Archive for March 2020 - page 2

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Hard-pressed carriers call on airports to review landing charges as demand sinks theloadstar.com The three major airline alliances have urged airports to “evaluate landing charges and fees” showing unprecedented unity in the face of plummeting demand. SkyTeam, […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Mainland Europe-US travel poses questions for bellycargo lloydsloadinglist.com The introduction by the Trump administration of a ban later this week on all travel from mainland Europe to US for an initial period of 30 days, in response […]

  AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Cargo escapes US ban on travel from Europe aircargonews.net The White House has clarified that cargo is not included in the US ban on travel from Europe announced as part of efforts to stop the spread […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air freight rates surge on coronavirus supply chain chaos lloydsloadinglist.com Air freight prices are spiking as a perfect storm of demand and supply factors drives up rates. FIS reports a sizeable surge in prices this week, with […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Breaking: British Airways Cancels All Flights To Italy Until April simpleflying.com British Airways has canceled all flights to Italy until the 4th of April. The move, first spotted by Head for Points, comes as the country was […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Alitalia To Temporarily Suspend Milan Malpensa Operations simpleflying.com Alitalia is suspending all operations at Milan Malpensa while limiting Milan Linate to domestic services, as the Italian coronavirus outbreak continues. The announcement was made on Sunday by the […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Buffet Bets Big With $45.3 Million Delta Share Purchase simpleflying.com With the global travel sector being heavily impacted by the ongoing coronavirus, many decided to sell off their airline shares, dropping prices by up to 30%. Warren […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES IATA Estimates The Impact Of Coronavirus On Worldwide Aviation simpleflying.com The International Transport Association (IATA) has released updated estimates for the financial impact of the coronavirus. It now foresees potential 2020 revenue losses in numbers above $100billion […]