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Heathrow Airport staff suspend Tuesday strike on new pay offer

Bloomberg | August 05, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Heathrow Airport’s ground-staff strike set to begin Tuesday

Bloomberg | August 05, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airports

A strike by ground staff at London’s Heathrow airport is scheduled to begin Tuesday if last-ditch talks with union representatives fail to resolve a pay dispute.

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Bloomberg | Top Story | August 05, 2019

Hong Kong’s Lam warns of ‘ruin’ as strike snarls city, airport

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam warned of a “very dangerous situation” as protesters moved to shut down the Asian financial hub with a general strike on Monday after a ninth straight weekend of unrest in opposition to China’s tightening grip.

IAG Cargo announced 2019 Q2 financial results

AJOT | August 02, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

IAG Cargo has announced its Q2 2019 results, reporting revenues of €281m over the period from April 1 to June 30, 2019, a decrease of 3.2 per cent on 2018 at constant exchange.

Hacis extends RFS to western PRD

AJOT | August 02, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airports

Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services Limited (Hacis) – the value-added logistics arm of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – has extended its SuperLink China Direct (SLCD) scheduled road feeder services to Zhuhai and the western Pearl River Delta (PRD).

Airbus and Embraer to Face Off for Aeromexico’s Small-Jet Deal

Bloomberg | August 01, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Ryanair’s threat on jobs extends to pilots at Lauda in Austria

Bloomberg | August 01, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

British Airways loses bid to block UK pilots’ summer walkouts

Bloomberg | July 31, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

British Airways lost a U.K. court bid to halt a pilot strike, in a ruling that may clear the path for walkouts at the height of the busy summer travel season.

Ryanair says hundreds of jobs on the line over Brexit, Max

Bloomberg | July 31, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Airbus profit jumps as it lifts output of rival to Boeing’s Max

Bloomberg | July 31, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Airbus SE earnings surged in the second quarter, helped by a ramp up in deliveries of a narrow-body model that rivals Boeing Co.’s grounded 737 Max.

Neste CEO Gazes at Sky to Tap Cleaner Aviation Fuel Opportunity

Bloomberg | July 31, 2019 | Air Cargo | Technology

OSRL increases SWIS air freight capability with new transport skid for Singapore capping stack

AJOT | July 30, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airports | Airlines

OSRL has announced the order for a second AN-124 aircraft transport skid with L+M AG for the Singapore located capping stack to further enhance the air freight capabilities of the Subsea Well Intervention Service (SWIS) as requested and supported by our subscribers.

FIS Air Freight Report July 30, 2019

AJOT | July 30, 2019 | Air Cargo | General

Initial Q4 trading interest has drastically adjusted forward price outlook, dropping 21 cents away from the journalistic forward curve. Immediate JUL and AUG changes on both CN to US and EU fall in line with the ongoing spot market.

Lufthansa earnings deepen aviation gloom as fare war bites

Bloomberg | July 30, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Deutsche Lufthansa AG said threats to its financial outlook are mounting after a fare war and stuttering global economy dented second quarter-earnings, adding to the gloom surrounding Europe’s airline industry.