Archive for June 2019

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Europe warns US off as it bids to curtail Air Italy flights theloadstar.com It’s not strictly about air cargo, but the brass neck of the US big three airlines never ceases to amaze. And the European Commission […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES FAA Finds New Boeing 737 MAX Problem news.airwise.com The US Federal Aviation Administration has found a new potential risk on the 737 MAX that it says Boeing must mitigate before the jet can be returned to commercial […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Bombardier Concludes Commercial Aviation Divestment news.airwise.com Bombardier will complete its move away from commercial aircraft production with the sale of its regional jet business to Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). Read more here. Airlines Are Avoiding Iranian Airspace: […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES FedEx sues US government over Chinese export rules aircargonews.net FedEx is suing the US government to obtain an exclusion to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) if it mistakenly ships goods that violate rules imposed on Chinese products […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES EVA Air Cabin Crew Strike, Many Flights Cancelled news.airwise.com Flight attendants at EVA Air have gone on strike after talks between the airline and TFAU cabin crew union broke down.  Read more here. Delta Buys Into Korean […]

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES MSC loses ‘low-risk’ carrier status after US drugs raid lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com Maersk says in a customer advisory that its 2M partner MSC’s CTPAT membership granted by the US customs authorities to low-risk shipping lines is suspended but not […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES “Price fixing is not profit enhancing” says judge and fines Garuda $13 million freightwaves.com Airline Garuda Indonesia (IDX: GIAA) has been ordered by the Federal Court of Australia to pay A$19 million (US$13.14 million) in penalties for […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES The Fastest Airlines In The U.S. forbes.com On a balmy 74-degree afternoon in early May, Southwest Flight 2275 from Los Angeles touched down in Las Vegas, ushering its six dozen passengers into the gambling mecca.  Read more […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Is e-commerce worth the investment for air cargo? aircargonews.net Amazon is upping the 
ante in the race to the consumer’s door with the announcement that it is slashing delivery times for its Prime customers from a standard […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Airfreight handlers hit by double-whammy of labour shortages and rising costs theloadstar.com The surge in air cargo volumes in 2017 and 2018 has pushed up yields for airlines, but cargo handlers are struggling with significant cost increases.  […]