Air Cargo

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

Mideast nations close borders over fears of mutant virus

Bloomberg | December 21, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

US airlines carry 1 million passengers for third straight day

Bloomberg | December 21, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Pelican BioThermal announces Korean Air Cargo partnership

AJOT | December 21, 2020 | Air Cargo | Technology

Pelican BioThermal, the global name in temperature controlled packaging, announces its new partnership with Korean Air Cargo, the latest in the company’s expanding network of worldwide alliances.

Lufthansa Cargo widens portfolio for worldwide transport of COVID-19 vaccines

AJOT | December 21, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

New product specifically for COVID-19 vaccine transports ++ Decades of expertise in the transport of temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals ++ Global airline pharmaceutical network

Qatar Airways Cargo receives IATA’s CEIV pharma certification

AJOT | December 21, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Middle Eastern nations close borders over fears of mutant virus

Bloomberg | December 21, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

First batch of Covid vaccines arrive in Singapore, DHL says

Bloomberg | December 21, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Senate probe finds Boeing inappropriately influenced’ Max tests

Bloomberg | December 20, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

A Federal Aviation Administration test to gather data on returning the Boeing Co. 737 Max to service was improperly influenced by the company, according to a U.S. Senate investigative report released Friday.

Airlines get $15 billion payroll reimbursement in funding deal

Bloomberg | December 20, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Airlines balk at refunds as UK tells travelers not to fly

Bloomberg | December 20, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Bloomberg | Top Story | December 20, 2020

Freight firms turn to planes as no-deal fears trigger truck jams

Logistics companies including DB Schenker and DSV Panalpina A/S have begun chartering planes to keep U.K. factories supplied with components and avoid snarls in road and sea transport caused by Brexit.

Swiss WorldCargo successfully transports over fourteen tons of COVID-19 vaccines to Sao Paulo

AJOT | December 18, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

FAA fines two passengers who balked at wearing masks on flights

Bloomberg | December 18, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Singapore’s Changi gets ready with tons of dry ice for vaccines

Bloomberg | December 18, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

In balmy Singapore, a tiny island nation that sits almost directly on the equator, it’s usually flowers, meat and seafood that gets whipped away into SATS Ltd.’s cool rooms upon landing at Changi Airport. Now one of the world’s biggest ground handlers is gearing up for a more vital task.