Archive for January 2020 - page 2

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Former Martinair executive extradited to US on cargo price fixing charges aircargonews.net A former Martinair executive has been extradited to the US to face charges related to cargo price fixing after ten years on the run. Maria […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES FAA eases ban on parts of Middle East airspace for cargo-carriers theloadstar.com The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has eased rules on US carriers flying in some airspace in the Middle East. The move follows a slew […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Cathay Pacific Confirms It Won’t Cut Capacity To New York simpleflying.com On Saturday we reported that Cathay Pacific would be cutting its capacity to New York JFK. The schedule on their website appeared to show that on […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Which Airlines Are Still Flying Through The Iraq Iran Corridor? simpleflying.com Following the crash of Ukraine International Airlines PS752 outside Tehran on Wednesday and the escalation of hostilities in the region, several airlines announced they would no […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Azerbaijan opens its skies to foreign carriers as it eyes trade hub status theloadstar.com Azerbaijan looks set to see greater use of its airports by foreign carriers following the country’s decision to open up landing rights and […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES FAA bans US airlines from flying over Iraq, Iran freightwaves.com Following Tuesday night’s Iranian missile attack on U.S. military assets based in Iraq, the Federal Aviation Administration banned U.S. airlines from flying in the airspace over Iran […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Cargo airports fly with e-commerce aircargonews.net Montreal’s Mirabel airport is gearing up for some infrastructure improvements. Canada’s federal government and the local airport authority have pledged to contribute altogether C$107m ($81.24m) to the project, which will go […]