Air Cargo

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

South Africa told to look to Ethiopia to rescue its airline

Bloomberg | October 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

AirBridgeCargo delivers over 500,000 vials with human albumin

AJOT | October 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), one of the leaders in transportation of temperature-sensitive shipments, has organized dedicated pharma charter flight from Leipzig (Germany) to Guangzhou (China) through Novosibirsk (Russia).

TAP Air Portugal Returns to San Francisco and Chicago

AJOT | October 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

United Airlines Resumes Nonstop Service Between San Francisco and Shanghai

AJOT | October 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

AirAsia ceases operations in Japan as Covid-19 wipes out travel

Bloomberg | October 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

No-frills Indian carrier SpiceJet to dtart flights to London

Bloomberg | October 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

AirAsia’s problems grow as India minister hints at local shutdown

Bloomberg | October 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Virgin Atlantic trials pre-flight Covid testing for air crews

Bloomberg | October 04, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. will carry out rapid pre-flight coronavirus testing for cabin crew and pilots from its base at London’s Heathrow airport, the company said on Monday.

Ethiopian Airlines limits South African offer to pilots, planes

Bloomberg | October 04, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The Dubai-Istanbul route, once rammed with flights, stays silent

Bloomberg | October 03, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

World’s best airport warns of ‘daunting’ future amid pandemic

Bloomberg | October 03, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

Changi Airport Group said the impact from the Covid-19 pandemic isn’t abating as officials behind the world’s best airport warned of a “daunting” period ahead.

Airline payroll aid blocked in U.S. House as layoffs pile up

Bloomberg | October 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines partner on their 40th humanitarian delivery flight

Air Freight News | October 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Ethiopian community and donors in Seattle contribute face masks, sterile gloves to battle COVID-19

House passes bill to incentivize timely airport project construction & cost savings

AJOT | October 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

A bill to ensure that Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds can be used by airports to incentivize the early completion of critical runway and airport projects was approved by the House of Representatives today.

Malaysia Airlines talks to creditors in urgent restructuring

Bloomberg | October 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Lawmakers seeking records on certification of grounded 737 Max

Bloomberg | October 01, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Two House Democrats are demanding that U.S. aviation regulators disclose a wide array of documents related to a review of repairs to the grounded Boeing Co. 737 Max.

Boeing snubs Seattle to consolidate 787 output in South Carolina

Bloomberg | October 01, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing Co. is uprooting the 787 Dreamliner program from a storied manufacturing hub north of Seattle and shifting the work to a non-union plant in South Carolina amid slumping sales of wide-body jetliners.

Unions push Trudeau for $5.3 billion Canada Airlines bailout

Bloomberg | October 01, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Three unions representing thousands of airline workers are calling for C$7 billion ($5.3 billion) in government aid to prevent “long-lasting damage” to the aviation sector from the pandemic.

Fraport expands fleet of temperature-controlled transporters at Frankfurt Airport

AJOT | October 01, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

Fraport, the owner and operator of Frankfurt Airport (FRA), will be using two additional state-of-the-art refrigerated trailers for the transportation of temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products. This will take Fraport’s total fleet for cross-apron transportation up to 20 temperature-controlled transporters.