Air Cargo

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

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British Airways parent cuts flight schedule to 30% of last year

Bloomberg | October 22, 2020 | Air Cargo

IAG SA, the owner of British Airways, slashed fourth-quarter capacity and no longer expects to break even during the period as fresh travel restrictions and virus infections keep would-be travelers at home.

Hong Kong’s property market takes hit from Cathay job cuts

Bloomberg | October 22, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

United tries out new virus-test app on Heathrow-Newark flight

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Bloomberg | Top Story | October 21, 2020

United tries out new virus-test app on Heathrow-Newark flight

A United Airlines Holdings Inc. flight from London to Newark, New Jersey, performed the first U.S. trial of a new digital health app designed to share travelers’ coronavirus test results.

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cargo-partner extends weekly air charter schedule until end of year

AJOT | October 21, 2020 | Air Cargo | Charters

As global production is recovering and airfreight capacities remain tight, many companies are looking for alternative transport options to keep their supply chains up and running.

Vallair signs LoI with GlobalX to lease ten converted A321 freighters

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AJOT | Top Story | October 21, 2020

Vallair signs LoI with GlobalX to lease ten converted A321 freighters 

Vallair, the mature aircraft and asset specialist, and launch lessor for the Airbus A321 freighter conversion (A321F), has signed an LoI (Letter of Intent) with US based Global Crossing Airlines Inc. (GlobalX) to lease ten converted A321 freighter aircraft in the most significant deal in the history of the A321F to take place within the air cargo industry.

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Freighter network stabilizes international supply lanes

AJOT | October 21, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Lufthansa Cargo has published the winter schedule for its cargo aircraft. The carrier will continue to serve numerous destinations worldwide in the coming half-year from its home hub in Frankfurt am Main (FRA).

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Cathay Pacific joins global jobs cull, retires Dragon brand

Bloomberg | October 21, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. will slash more than 5,000 jobs and close a regional carrier, the latest airline to enact a sweeping restructuring as the virus’s resurgence in the U.S. and Europe and the lack of a vaccine underscore the ongoing uncertainty in global aviation.

Nippon Express USA implements CHAMP’s Traxon cargoHUB

AJOT | October 20, 2020 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders

Cathay to cut 6,000 jobs and close Dragon brand, SCMP says

Bloomberg | October 20, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Singapore Airlines to restart non-stop flights to New York City

Bloomberg | October 20, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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ABC transports vaccine equipment to ramp up production up to 600,000 vials per day

AJOT | October 19, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), one of the leading air cargo carriers for transportation of special cargo, has been aiming at 360-degree support of COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing, including through stable shipments of vial-producing equipment.

U.S. air passengers exceed 1 million, first time since March

Bloomberg | October 19, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Etihad Cargo approves CSafe RAP container for flight

Air Freight News | October 19, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

The high-performing temperature-controlled containers from CSafe Global will be introduced across all Etihad Cargo’s flights to deliver additional payload protection for large pharmaceutical shipments

Cathay Pacific welcomes in-principle agreement for Hong Kong-Singapore air travel bubble

AJOT | October 19, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Shipping Technology

Cathay Pacific welcomes the announcement of an in-principle agreement between the authorities in Hong Kong and Singapore to set up an Air Travel Bubble between the two cities.