Archive for March 2021

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES India’s Summer Capacity Allotment: Which Carrier Came Out Top? simpeflying.com India has officially announced the flight capacity allotments for the 2021 summer season. The 80% capacity limit is here to stay, for now, preventing airlines from making […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Korean Air’s Asiana Airlines Merger Should Be Completed In 2024 simpleflying.com Korean Air has delayed its merger with Asiana Airlines until 2024, according to a post-merger integration (PMI) plan submitted to Korea Development Bank (KDB). The airline […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES CMA CGM Air Cargo adds second freighter and route aircargonews.net CMA CGM Air Cargo has added two new routes in the US as its second freighter begins operations. The shipping group-owned airline said that on March 28 […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Seaplane Hong Kong Wants To Ferry Passengers In Drones For $25 simplefyling.com Zipping around Hong Kong in a drone might seem far-fetched, but would-be startup airline Seaplane Hong Kong is eyeing that possibility. With short travel times […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES IATA Launches EPIC to Enhance Digital Collaboration Across Air Cargo iata.org Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today announced the launch of the IATA Enhanced Partner Identification and Connectivity (EPIC) platform to support the digitization […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air Canada Operates First Flights With New A220 RetroJet simpleflying.com Air Canada rolled out its new A220 Retrojet today, sending the plane off on its first official Air Canada flight. The eye-catching vintage livery pays tribute to […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES A year of coronavirus and cargo-only passenger flights aircargonews.net It has now been more than a year since the air cargo sector first began to feel the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. A quick search through the […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES US threatens sanctions on Cathay Pacific cargo flights in HK quarantine rule spat theloadstar.com Cathay Pacific is facing retaliatory sanctions on its flights to the US. The American Department of Transportation (DoT) says Covid-19 restrictions in Hong […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Mixed start to 2021 for air freight lloydsloadinglist.com The global air freight market has seen a mixed start to 2021, with a slight year-on-year increase in volumes and far higher average prices compared to the first two […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Cargo volumes have skyrocketed – but are forwarders and truckers paying the price? aircargonews.net Despite encouraging progress towards widespread distribution, the Covid-19 vaccine, many consumers remain quarantined at home, choosing the convenience of online delivery of their […]