Archive for January 2024

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Security Worker Strike Will Cause German Flight Chaos On Thursday simpleflying.com Verdi, the union responsible for airport security workers at major airports across Germany, has called for employees to strike on Thursday. The action, set to affect […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES US carriers see cargo revenues slide in 2023 aircargonews.net The big three US airlines saw their cargo revenues decline last year as rates and volumes came under pressure. United Airlines – the largest of the three in […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES January air cargo volumes “significantly up” on last year aircargonews.net Worldwide air cargo demand in January remains “significantly up” on a year ago with improvements across nearly all the main regions, according to the latest figures from data […]

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES Two Maersk box ships come under fire in latest Houthi missile attack theloadstar.com A week after US president Joe Biden admitted airstrikes were not preventing Houthi attacks on shipping, another missile attack last night forced two Maersk vessels […]

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES THE Alliance carriers move to calm customer nerves after Hapag defection theloadstar.com Following Hapag-Lloyd’s shock resignation from THE Alliance last week, its partners today reaffirmed their “unwavering commitment to maintaining a robust cooperation throughout 2024” – an announcement […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES IATA and ICAO renew dangerous goods agreement for air cargo aircargonews.net IATA and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have extended their cooperation for setting and implementing global standards for the safe carriage of dangerous goods by air. […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES EVA Air Pilots Vote To Go On Strike Over Lunar New Year simpleflying.com EVA Air pilots, represented by the Taoyuan City Pilots Professional Union, have voted to strike. The union initiated the voting process on December 22, 2023, […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES EVA Air Pilots Vote To Go On Strike Over Lunar New Year simpleflying.com EVA Air pilots, represented by the Taoyuan City Pilots Professional Union, have voted to strike. The union initiated the voting process on December 22, 2023, […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Retail’s Red Sea move feeding airfreight volumes? aircargonews.net Signs are starting to emerge that retail shippers are sending more goods by airfreight as the Red Sea crisis continues, but the next few weeks will determine whether there is […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Cargolux signs up for e-SAF to power freighters aircargonews.net Cargolux and Norwegian Air Shuttle have signed up for a future supply of e-sustainable aviation fuel (E-SAF) from Norsk e-Fuel. Norsk e-Fuel is starting the industrialisation of e-Fuel production […]