Archive for May 2020

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES More air cargo finds its sea legs during COVID-19 freightwaves.com Escalating airfreight transportation rates and capacity shortages out of China in recent months due to the coronavirus pandemic have led many shippers to try hybrid services that […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Philippine Airlines Gets $296M Cash Injection simpleflying.com Philippine Airlines (PAL) has secured a $296m cash injection from its owner and chief executive, Lucio Tan. The news comes as the airline racks up losses in the billions and […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air Canada raises $750 million to boost liquidity freightwaves.com Air Canada (TSX:AC) late Tuesday announced it is raising more than $750  million in working capital through the sale of CA$500 million ($357.5 million) of stock and a […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES  Airlines Are Starting To Resume Passenger Flights – What’s Next? simpleflying.com With signs that aviation restrictions are slowly lifting in some regions of the world, airlines and airports are cautiously resuming passenger flights. But what steps need […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES China’s new air cargo gate-in rule eases congestion, but impacts freighters theloadstar.com China’s new ‘gate-in’ rule for air cargo has prompted fears of more freighters flying out empty. Following some of the worst-ever cargo congestion at Shanghai PVG […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Kolkata Airport re-opens after devastating cyclone hits aircargonews.net India’s Kolkata Airport has restarted cargo operations after it was hit by Cyclone Amphan last night. The cyclone hit Kolkata yesterday with winds reaching 120 km per hour. Read more here. […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air Canada Schedules Airbus A220 Flights Between Vancouver And Toronto simpleflying.com In June, Air Canada will add a fifth service on its Toronto to Vancouver operation as it tries to recover from the effects of coronavirus. An […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES PPE fuelling air freight congestion in China and Europe lloydsloadinglist.com The huge demand for PPE, face masks and other medical equipment that has been driving air freight demand from China, and looks set to persist for several […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES ICAO calls for sanitary sky corridors to expedite critical cargo flights freightwaves.com Governments should follow harmonized hygiene standards for crews, aircraft and airport facilities so authorities have the confidence to freely allow passage of air cargo flights […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Manila’s Airport Allows Resumption Of International Flights simpleflying.com Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport has begun to unwind a temporary ban on international arrivals. The relaxation of the ban has seen both commercial and charter flights allowed to […]