Air Freight News
Hong Kong urged by major airlines to drop Covid tests for crew
A coalition of leading passenger and cargo airlines is calling on Hong Kong to scrap pre-flight and on-arrival Covid-19 tests for aircrew, saying they are…
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Jettainer to manage ULDs for T’way Air
The South-Korean low-cost airline T’way Air has chosen Jettainer to provide unit load device (ULD) management services as it expands its aircraft fleet. Since 1…
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EUROCONTROL Data reports re-routing around Ukraine is disrupting traffic flows across a wide area
The unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has brought commercial flying there to a standstill, and stopped overflights of neighbouring Moldova. Elsewhere around the borders of Ukraine,…
Bermuda revokes airworthiness status of Russian jets
Bermuda’s Civil Aviation Authority suspended the airworthiness certificates of all aircraft tied to Russia on its registry, exposing hundreds of jetliners owned by foreign leasing…
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VINCI Airports sells its stake in Stockholm Skavsta Airport management company to Arlandastad Group and signs an agreement to develop a photovoltaic power plant
• VINCI Airports sells 90.1% of Stockholm Skavsta Flygplats AB to real estate Swedish Arlandastad Group, which will develop 484 hectares of land on the…
Chinese air travel faces mass cancellations after plane crash
About 74% of the 11,800 flights scheduled in China on Tuesday have been canceled, including the majority due between Beijing and Shanghai, typically one of…
Hong Kong Airport to lift transit passenger ban from April 1
Hong Kong airport will allow transit passengers for the first time in three months, building on the wider relaxation of strict Covid-19 border controls in…
Cathay rallies as Hong Kong plans to ease curbs on air travel
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. shares jumped to their highest intraday level since June 2020 on Monday morning as Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced…
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AMLO’s fast-track airport set to open with few flights, ample criticism
Mexico City’s newest airport, opening March 21, is meant to relieve traffic at the mega-city’s main hub. The eight daily flights it will start with…
Plane crash is China’s first commercial air disaster in a decade
China has a strong record on aviation safety, with fatal commercial aircraft crashes unheard of in recent years and airlines operating millions of flying hours…