Archive for August 2019

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Amazon to invest in Canadian freighter operator Cargojet aircargonews.net E-commerce giant Amazon will invest in a third freighter operator as it takes a stake in Canada’s Cargojet. The two have been working together over recent years with […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Cathay Pacific Warns Employees Against HQ Protests simpleflying.com As the protests in Hong Kong edge towards their fifth month, Cathay Pacific has warned employee unions against protesting at their main headquarters. The move comes after an injunction […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Amazon agrees to take equity stake in Canadian airline Cargojet freightwaves.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) will acquire a minority equity stake in Canadian cargo airline Cargojet Inc. (TSX:CJT), Amazon’s air carrier partner in Canada, the companies said Aug. […]

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach taking cooperation to ‘next level’ freightwaves.com The Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach are holding discussions about entering into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to address joint challenges […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Battle For London Gatwick As China Eastern Ups Shanghai Flights Following Air China simpleflying.com The battle to be the top carrier between London and Shanghai is set to intensify. Yesterday, we reported that Air China was to […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES United Airlines to add new connections to Japan aircargonews.net United Airlines has confirmed that it is to launch new links between four of its US hubs and Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport. Read more here. Halifax airport breaks ground […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Cathay CEO Hogg Resigns as Airline Limits Brand Damage news.airwise.com Cathay Pacific’s chief executive and chief commercial officer have resigned as the Hong Kong airline attempts to extricate itself from the controversy over its attitude to staff […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Hong Kong airport gets court injunction to stop protesters from obstructing operations channelnewsasia.com HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s airport resumed operations on Wednesday (Aug 14), rescheduling hundreds of flights that had been disrupted over the past two days […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Flights resume after second night of chaos at Hong Kong airport cnn.com Flights resuming: Flights in Hong Kong are finally leaving and airlines are re-booking passengers after hundreds of departures were canceled since Monday. Read more here. Trucks […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Hong Kong flights suspended for second day aircargonews.net Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has again suspended all passenger flights due to ongoing protests just hours after re-starting operations. Read more here. Air Canada Ups Transat Offer Price news.airwise.com […]