August 2020

Virgin Atlantic files for bankruptcy protection, plans restructuring vote

Virgin Atlantic creditors will vote on the UK carrier’s restructuring plan at a meeting on 25 August after court proceedings…

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Atlas Air sees share price soar as investors circle

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has seen its share price increase rapidly since the start of the year as investors look…

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Volga-Dnepr’s quick O&G turnaround

Volga-Dnepr Airlines has completed a charter flight to deliver of oil & gas equipment for P-cube aviation. Four compressors and…

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DHL the latest to report rapid airfreight revenue growth

Deutsche Post (DP) DHL is the latest company to report soaring airfreight revenues as a result of the capacity crunch…

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Descartes rolls out Bluetooth ULD readers at Menzies Aviation facilities

Descartes is rolling out is core Bluetooth low energy (BLE) readers at Menzies Aviation’s facilities worldwide. The deal enables ground…

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Expeditors outlines ‘intense’ and ‘unsettled’ Q2 for air cargo

Seattle-headquartered freight forwarder Expeditors has described the second quarter as “intense” and “unsettled” as a result of the supply-demand imbalance…

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IAG Cargo selects ABDA Aviation as Malaysia GSSA

IAG Cargo has selected ABDA Aviation to be its GSSA in Malaysia. ABAD will also provide IAG Cargo with customer service and…

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Pharma container firm Softbox appoints CFO

Temperature-sensitive packaging business Softbox has appointed Charlie Nicholson into the role of global chief financial officer. Reporting directly to chief…

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Chapman Freeborn partners with ATC in South America

Charter firm Chapman Freeborn has appointed sales agent ATC Aviation Services as its commercial representative for Latin America. The deal…

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Avia Solutions Group: A mathematical approach

Gediminas Ziemelis says Avia Solutions Group is planning for further growth in a volatile aviation market. Roger Hailey reports… Gediminas…

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Airfreight rates up as capacity comes under pressure

Airfreight rates from key Asian hubs continued to climb last week as ocean capacity shortages and personal protective equipment shipments…

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Can e-commerce deliver for airlines?

With widespread gloom in the industry about the pace of passenger traffic’s return this year, the cargo market will remain…

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UN An-74 badly damaged in Mali landing accident

One of Utair Group’s freighter aircraft, an Antonov An-74 TK-100, has been substantially damaged in an accident at Gao in…

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AirBridgeCargo in record pharma shipment

AirBridgeCargo Airlines has moved 41 RKN containers — a “record amount”, it said — for DSV on a scheduled flight…

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Crane Worldwide appoints new CIO as it celebrates 12 years

Crane Worldwide has appointed Brannon Kuykendall as its chief information officer, while it is also about to celebrate 12 years…

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US airlines set to boost cargo capacity with PAX seat removals

US airlines could soon be set to be able to remove seats from passenger aircraft in order to boost their…

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Dnata rolls out Descartes’ Bluetooth readers for ULD tracking

Cargo handler dnata is deploying Descartes’ Bluetooth low energy (BLE) readers to enable the tracking of cargo across its network….

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Webinar recap: Demand stays strong for ‘preighter’ operations

The rapid introduction of passenger aircraft in dedicated freighter roles has been a key development during the coronavirus pandemic –…

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