Newsletter - 17th April 2020

Daily News Updates / 17th April 2020

Airports
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s air cargo community: Cargo keeps flowing during the Covid-19 outbreak Around 360 cargo-only flights a week are being operated each week, up from the 260 a week before the crisis Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s air cargo community is cooperating an... READ MORE

Airlines
Emirates SkyCargo scales up network and operations Keeping up its unwavering commitment to deliver food, medical supplies and other essential commodities to markets across the world during the Covid-19 pandemic, Emirates SkyCargo ... READ MORE

Airports
Ontario International Airport freight shipments surge by 22% in March Passenger terminals across Southern California's Ontario International Airport (ONT) have been quiet for much of last month, but air cargo shipments into and out ... READ MORE

Airlines
Finnair Cargo builds an air bridge between Europe and Asia Passenger traffic has reduced to a minimum due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Finnair's air cargo is still operating during this exceptional period. This we... READ MORE

Associations
More Coordinated Approach Required to Keep Air Cargo Moving: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has renewed its calls for a coordinated approach among governments to keep air cargo flowing. Delays in permit approvals, quaran... READ MORE

Associations
TAC Index: Air cargo pricing from China surges again Airfreight rates from Shanghai to Europe and the US surged again last week as capacity on the trade lanes remained tight. The latest statistics from TAC Index show that prices... READ MORE

Freight Forwarders
Teleport announces Freightchain, a digital network to instantly bid and book air cargo AirAsia’s logistics arm Teleport announces Freightchain, the world’s first digital air cargo network run on blockchain. Launching today, a shipper or freight forwarder can now... READ MORE

Airports
Brussels Airport remains open to connect Belgium to the rest of the world under the safest conditions 60% fewer passengers and 14.6% less cargo in March In March, fewer than 800,000 passengers travelled via Brussels Airport. A considerable drop compared to nearly 2 million pass... READ MORE

Airlines
IAG Cargo and British Airways expand aircraft capacity This week, IAG Cargo and British Airways transported an essential delivery of PPE to Heathrow for the NHS using British Airway’s first fully optimised cabin . · &... READ MORE

Airlines
Japan Airlines launches CHAMP’s end-to-end digitalization platform for domestic cargo operations Working closely with CHAMP Cargosystems (CHAMP), its principal cargo IT systems partner, Japan Airlines (JAL) has successfully launched an advanced digitalization platform, design... READ MORE