New regional carrier Bermudair completes first flights, to and from Boston
Regional start-up carrier Bermudair launched its first flights from Bermuda to the East Coast of the USA on 1 September after being delayed by supply chain issues and then Hurricane Franklin. After receiving a water-cannon salute from Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service, the carrier’s maiden flight took off from Bermuda’s LF Wade International airport 08:13 […]
United Announces Another Pacific Expansion for Fall 2023 Capitalizing on Unique International Strength
Already the largest U.S. carrier across both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, United adds even more flights to the Asia-Pacific region, becoming the first U.S. airline to fly direct to Manila from the continental U.S. and adding more non-stops to Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Taipei. These new flights will start in October. In total, the […]
Air Cargo Demand Decline Slows in April
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for April 2023 global air cargo markets, showing a continued, but slower, decline against the previous year’s demand performance. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs), fell 6.6% compared to April 2022 (-7.0% for international operations). This decline was an improvement over the previous month’s performance (-7.6%). […]
Air Cargo Declines Moderate in March
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for March 2023 global air cargo markets showing a continued decline against previous year’s demand performance. This trend began in March 2022. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), fell 7.7% compared to March 2022 (-8.1% for international operations). This was a slight improvement over the previous […]
Turkish Cargo and Avianca Cargo sign an MoU to further enhance their cooperation with global reach
Turkish Cargo, the successful air cargo brand of Turkish Airlines, and Avianca Cargo, leading cargo airline in the Latin America region, enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the purpose of exploring potential additional cooperation opportunities and strengthening air cargo connections. The agreement will serve as a guide to further enable both carriers to […]
Air Cargo Closes 2022 Near Pre-Pandemic Levels
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that 2022 full-year demand for air cargo took a significant step back from 2021 levels but was close to 2019 performance. Global full-year demand in 2022, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), was down 8.0% compared to 2021 (-8.2% for international operations). […]
Air Canada December 2022 Operational Accomplishments
Air Canada made extensive preparations for the winter holiday season, which is typically one of the peak travel periods of the year. This year, more than 2 million customers were anticipated to fly with the carrier and it began preparing early in the fall, readying equipment, hiring additional staff and setting a prudent schedule. Staffing […]
Air Cargo Demand Softens in November
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for November 2022 global air cargo markets showing that demand softened as economic headwinds persist. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), fell 13.7% compared to November 2021 (-14.2% for international operations). Capacity (measured in available cargo tonne-kilometers, ACTK) was 1.9% below November 2021. This was the […]
American Airlines Sees Strong International Market In Summer 2023
American Airlines will resume seven long-haul international routes for its northern hemisphere summer 2023 season schedule, as well as boosting frequencies on other international services already operating. In the summer 2023 season, the oneworld carrier will open flights between Charlotte (CLT) in North Carolina and both Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Frankfurt (FRA). The […]
Headwinds Continue to Affect Air Cargo Demand in October
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for October 2022 global air cargo markets showing that headwinds continue to affect air cargo demand. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), fell 13.6% compared to October 2021 (-13.5% for international operations). Capacity was 0.6% below October 2021. This was the first year-on-year contraction since April […]
