Air Cargo

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

Heathrow turns to AI to cut gap between flights by 20 seconds

Bloomberg | January 24, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airports

American Airlines Cargo announces record-breaking year

AJOT | January 24, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Airlines are close to a ‘tipping point’ due to the shutdown

Bloomberg | January 24, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Airlines rally as American, Southwest rekindle expectations

Bloomberg | January 24, 2019 | Air Cargo

Airbus threat to quit UK over Brexit adds to risk of exodus

Bloomberg | January 24, 2019 | Air Cargo | General

Airbus SE said it might be forced to move future investments out of the U.K. in the event of a no-deal divorce from the European Union, slamming the “madness” of Brexit supporters who assume the planemaker won’t abandon Britain.

United Technologies Soars Most Since 2009 on Aerospace Strength

Bloomberg | January 23, 2019 | Air Cargo | General

Air Cargo

Bloomberg | Top Story | January 23, 2019

Newark pilot says drone ‘probably 20 feet, 30 feet’ from wing

The pilot on the United Airlines flight nearing Newark Liberty International Airport was given plenty of warning by air-traffic control that a drone was in his vicinity. Still, he sounded stunned at what he saw.

French airline APG Airlines is new BARIG member

AJOT | January 23, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Blue Air is new BARIG member

AJOT | January 23, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Aspiring Romanian airline serves four airports in Germany regularly and plans to expand its fleet in 2019

Budapest Airport sets new cargo record in 2018 after strong double-digit growth

AJOT | January 23, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airports

The latest figures represent three years of continual double-digit growth in air cargo at Budapest Airport and exceeds the previous record rate set in 2017

WFS achieves IATA CEIV Pharma certification at Amsterdam Schiphol

AJOT | January 23, 2019 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has gained IATA CEIV Pharma certification for its pharmaceutical handling facilities at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s leading air cargo hubs for healthcare and life science products.

Pangea Members triplet for a successful OOG Airfreight shipment

AJOT | January 23, 2019 | Air Cargo | Charters | Project / Heavy Lift

Blue Freight Service, Pangea member in Germany, coordinated an out-of-gauge (OOG) shipment with its counterpart members in Belgium, Cobelair, and US, Express Airfreight (Houston) for air freighting a tailor-made shelter for a production line, with the following dimensions 498x251x295 cm plus 178x121x123 cm and total weight of 4120 Kg.

Frontier Airlines announces six new routes from Denver

AJOT | January 23, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Air Cargo

Bloomberg | Top Story | January 23, 2019

Boeing’s Flying Car Has Taken Off

A Boeing Co. flying car designed to whisk passengers over congested city streets and dodge skyscrapers completed its first test flight on Tuesday, offering a peek into the future of urban transportation the aerospace giant and others are seeking to reshape.