Air Cargo

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

Emirates sees 2022 return of Jumbo A380s as travel recovers

Bloomberg | November 25, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Intermodal

UPS will make dry ice, offer freezers for vaccine distribution

Bloomberg | November 25, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Philippine Airlines says it’s readying restructuring plan

Bloomberg | November 25, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

South Africa could sell shares in revived national airline

Bloomberg | November 25, 2020 | Air Cargo

Japan, China agree to restart two-way travel by end of November

Bloomberg | November 24, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports | International Trade

Airlines stir doubts with ‘flying is safe’ claim on Covid spread

Bloomberg | November 24, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Airlines see loss reaching $157 billion before virus clears

Bloomberg | November 24, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Record airline losses from the coronavirus outbreak will continue to mount next year as anticipated vaccination programs take time to revive travel demand, according to the industry’s main trade group.

Boeing’s 737 Max gains tentative European regulatory clearance

Bloomberg | November 24, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

SAA needs partner to strengthen management, administrator says

Bloomberg | November 24, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Covid passports seen as key to resuming international travel

Bloomberg | November 24, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

Vietnam Ministry proposes fuel tax cut extension through 2021

Bloomberg | November 24, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

US air travelers surge over 1 million in holiday-season uptick

Bloomberg | November 23, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Airline lobby is building a Covid ‘Travel Pass’ to spur flights

Bloomberg | November 23, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Global airline lobby IATA is working on a mobile app that will help travelers demonstrate their coronavirus-free status, joining a push to introduce so-called Covid passports as vaccines for the disease near approval.

Teetering airlines will struggle to outlast wait for vaccine

Bloomberg | November 23, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Intermodal

South African finance minister questions own airline bailout

Bloomberg | November 23, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Pompeo confirms US withdrawal from open skies treaty

Bloomberg | November 22, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

squAIR-timber awarded a Solar Impulse Efficient Solution label

AJOT | November 20, 2020 | Air Cargo | Technology

Solar flight pioneer Bertrand Piccard’s Solar Impulse Foundation has embarked on a hunt for 1,000 innovative ideas that prove that sustainable solutions can also be economically attractive. The foundation has come up with an illustrious list that has featured a familiar name since November: squAIR-timber. Developed by trilatec GmbH, this system replaces wood pallets and beams used in air freight transportation with comparable solutions made out of cardboard fiber. squAIR-timber products are 80 per cent lighter than wood, dramatically lowering fuel consumption and helping to reduce CO2 emissions from global air freight transportation.

Pelican BioThermal expands deep frozen product range to meet COVID-19 vaccine shipping requirements

AJOT | November 20, 2020 | Air Cargo | Technology | Intermodal | Trucking

Pelican BioThermal, the global name in temperature controlled packaging, announces deep frozen temperature controlled packaging options with temperature ranges of minus 80 degrees Celsius to minus 20 degrees Celsius. The new offerings help meet the growing need for increased deep frozen temperature ranges and payload capacities as pharmaceutical companies and their supply chains prepare to bring COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics to market.

AELF FlightService commences long-term contract with Windrose Airlines

AJOT | November 20, 2020 | Air Cargo | Charters

AELF FlightService, which recently entered the widebody charter market, signed a 14-month contract to fly charter flights for Windrose Airlines. Beginning this week, the company will fly freight for the Ukrainian carrier on routes that include Kiev to New York and Kiev to Hong Kong. The routes will be serviced on A330-200 MSN 700 in partnership with Malta-based Maleth Aero.

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AJOT | Top Story | November 20, 2020

Ethiopian Cargo launches Trans-Pacific cargo flight services, Incheon to Atlanta via Anchorage

Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services, the largest cargo network operator in Africa, has launched Trans-Pacific routes, extending from Incheon to Atlanta via Anchorage effective 09 Nov 2020. Ethiopian operates B777-200F, one of the most technologically advanced aircraft on the route, offering a remarkable freight service to our cargo forwarding customers worldwide with reduced flight hour, seamless connectivity and better payload.

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