Archive for February 2020

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Chinese Airlines Are Selling 3 Hour Flights For Just $4 simpleflying.com Airlines around the world are feeling the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. However, in China, the aviation market has taken a drastic turn for the worse. […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES These Are The Airlines Most Affected By Coronavirus simpleflying.com The coronavirus has affected many different airlines in many different ways, with some being almost entirely grounded and others only suspending one route for a few services. Read more […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES All-cargo carriers eye surge in business as coronavirus pressures airline finances freightwaves.com Uncertainty continued to grip the passenger and cargo aviation markets this week as the coronavirus’ swift spread to South Korea, Italy, the U.K. and Iran […]

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES Threat of more Lake Ontario flooding may prompt a delay in commercial shipping democratandchronicle.com The prospect of still more flooding on the Lake Ontario shoreline has driven regulators to consider an unprecedented delay in the start of […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES DDC to begin commercial testing of its largest cargo delivery drone canadianshipper.com Toronto, ON — Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) announced that it will begin the commercialization of the Condor. The Condor has a lifting capability of 180kgs […]

  AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Hong Kong Airlines Fires Workers As Financial Worries Grow simpleflying.com Hong Kong Airlines has started to let workers go after a brutal few months of poor performance. Thanks to prolonged unrest in Hong Kong followed by […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Boeing Wants Tax Breaks Suspended Amid US-EU Trade Dispute simpleflying.com The long-running trade dispute between the EU and the US has taken another turn this week as Boeing has reportedly asked for its tax breaks to be […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Heathrow Airport’s Runway Blocked Causing United Airlines Emergency simpleflying.com Flights from London’s busy Heathrow airport are reportedly being stopped from taking off due to an aircraft blocking the runway. According to reports, runway 27R is blocked, causing […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Coronavirus upends airfreight market, puts premium on charter rates freightwaves.com The coronavirus is playing havoc with the air cargo industry as airlines, logistics providers and cargo owners scramble to implement contingency plans for moving goods. With nearly […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES System Outage Causes Chaos At London-Heathrow simpleflying.com ** Update: 17/2/20 @12:53 London Heathrow Airport reached out to Simple Flying with the following statement “Following yesterday’s technical issue Heathrow’s systems are stable and the airport is operating as […]