019 | Air Cargo

Citic joins Chinese state firms boycotting Cathay Pacific

Bloomberg | August 15, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Cathay gets reprieve as China authority says its demands met

Bloomberg | August 15, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Fitch affirms Capital Region Airport Commission (VA) Airport Revs at ‘A’; Outlook stable

AJOT | August 14, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airports

Canadian Competition Bureau approves WestJet’s proposed transaction with Onex

AJOT | August 14, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

WestJet Airlines Ltd. announced that the Canadian Competition Bureau has granted unconditional approval for WestJet's proposed transaction with Onex Corporation by issuing a no-action letter.

Ontario Airport freight volume up over 4 percent in July

AJOT | August 14, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airports | By The Numbers

Air cargo shipments, meanwhile, grew modestly in July by nearly 2% to more than 64,000 tons. During the first seven months of the year, cargo volume totaled almost 429,000 tons, up 3.4% from the same period last year.