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Freightos grows US footprint with 7LFreight acquisition
Freightos Group has acquired Oregon-based rate management software company 7LFreight in a deal that will give 7LFreight’s forwarder customers access...
Regional Pulse: Forwarders request additional BSAs, charter flights ex-Japan to fulfill US demand
Airfreight stakeholders with operations in Japan report that Japanese exports, which are currently driven by U.S. demand for automotive-related shipments,...
Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services launches online cargo booking
Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services, Africa’s largest cargo network operator, has launched an online platform for cargo booking. Photo/Ethiopian Airlines...
Polar Air Cargo signs handling contract with WFS at LAX
Polar Air Cargo, a subsidiary carrier of Atlas Air Worldwide, recently signed a long-term handling contract with ground handler Worldwide...
SAF company LanzaJet secures $50M toward new US plant
Sustainable fuels technology and production company LanzaJet has secured $50 million in financing for its alcohol-to-jet sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)...
China’s COVID absolutism is making it a no-go zone for airlines
Entering the third year of the pandemic, China’s unbending approach to Covid-19 has left the world’s second-largest economy all but...
Saudia to consult with Saudi government on 7th freedom rights for US cargo carriers
After several U.S. all-cargo carriers objected to a December Saudi Arabian Airlines request for authorization to operate cargo flights between...
Air Canada kicks off freighter ops with Latin American connectivity
Air Canada Cargo on Jan. 2 launched a thrice-weekly cargo route between Miami (MIA), Quito (UIO) and Lima (LIM) from...
Improved manufacturing conditions elevate November APAC airfreight volumes
The Asia-Pacific region saw another month of growth in November as international cargo demand for regional carriers rose by 3.5%...
Ryanair accuses Lufthansa of faking climate fears to keep airport slots
Ryanair Holdings Plc is accusing German competitor Deutsche Lufthansa AG of raising false environmental concerns about so-called ghost flights to...
Supply chain disruptions rein in November cargo growth, IATA finds
The typically strong improvement in cargo traffic from 2019 that had marked 2021 since April slowed in November, when the...
DB Schenker supports growing India market with new charter route
Germany-based forwarder DB Schenker launched a weekly charter route Monday that connects Bangalore International Airport (BLR) to Munich (MUC) and...
Another freighter goes up in smoke in China
For the second time in two years, a jet freighter caught fire and had to be written off in China,...
Weather, COVID disruptions weigh on FedEx Express air ops
The rising number of COVID-19 omicron cases has combined with winter weather in the U.S. to strain the FedEx Express...
