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FAA orders 787 cockpit seat checks after rise in incidents

Bloomberg | August 20, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

IAG Cargo supports aid efforts to Grenada following Hurricane Beryl

AJOT | August 19, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters

• IAG Cargo has flown over critical aid to support Grenada in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl • Items transported include tents and covers, hygiene supplies, first aid kits, water purifying equipment along with bedding and food supplies

UK says London City Airport can go ahead with expansion plan

Bloomberg | August 19, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airports

Ontario International Airport passenger volume climbed 14% in July

AJOT | August 19, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airports

A2Z Drone Delivery launches portfolio of drone docks

AJOT | August 19, 2024 | Air Cargo | Technology

Healthcare exports from Puerto Rico grow as commercial cargo capacity increases to Europe and South America

AJOT | August 19, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters

The Puerto Rico Life Sciences Air Cargo Community has helped drive an eight percent increase in life sciences exports from the island and attracted new air cargo capacity between 2023 and 2024

Regional US airports are back after years of decay

Bloomberg | August 19, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airports

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Bloomberg | Top Story | August 19, 2024

European airlines outpace US carriers on cleaner jet fuel

Green fuel is critical to efforts to tackle the climate impact of air travel. But sustainable aviation fuel was only 0.17% of airlines’ global propellant consumption in 2023.

Kenya Airways swings into profit for first time in decade

Bloomberg | August 19, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Troubled Brazil Airlines hit with losses on currency, climate woes

Bloomberg | August 19, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Cathay Pacific releases traffic figures for July 2024

AJOT | August 16, 2024 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers

Cathay Pacific today released its traffic figures for July 2024, which showed that the airline achieved a new milestone by carrying more than two million passengers in a single month for the first time since the pandemic.

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Bloomberg | Top Story | August 16, 2024

United Air’s Kirby has renewed confidence in Boeing with New CEO

United Airlines Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby, one of the biggest customers and biggest critics of Boeing Co., said the planemaker is “on the right path” under new CEO Kelly Ortberg and will recover sooner than expected from a series of safety missteps.

May 2024 U.S. Airline Traffic Data Up 6.4% from the same month last year

AJOT | August 15, 2024 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers

U.S. airlines carried 87.1 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in May 2024, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). When adjusted for seasonality, May enplanements are down 0.5% from April and down 2.3% from the all-time high reached in February 2024.

Harris Manolopoulos joins SmartLynx as Fleet Director

SmartLynx Airlines, a globally recognized ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, Insurance), cargo, and charter operator, has appointed Harris Manolopoulos as the new Director of the Fleet. In his role, Harris will be responsible for optimal fleet utilization and efficiency and will collaborate closely with other departments in the airline to align the fleet with the strategic objectives of SmartLynx.

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