All Nippon Airways underperformed competitors by a wide margin in cargo during the last quarter as it prepares to invest in growing the cargo business.
Shippers will be able to place lots of freight on widebody jets British Airways will start flying to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport from London.
IAG’s cargo division has convinced management to use larger passenger jets on some short-hop routes to capture more cargo business.
Air Canada has extra cargo capacity thanks to its first freighters, but that didn’t prevent a 23% fall in cargo revenue in the third quarter.
Second-quarter cargo business softened on the margins for British Airways and its sister airlines but was still much better than before the pandemic.
A British Airways plane fell on its face at Heathrow Airport. One ground engineer was too short to reach the landing gear housing, and his colleague put a pin to hold up the landing gear in the wrong place. Oops.
e-Cube Solutions is tearing down four 747 jumbo jets from British Airways for parts and scrap. On Monday, one of the planes caught fire.
Willie Walsh was one of the most influential airline executives at British Airways’ parent company. Now he takes the reins at the International Air Transport Association.
Companies have to spend more time trying to find cargo space for their goods with more than half the global passenger fleet still grounded by the coronavirus. The good news is carriers and logistics companies continue to add services.
The first of 31 giants of the sky in British Airways’ fleet says goodbye.
The cargo divisions at Air Canada, IAG/British Airways and Air France-KLM played dominant roles for their respective airlines in the second quarter, creating cash flow. Typically, they barely register on the financial statement. What happened?
British Airways’ decision to retire its fleet of 747 jumbo jets is a loss for aviation lovers, but businesses that ship goods by air will benefit from using more modern aircraft.
Winter is a cold period for airlines’ bottom lines. Throw in COVID-19 challenges and airlines face a difficult road to next year. That is why they are knocking on doors for help.
It’s a turbulent period in Europe for the aviation industry. Regional travel is reopening in the EU, but the UK has tightened travel restrictions and airlines are struggling to stay in business without government assistance.
British Airways and its sister airlines are taking some comfort from increased cargo business and helping keep global supply chains intact, but the dominant passenger business is at least three years away from getting back to pre-crisis levels.
If you need coronavirus gear, who you gonna call? Logistics busters!
Airlines are in survival mode and could permanently rid themselves of older aircraft in effort to help financial recovery.
Delta, Virgin Atlantic and Air France-KLM together offer extensive trans-Atlantic route network and service capabilities.
It’s difficult to keep up with the flight suspensions being announced by airlines to China amid fear about the coronavirus outbreak.
Willie Walsh will be succeeded by Iberia CEO Luis Gallego.
Third runway to open between early 2028 and late 2029
Airlines insist that decision was mutually agreed
Initiative includes boosting air cargo revenue
France’s second-largest airline suspended flights Sept. 6.
Logistics providers have been able to plan around the British Airways labor disruption and avoid cargo delays for their clients.
How will Pittsburgh Airport build on its air cargo success so far?
Airline Garuda Indonesia has been ordered by an Australian court to pay A$19 million (US$13.14 million) in penalties for air cargo price fixing as part of a massive international cartel. Australian penalties of A$132.5 million (US$91.64 million) have so far been levied against 14 airlines.
