Air Freight News
Russia may need half its planes for spare parts, Kommersant reports
Russia may be forced to ground between half and two-thirds of its commercial aircraft by 2025 in order to cannibalize them for spare parts, Kommersant…
US economy posts surprise contraction, belying solid consumer picture
The U.S. economy unexpectedly shrank last quarter for the first time since 2020 as the trade deficit ballooned, adding to political headaches for President Joe…
Algeria tells Spain not to re-export gas amid spat with Morocco
Algeria threatened to cut natural gas flows to Spain if it re-exports Algerian supplies to other countries, amid rising diplomatic tensions over Morocco.
Opposing pilot inputs likely behind Air France 777 landing scare
An aircraft landing scare in Paris earlier this month most likely resulted from the Air France pilots submitting contradictory commands, rather than any malfunction of…
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CP & Hapag-Lloyd announce additional seasonal call to Port Saint John
Canadian Pacific and Hapag-Lloyd AG today announced an additional call into Port Saint John, N.B., via a seasonal extra loader in another step forward for…
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MSC adds another new service to the Port of Philadelphia with the Indus 2
On Wednesday, April 27, 2022, PhilaPort welcomed the maiden call of a new ocean liner service to The Port of Philadelphia’s Packer Avenue Marine Terminal.…
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Wang joins Jettainer’s team in Hong Kong
Jettainer, the global leader in unit load device (ULD) management services, is adding to its workforce: Stella Wang has bolstered the team in Hong Kong…
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Ships refueling in China show how congestion is reshaping demand
Port congestion in China is prompting more vessels to refuel at the country’s ports as the worsening Covid-19 outbreak forces the reconfiguration of shipping routes.
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Russia’s seaborne oil flows jump to 4 million barrels a day
Asia is still snapping up cheap Russian oil that European buyers don’t want.
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2022 vs. 2021: weight Q1 was flat, March at -3% and first half of April at -6%
To put the air cargo industry’s performance in 2022 in perspective, we have looked at the worldwide development of chargeable weight in the last 10…