FILE PHOTO: Chennai airport. Air traffic strikes bigger threat than fuel prices in 2018, IAG says Sydney - Air traffic control strikes are more of a threat to European airlines this year than a rise in fuel prices, the chief executive of British Airways-owner IAG said on Tuesday. Global airlines have slashed their forecast
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Every foot counts in warehousing
Storage warehouse As capacity tightens throughout the United States, shippers make best use of existing and future storage space. Escalating demand for freight storage in the United States is not expected to let up anytime soon, but industry analysts say various measures can be taken by warehouse operators and shippers to ensure
Kenya Airways eyes CSeries for short-haul order
Sydney (Reuters) - Kenya Airways is interested in the Bombardier CSeries or Embraer’s E2 jet for a short-haul order of 15-20 aircraft, with a decision possibly coming at the end of this year, its chief executive told Reuters on Monday. “The performance of the CSeries has to be studied,” Sebastian Mikosz
Ethiopian Airlines Scoops Bombardier Aerospace’s Airline Reliability Performance Award
Ethiopian Airlines, has won the 2017 Airline Reliability Performance Award, for the 7th year in a row, from Bombardier Aerospace. Ethiopian Airlines, the largest aviation group in Africa has scooped the 2017 Airline Reliability Performance Award, for the 7th year in a row, from Bombardier Aerospace. Commenting on the award, Tewolde Gebremariam,
DHL breaks ground on Illinois Innovation Center
A two-story, 27,905-square-foot DHL Innovation Center is expected to open next year in Rosemont, with exhibit space showcasing the company's products and projects in development. Courtesy of DHL Technologies and innovations in logistics will be showcased in Rosemont beginning next summer. DHL has broken ground on its Americas Innovation Center in Rosemont
Global airlines issue warning over trade tensions
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Global airlines and aviation executives issued a warning on Sunday over growing international trade tensions, saying they could damage the airline industry and the world economy. The U.S. government has renewed tariff threats against China and imposed duties on steel and aluminum on U.S. allies Canada, Mexico and
Uber’s ‘business is finished’ in Turkey, Erdogan says
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Uber is pictured during the presentation of their new security measures in Mexico City, Mexico April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Ginnette Riquelme/File Photo Istanbul (Reuters) - Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan has said ride-hailing app Uber is finished in Turkey, following pressure from Istanbul taxi drivers who said it was
Alaska Airlines to boost cargo capacity by 40 percent following Virgin America integration
Seattle-based combination carrier Alaska Air Cargo is preparing to increase capacity by 40 percent by utilizing its seventy A320 and A321 aircraft for cargo transportation, which Alaska gained in its acquisition of Virgin America in 2016. Alaska Air Cargo – internationally recognized as one of the only low-cost carriers that operate
DHL Parcel adds POST Luxembourg partner to delivery network
Regional postal service provider, POST Luxembourg, will be DHL Parcel’s newest partner in the logistics giant’s “Parcel Connect” service, which aims to capitalize on inter-European trade, especially of e-commerce cargo. The services will initially be limited to imports from Europe to Luxembourg, but “in a second phase,” will begin offering exports
Drone-maker Natilus completes prototype taxi tests, releases images
The Natilus drone prototype is towed out to San Pedro Bay for taxi trials. Natilus, the cargo drone startup, has completed the latest phase of taxi tests on water for a 30-foot-long prototype of its planned, large-scale unmanned cargo aircraft. Aleksey Matyushev, CEO of Natilus, told Air Cargo World the prototype has been