Archive for June 2022

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES AirBridgeCargo’s Europe staff given termination notices, and bonus if they go theloadstar.com AirBridgeCargo (ABC) staff in Europe were yesterday handed termination notices and packages, according to numerous sources. The staff, who actually work for Air Freight Logistics, […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Asia Rebounds Strongly In May With China Traffic Still To Come simpleflying.com Before the pandemic, Asia-Pacific was the world’s fastest-growing region for commercial aviation. Now that border restrictions have significantly eased, although not yet in China, the […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Call for freighters to be excluded from Schiphol flight cuts aircargonews.net The Schiphol air cargo community is calling for freighters to be excluded from Dutch government plans to reduce the number of flights from the airport next […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air charter market remains buoyant as capacity is harder to find theloadstar.com Brokers have suggested that strong air cargo charter demand is set to continue through 2022 as businesses ramp up production again and the most severe […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES New rules mean the end is nigh for the passenger freighter theloadstar.com Current yields, and incoming rule changes, look set to mark the end of the passenger freighter – a blessing for many; a nightmare for handlers. […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Forwarders must prepare for airfreight volume crunch, says Airforwarders Association aircargonews.net Better communication is key to managing an oncoming air cargo capacity crunch in the US caused by worsening oceanfreight capacity issues. The forecasted surge in demand […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES IATA Director General Takes Aim At Governments Over COVID-19 Decision Making simpleflying.com The Director-General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has accused governments of destroying jobs, inflicting misery on people, and dismantling connectivity in a series […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES US Transportation Secretary Urges Airline CEOs To Improve Following Mass Cancellations simpleflying.com The United States Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, met with airline industry executives on Thursday following significant flight disruptions in the US. The meeting comes […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Alaska Air Cargo pledges not to add fuel surcharges aircargonews.net Alaska Air Cargo’s managing director Adam Drouhard has pledged that the carrier will not add any fuel surcharges. Other airlines have imposed increases of up 30%, he […]

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES Indian shippers brace for higher rates as GRIs and peak surcharges loom theloadstar.com Indian exporters and freight forwarders should not expect freight rate levels to plateau or slide any time soon, as fresh general rate increases (GRI) […]