Air Freight News
Heathrow hiring as traffic hits highest since start of Covid
London’s Heathrow airport will ramp up hiring “as fast as possible” after passenger numbers surged last month to the highest since the Covid-19 pandemic began.
Britons brace for more holiday turmoil at ports and airports
Britons bound for sunnier climes over the next few days are bracing for renewed travel chaos as staff shortages and infrastructure snags threaten long delays…
Drunk plane maintenance workers found in India airport crackdown
A dozen airport drivers, firefighters and even plane maintenance staff reported to work drunk in India in the first two months of the year, a…
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Hong Kong falls ‘off the map’ as aviation hub amid travel curbs
Hong Kong has ceased to function as an international aviation hub as it curbs inbound flights and quarantines arriving passengers, according to a trade group…
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New York jet fuel supply lowest for this time of year since 1996
Jet fuel supplies are draining fast on the East Coast, supporting wholesale prices at near-record highs just when demand for air travel is closing the…
Austin Airport running low on fuel is Texas capital’s latest growing pain
The Austin airport doesn’t have enough fuel for its flights, but plans to build new storage tanks are running into stiff opposition from neighbors in…
Foreign airlines told to cut passengers into Covid-hit Shanghai
International airlines have been told to ensure that flights into Shanghai are less than half full as part of the Chinese financial hub’s latest attempt…
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Huntsville International Airport CEO Tucker to retire, Roberts appointed next airport authority leader
The Port of Huntsville announced today that Rick Tucker, Chief Executive Officer of the international transportation and business hub which includes Huntsville International Airport, International…
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Hong Kong banning flights at fastest rate since January
Less than a week after Hong Kong rolled back some of the world’s strictest inbound travel curbs, at least six airlines have had routes banned,…
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EUROCONTROL expects 9.3M flights in 2022
 new traffic scenarios predict 2022 traffic to recover to 84% of pre-pandemic levels
The latest EUROCONTROL Traffic Scenarios for the period April to December 2022 predict steady growth between April and peak-summer, reaching 89% of 2019 traffic by…