Archive for June 2021

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES New air freight security rules begin tomorrow lloydsloadinglist.com Air freight stakeholders are bracing for possible disruptions as new global air freight security rules come into force tomorrow requiring that 100% of international air cargo transported on freighter aircraft […]

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES CMA CGM suspends Le Havre calls amid congestion lloydsloadinglist.com CMA CGM said it plans to stop calling at the French port of Le Havre for three months, citing congestion. The French container line said the move was […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES China Opens Another New Mega Airport In The City Of Chengdu simpleflying.com China’s newest mega-airport has opened in Chengdu this weekend. The Chengdu Tianfu Airport saw inaugural flights by Sichuan Airlines first, followed by other carriers, including China […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Vietnam’s first all-cargo airline on the runway and almost ready for take-off theloadstar.com Vietnam’s first all-cargo airline is almost ready for take-off. IPP Air Cargo is the brainchild of billionaire Johnathan Hanh Nguyen, chairman of Imex Pan Pacific Group […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES A ‘slow June’ as the air cargo market hovers, waiting for signs of recovery theloadstar.com Industry sources are painting a mixed view of the current air freight market, revealing pockets of congestion, but no real recovery from the […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air Transat Ends Takeover Talks With Quebec Businessman simpleflying.com On Monday, June 21st, Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat announced that its ongoing discussions with a Quebec businessman have concluded without an agreement for an acquisition. Mr. Pierre Karl […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Canada Not Ready To Relax India Flight Ban simpleflying.com Canada is not planning to relax its India travel ban any time soon. The Canadian government is likely to announce another one-month extension on the direct flight ban, forcing […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Flying Penthouse: This 777X Concept Has A Fish Tank, Bathtub & Fireplace simpleflying.com The 777X is set to be the biggest commercial aircraft in production. The first iteration, the 777-9, will be 3.7 m (12 feet) longer than […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES American Airlines joins cargo.one aircargoweek.com American Airlines and cargo.one have entered into a strategic partnership expanding the airline’s cargo capacity offering to cargo.one’s leading e-booking platform for air cargo. Starting in Europe, with global expansion following, freight forwarders […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES First Air Canada freighter routes include Miami, Mexico and S. America freightwaves.com Air Canada (TSX: AC) on Monday announced the initial routes it plans to operate this fall when its first pure freighter converted from a passenger aircraft […]