Archive for September 2021

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Fraud risk warning as air freight desperation builds lloydsloadinglist.com Rising prices and a growing scarcity of aircraft in the air cargo market in the coming weeks as peak demand kicks in are likely to increase the risk […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Repair cargo scanners at congested Dhaka Airport, urge garment exporters theloadstar.com Amid severe traffic chaos at Dhaka Airport, apparel makers, the main user of air cargo services in Bangladesh, have called on the government to act to […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air cargo charters at a premium as capacity squeeze tightens lloydsloadinglist.com Such is the severity of the current air cargo capacity squeeze that there will be shipments for which (air) transport solutions cannot be found between now […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Sharp increase in aviation cyber attacks leaves air cargo vulnerable theloadstar.com In the week that CMA CGM suffered a data breach, eyes are once again on cyber security. But while the shipping lines (eg Maersk) and forwarders […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air freight charter prices soar to $1.5m lloydsloadinglist.com Prices for one-way air freight charter flights have soared to as much as US$1.5 million, as capacity becomes ever tighter and competition for peak-season space mounts, with warnings that […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Lack of air capacity out of HK and Shanghai sparks peak season concerns theloadstar.com With regular airfreight capacity from China and Hong Kong still “missing” because of Covid restrictions, the industry is turning to charters to get […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Oops: United Airlines Boeing 737-900 Tipped Backwards In Idaho simpleflying.com Sometime on September 17th, a United Airlines Boeing 737-900 tipped backward, experiencing a stationary tail strike. Having arrived in Lewiston (Idaho) after a flight from LAX, the […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Bangladesh air rates double as Dhaka Airport struggles to handle cargo theloadstar.com Air freight rates from Bangladesh have almost doubled in the past month, with rates to the US now at about $12 per kg, to Europe […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Boeing’s Second 737 MAX 10 Prototype Takes First Flight simpleflying.com Boeing’s second prototype 737 MAX 10 has completed its first flight. The aircraft yesterday flew from Renton, where it was built, to Boeing Field. Having been used […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Lufthansa Cargo offers CO2 ‘neutral’ freight service aircargonews.net Lufthansa Cargo is offering all of its customers the option of CO2 neutral transportation on segments utilising freighter flights. The airline will achieve the CO2 neutrality through the use […]