Archive for March 2020

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air Canada sets booking policy for cargo-only passenger aircraft aircargonews.net Air Canada has outlined the cargo-booking policy for its freight-only passenger aircraft flights to Europe, with other flights planned for Latin America, South America and domestic services […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Supply chain special:Airfreight sector responds to Covid-19 aircargonews.com The spread of Covid-19 across the world has had a devastating effect on the aviation industry, forcing airlines to ground swathes of aircraft as passenger demand has collapsed across […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air Traffic Begins To Recover In China Sparking Hope simpleflying.com Airlines around the world have been continuing to cut services in the last few weeks amid the COVID-19 pandemic. However, China’s aviation industry is now showing signs […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Virus stresses air-traffic with closures in Midwest, New York aircargoworld.com Flights over parts of the Midwest were being rerouted Friday and the tower at one of New York’s airports temporarily closed in the latest disruptions to the […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES American Airlines Revisits Operating Cargo-Only Flights After 36 Years simpleflying.com American Airlines is operating its first cargo-only flight for the first time in over 35 years, as the airline continues routes to ensure the supply of life-saving […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air Canada Update on COVID-19 Response ciffa.com Air Canada said yesterday that it will gradually suspend the majority of its international and U.S. transborder flights by March 31. Subject to further government restrictions, the airline intends to […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Coronavirus Roundup – What Happened In Aviation Today? simpleflying.com One day can feel like a whole year during this coronavirus pandemic. Airlines around the world are under enormous pressure while passengers are nervously fretting over their flights. […]