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AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Airlines feel pressure to maintain minimum level of domestic service freightwaves.com The rapid spread of the coronavirus in the U.S. is raising questions among shippers about whether domestic airlines will virtually stop flying or the U.S. government will shut down the aviation system.  Read...

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Airports in China's Hebei Province reopen ch-aviation.com Over two months after the start of the province's complete lockdown, Chinese authorities have reopened all airports in Hubei except Wuhan for domestic services. The province's main gateway is due to reopen on April 8. Read more here. Airlines...

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Urgent Demand for Medical Equipment Is Making Air Cargo Fees ‘Absolutely Crazy’ ttnews.com Urgent demand for medical equipment to fight the coronavirus has sent the cost of chartering aircraft skyrocketing and turned a typically humdrum process into an ultra-competitive auction. Read more here. Analysis—How...

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES The World Has A New Busiest Airline Route simpleflying.com Here at Simple Flying, we’ve often reported on the rise of commercial aviation in Vietnam. That rise continues. The sector between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh is now the busiest airline route in the world. For the week ending 23 March, 212,699 passengers...

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES China Restricts Flights To Stop Passengers Importing Coronavirus simpleflying.com Yesterday, China announced the implementation of a temporary ban on all foreign visitors, including those with visas or residence permits. Now that China considers itself through the worst phase of its viral-outbreak curve,...