Air Freight News
American Airlines to lay off 656 workers as it consolidates customer support
American Airlines Group Inc. will lay off 656 employees who help passengers with lost luggage and other travel problems as their jobs are consolidated into…
Ethiopia requests regional summit to discuss Red Sea-access plan
Ethiopia requested a summit of East African leaders to “explain itself on current regional matters,” after it announced plans to mull the recognition of the…
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Red Sea chaos sends 100 tankers round Africa, oil brokerage says
The number of tankers diverting on longer voyages around the Cape of Good Hope has increased to 100 from last week, according to a report…
JetBlue weighs deeper cost cuts as sales outlook falls short
JetBlue Airways Corp. is evaluating deeper cost cuts, delaying aircraft and reworking its flight network in an effort to return to profitability in the wake…
JetBlue, Spirit seek expedited appeal of order blocking merger
JetBlue Airways Corp. and Spirit Airlines Inc. asked a federal court Tuesday to fast-track its appeal of a ruling that blocked their proposed $3.8 billion…
Macron asks EU’s Von der Leyen to stop Mercosur trade deal
Emmanuel Macron stepped up his opposition to a trade deal between the European Union and the South American Mercosur bloc as he is faced at…
Swiss watch exports slowing after a record run
Swiss watch exports hit record levels last year as watchmakers raised prices and shipments of cheaper quartz watches jumped, though the pace of growth tapered…
DUP to end Brexit boycott, restore power-sharing in N. Ireland
The Democratic Unionist Party agreed to end its boycott of Northern Ireland’s power-sharing assembly, ending two years of political paralysis which left the region unable…
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Boeing pulls Max 7 safety waiver request in bow to pressure
Boeing Co. withdrew a request for a key safety exemption that would have helped speed approval of its coming 737 Max 7 aircraft, bending to…
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WorldACD Weekly Air Cargo Trends (week 3)
January tonnages are well up on last year’s levels...