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

U.K. Aerospace Ramps Up Push for Targeted Government Support

Bloomberg | June 12, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Virgin Atlantic Gets Funding Offers, Renews Plea for U.K. Aid

Bloomberg | June 12, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

U.K.’s Biggest Airlines Launch Legal Action Over Quarantine Rules

Bloomberg | June 12, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The biggest airlines operating in the U.K. sued the government to overturn its requirement that people arriving in Britain self-isolate for two weeks amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Inside the $5 Billion ‘Apollo’ Deal to Salvage Cathay Pacific

Bloomberg | June 11, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The code name was “Apollo.” Its mission was to keep Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. alive.

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AJOT | Top Story | June 11, 2020

Volga-Dnepr delivers for first stage of United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket for NASA’s next Mars rover mission

On May 18th, Volga-Dnepr transported an Atlas 5 rocket booster to Cape Canaveral, Florida, for a scheduled mission to Mars.

Let Us Fly Again, Air Canada CEO Pleads to Trudeau’s Government

Bloomberg | June 11, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing, suppliers plunge on stop-and-go 737 Max comeback

Bloomberg | June 11, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

LATAM Cargo transported over 40 polo horses from South America to Europe

AJOT | June 11, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

LATAM Cargo Group carried out a complex operation to transport over 40 polo horses from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Amsterdam, The Netherlands, in less than two weeks. This trip considers around 26 travel hours.

Satellite firm works to fly delivery drones hundreds of miles

Bloomberg | June 11, 2020 | Air Cargo | Technology

Inmarsat Group Holdings Ltd. says it’s found a way to safely fly civil drones over long distances, a step that may help pave the way for mass adoption by industries from transportation to energy and infrastructure.

Lufthansa says 22,000 jobs could go in costs purge

Bloomberg | June 11, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Europe prepares to restart travel with rest of world in July

Bloomberg | June 11, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Biting passenger gets EU airlines off hook for flight delays

Bloomberg | June 11, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Heathrow cuts front-line posts after UK imposes quarantine

Bloomberg | June 11, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Khazanah considers providing up to $1.2 billion Malaysia Airlines aid

Bloomberg | June 11, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Argentina plans to resume foreign flights as soon as mid-August

Bloomberg | June 10, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing, FedEx punish alleged racist actions in wake of protests

Companies, including Boeing Co. and FedEx Corp., are coming under increasing pressure to hold employees accountable for their behavior inside and outside the workplace in the wake of a national outcry over racism.

Delta sells $1.25 billion of bonds in quick return to market

Bloomberg | June 10, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing Max nears milestone with key flight targeted for June

Bloomberg | June 10, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

GEODIS transports 50 million disposable medical gloves from China to Germany

AJOT | June 10, 2020 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders | Logistics

The international logistics provider GEODIS is ensuring the safe transport of the cargo from China to Germany. The Freight Forwarding unit of GEODIS in Germany won this major contract of 275 tons in a public tender from the German Government. Around 50,000 boxes of gloves will be transported in five shipments from Chengdu, in the Chinese province of Sichuan, to Frankfurt and Nuremberg by Airfreight and Rail.

DHL Express to add hundreds of jobs at US airport gateways and hubs

AJOT | June 10, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

DHL Express, the world’s leading provider of international express shipping services, is adding approximately 400 new jobs in the United States due to a double-digit volume increase in shipments compared to last year.

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