Air Cargo

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

Avianca confirms order for 88 new A320Neo aircraft from Airbus

AJOT | March 08, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Ethiopian inks partnership agreement with DIPO

AJOT | March 08, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Qatar Airways Cargo teams up with Cainiao to launch a charter flights linking China and Brazil

AJOT | March 08, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Cainiao partners with Qatar Airways Cargo to support e-commerce growth in South America with the launch of a weekly Boeing 777 freighter service linking Hong Kong (HKG), China, and São Paulo (GRU), Brazil.

Chapman Freeborn appoints Hendrik Falk as Senior VP of Cargo Americas

Chapman Freeborn, the global air charter specialist and part of Avia Solutions Group, has appointed Hendrik Falk as Senior Vice President of Cargo for the Americas.

U.S. airlines face dilemma over raising fares as fuel jumps

Bloomberg | March 07, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

WorldACD trends for the past 5 weeks (wk 8)

AJOT | March 04, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters | By The Numbers

WorldACD views on air cargo market developments, covering each of the last 5 weeks up till Sunday 27 February.

Etihad Airways adopts Boeing digital solution to further optimize 787 fleet efficiency

AJOT | March 04, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Lufthansa Cargo posts record result for the second year in a row

AJOT | March 03, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Adjusted EBIT of 1,493 million euros, revenue of 3.80 billion euros. Lufthansa Cargo thus makes an important contribution to stabilizing the Lufthansa Group – The modernization of the long-haul fleet completed in 2021 and the use of sustainable aviation fuels enable a significant reduction in the carbon footprint

Foreign aircraft owners risk billions of losses in Russia

Bloomberg | March 03, 2022 | Air Cargo | Charters

Foreign aircraft lessors are facing the increasing possibility of writeoffs that could total in the billions of dollars as Russia considers ways to defy worldwide sanctions and keep carriers such as Aeroflot flying.

Canada’s WestJet Airlines agrees to buy low-cost rival Sunwing

Bloomberg | March 03, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Joint FAA and United Kingdom CAA statement on eVTOL aircrafts

AJOT | March 03, 2022 | Air Cargo | Technology

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority recognize the potential of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) and other Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft to significantly benefit the public.

Lufthansa says pandemic rebound clouded as war lifts oil

Bloomberg | March 03, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Logistics

Qantas cargo jet depressurized after blanket clogged valve

Bloomberg | March 02, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Airlift begins for Ukrainian refugees

AJOT | March 02, 2022 | Air Cargo | Charters

Leading aircraft charter company Air Charter Service has arranged its first charter flights with relief cargo on behalf of its clients in aid of refugees from the war in Ukraine today. ACS has at least 6 more flights planned for various organisations at time of writing and has put its emergency response procedures in place to help deal with what could be a significant airlift to support a potential refugee crisis.

Market eased close to pre-pandemic levels in February, but what now for global air cargo?

AJOT | March 02, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

The global air cargo market continued its catching up with pre-pandemic levels in February as freight volumes, capacity and load factors stabilised close to 2019’s performance, with rates also slowly trending downwards, according to the latest data from industry analysts CLIVE Data Services.

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Bloomberg | Top Story | March 02, 2022

Giant cargo jets sidelined by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sidelined a fleet of massive air freighters that oil companies and engineering firms rely on to carry oversize items such as helicopters, power turbines and are even used for spacecraft.

Just Fly It – ECS Group completes first charter mission with Amelia International

AJOT | March 02, 2022 | Air Cargo | Charters

With Just Fly It, ECS Group leaves no freight and capacity unmatched. One of ten new abilities available for individual purchase, Just Fly It is the augmented GSA’s pure, comprehensive charter service available to freight forwarders as well as airlines.

Teleport to launch online accessibility to its air cargo capacity in Asia with WebCargo, the leading cargo booking platform

AJOT | March 02, 2022 | Air Cargo | Technology

Gaining further altitude: DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo extend their CO2-neutral air freight offer

AJOT | March 02, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

• Continuation of regular cargo flights between Germany and China • Almost 21,000 tons of emissions to be avoided during the summer schedule • “Alternative fuels help us to realize change today” • 100th biofuel covered flight coming up

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Bloomberg | Top Story | March 02, 2022