Archive for February 2022 - page 2

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Ukrainian Government Pays To Calm Aircraft Insurance Concerns simpleflying.com The Ukrainian Government has allocated over half a billion dollars to calm the fears of lessors and insurance companies whose airline customers usually fly into Kyiv. Concerns are […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Strike action threatens Vancouver Airport operations aircargonews.net Air cargo operations could be disrupted at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) following the decision by air fuellers to vote in favour of taking strike action against Swissport Canada. Swissport manages […]

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES Boxes to be transhipped after new CMA CGM ship’s engine fails in Xiamen theloadstasr.com One of CMA CGM’s new 15,000 teu ships suffered mechanical failure as it was about to depart China’s Xiamen port on Tuesday. The […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Turkish Cargo moves freighter flights to Istanbul Airport aircargonews.net Turkish Cargo has moved its freighter operations over to Istanbul Airport to join its passenger flights after more than two years of operating with a dual-hub setup. The […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Kolkata Removes Restrictions On Flights From Delhi And Mumbai simpleflying.com The Indian state of West Bengal eased COVID curbs last week, including removing restrictions on flights from Delhi and Mumbai. After almost a month, the state’s capital […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Central India Set To Receive 16 New Airports simpleflying.com India’s Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced 16 new airports across five central Indian states on January 31st. These airports have been planned keeping in mind the larger […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Airport services company Swissport hit by ransomware attack freightwaves.com Swissport, one of the largest airport services companies in the world, quickly notified customers Thursday that its cargo services division was the target of a ransomware attack early […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Severe winter storm causing airport closures, flight cancellations freightwaves.com A powerful winter storm that began Tuesday night has been slowly moving across a large part of the country. Places from the Southwest to the Northeast have been […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Ground Services Strike Threatens Holiday Flight Chaos At Heathrow simpleflying.com News of a potential strike at London Heathrow airport is looming large over many travelers’ half term plans. The one-week holiday is often a favorite with those […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES The last hurrah for Air Canada’s ‘Charlies’ as the seats go back in theloadstar.com In response to surging demand for PPE and rapid test kits, Air Canada (AC) has ramped up its deployment of passenger aircraft for […]