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AJOT | Top Story | June 26, 2018

UPS makes largest-ever investment In France with $100 million advanced technology Paris hub

UPS® officially opened a new 30,000-square-meter, advanced technology package sorting and delivery hub outside Paris in Corbeil-Essonnes/Évry.

Broekman Logistics launches the Global Air Charter Desk

AJOT | June 26, 2018 | Air Cargo | Logistics

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Bloomberg | Top Story | June 26, 2018

Chinese airlines become collateral damage in US trade spat

Chinese airlines ordered more than $100 billion of planes from Airbus SE and Boeing Co. in the past decade. Paying those bills is getting harder with the prospect of a trade war pushing the local currency to its lowest level in six months.

Air Tanzania introduces cross-continent flight

Bloomberg | June 26, 2018 | Air Cargo

Heathrow’s third runway wins backing of Parliament—but not British Airways

Bloomberg | June 25, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airports

Boeing gets a jump on air show with $14.4 billion in jet deals

Bloomberg | June 25, 2018 | Air Cargo

Boeing, Bamboo Airways Announce Commitment for 20 787 Dreamliners

AJOT | June 25, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The announcement was made during a signing ceremony at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce office, witnessed by Voung Dinh Hue, deputy prime minister of Vietnam, and Nazak Nikakhtar, Assistant Secretary for Industry and Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration.

Singapore Air CEO sees risk to cargo yields beyond trade dispute

Bloomberg | June 21, 2018 | Air Cargo

Trade war could give Airbus an edge over Boeing in China

Bloomberg | June 21, 2018 | Air Cargo | International Trade

In the perennial battle between Boeing Co. and Airbus SE, China has for years tried to keep orders on an even keel between the duopoly. Now, thanks to U.S. President Donald Trump, the American planemaker is at risk of losing its meager lead in the world’s second-biggest aviation market.

American Airlines transports priceless masterpieces from Spain to San Antonio

AJOT | June 21, 2018 | Air Cargo | Charters

The exhibition will include more than 40 masterpieces from eight different collections, including the Prado Museum, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum and the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid.

AirBridgeCargo receives RusPrix Award

AJOT | June 21, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

AirBridgeCargo Airlines, one of the major international airfreight carriers, has received a RusPrix Award for its ‘outstanding contribution to the development of Dutch-Russian economic cooperation in the field of logistics and transport’.

Virgin Atlantic Names Weiss CEO as Branson Cedes Control

Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. said commercial head Shai Weiss will take over as chief executive officer as billionaire founder Richard Branson prepares to cede majority control of the U.K. carrier.

LATAM Cargo Group begins service to new destinations in Europe and North America

AJOT | June 21, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Lisbon and Munich will be served by direct flights to and from Guarulhos starting in September 2018 and the first half of 2019, respectively.

Airlines, Railroads Say Local Sick-Pay Laws Don’t Apply to Them

Bloomberg | June 21, 2018 | Air Cargo | General

May Loses Trade Minister in Protest at Heathrow Expansion Plans

Bloomberg | June 21, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airports

Air Arabia Drops After Flagging $336 Million Exposure to Abraaj

Bloomberg | June 21, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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AJOT | Top Story | June 20, 2018

Boeing, FedEx Express Announce Order for 24 Medium and Large Freighters

Boeing (NYSE: BA) and FedEx Express today announced a new order for 12 767 Freighters and 12 777 Freighters as the world's largest air cargo carrier continues to invest in the industry's most capable freighters to better serve its customers.

Boeing delivers First 737 MAX to Jet Airways

AJOT | June 20, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Jet Airways today celebrated the delivery of the airline's first 737 MAX airplane. Jet Airways will be first Indian carrier to fly the new and improved 737 airplane, which delivers a double-digit improvement in fuel efficiency and improved passenger comfort.