Air Freight News
US weighs options on Coronavirus, including China flight ban
The U.S. government is considering several options to combat the emergence of the coronavirus, including a ban on flights to and from China, though no…
Apple travel to China could be cut after United reduces flights
Apple Inc.’s ability to send engineers to China could be constrained by United’s decision to reduce travel there amid a rising death toll from the…
Boeing and Embraer welcome Brazilian approval
Boeing and Embraer welcome the unconditional approval of their strategic partnership by the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE)'s General-Superintendence (SG) in Brazil.
South African Airways may receive emergency funding from state bank
South African Airways could receive some of the funding needed to avert its collapse from the state-owned Development Bank of Southern Africa, according to two…
Taliban says it shot down a US aircraft in Afghanistan
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the downing of a “special American aircraft” flying over Afghanistan on what it described as an intelligence mission.
Iranian passenger plane crash-lands in Southwest
An Iranian passenger plane carrying 142 people crash-landed at an airport in southwestern Khuzestan province, with all aboard unharmed, the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran…
Boeing 777X takes first flight into troubled skies for jumbos
With folding wingtips like a Navy fighter jet, the embattled planemaker’s largest-ever model is the 747’s heir apparent.
It’s hard to pull off 3 billion trips during a pandemic
The Wuhan virus comes during China’s busiest transit period. But that isn’t the travel sector’s only challenge.
US issues rules limiting visas for visits by pregnant women
The Trump administration is tightening visa rules in a bid to stop foreign women from traveling to the U.S. with the sole purpose of giving…
Southwest CEO says he was blindsided by recent Boeing Max moves
Boeing Co.’s recent announcements about the 737 Max came as unpleasant surprises to the grounded jetliner’s biggest operator: Southwest Airlines Co.