Air Freight News
Fliers splurge on most expensive seats as travel restarts
More people are flying in more expensive cabins for leisure trips despite airfares rising on surging oil prices and demand, and that’s helped offset a…
UK plans law to override Brexit deal in challenge to EU
Boris Johnson’s government plans to introduce legislation within weeks to override parts of the Brexit deal it negotiated with the European Union, a move that’s…
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Boeing’s top Chinese customer removes 737 Max from fleet plans
Boeing Co.’s biggest airline customer in China has removed more than 100 of the US manufacturer’s 737 Max jets from its fleet plans, citing uncertainty…
Singapore to restart expansion at Changi Airport
Singapore has resumed work on Changi Airport’s Terminal 5 after the project was halted two years ago as the Covid-19 pandemic wiped out travel.
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Elephant trade curbs spur Africa to seek a common stance
African nations from Senegal to Botswana will seek to formulate a continent-wide position on the trade in live elephants and ivory, an attempt to counter…
Palm oil farmers rally to protest Indonesia’s export ban
Hundreds of smallholders in Indonesia, the world’s biggest palm oil shipper, rallied to protest against a ban on exports of the commodity, piling pressure on…
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US-EU trade, technology disputes persist despite unity on Russia
The US and EU celebrated a transatlantic partnership reinvigorated in part by its unprecedented cooperation against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but the public unity masks…
Selling troubled flag carrier a tough task for new Sri Lanka PM
Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe wants to sell the national airline, saying the country’s poorest people who’ve never flown shouldn’t be saddled with…
United Air raises outlook for summer travel as demand heats up
United Airlines Holdings Inc. sees even stronger travel demand this summer, with second-quarter passenger revenue increasing as much as 25% over the 2019 level, the…
European gas prices rise as traders weigh LNG, Russia supplies
European natural gas futures rose, with traders focused on supplies from Russia and the continent’s imports of liquefied fuel.