Air Freight News
Airlines risk extinction as India refuses to rescue billionaires
With two-cent airfares, high fuel costs and taxes, India’s aviation market already was one of the toughest around. The coronavirus pandemic could be the final…
Delta to bring back beer, wine service on longer US flights
Delta Air Lines Inc. will resume serving beer and wine in premium cabins on longer domestic flights starting July 2, after suspending the service in…
Pratt & Whitney training cited in 2018 United jet engine failure
A fan blade on a United Airlines Holdings Inc. jet engine that snapped off in flight in 2018, showering the plane with shrapnel, had shown…
American Air’s plan to fill planes draws rebuke from CDC, Fauci
American Airlines Group Inc.’s decision to resume booking its flights to capacity drew fire from some of the top U.S. health officials fighting the Covid-19…
Pompeo finds pushback at UN in bid to extend Iran arms embargo
U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo urged the United Nations Security Council to extend an expiring arms embargo on Iran as world powers from China…
USPS hikes international shipping rates; Shippers consider alternatives
On July 1, a new United States Postal Service pricing structure for the movement of low-value small parcels goes into effect, raising rates on international…
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Konecranes receives order from Louisiana for two portal harbor cranes
“Acquiring these cranes is an important addition to our port” said Paul Aucoin, Executive Director for the Port of South Louisiana. “The Port of South…
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BEST terminal breaks the historical record of move per vessel call in the Port of Barcelona for three consecutive weeks
In the current context, marked by the effects of the Covid 19 pandemic, terminals are showing a considerable drop in overall port volumes, this associated…
MUL Railcars, Inc. (MULR), a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company Limited (MUL), announces Executive Management transition
MULR Chairman, Kenji Yasuno, today announced that, effective July 1, Anders Vestergaard will assume the role of CEO as Jim Sharp, the company's founding CEO,…
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Svitzer Europe appoints Karlsen as new COO
Kasper Karlsen, Senior Director at Maersk Drilling, will join Svitzer Europe as Chief Operating Officer from 1 July 2020, the company has announced today.