Groups opposing the planned expansions of eight different airports across the UK have written to the government to state that the plans are incompatible with its legally binding climate targets, according to The Guardian. Ex...

Unite Union members have voted to take strike action at Heathrow Airport on 1st December. This includes airport workers such as campus security, fire fighters, airside workers and engineers. Logistics companies have warned ...

Airlines will no longer have to operate virtually empty flights just to maintain their airport slots quota, as the rules are temporarily relaxed during the coronavirus pandemic. The existing rule requires that airlines opera...

The European Commission has rejected the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) request to suspend its “use it or lose it” slot rules at busy airports from the end of March to the end of October, a...

UK airline Flybe has gone into administration after failing to raise additional funding. More than 2,000 staff have lost their jobs. After a long period of financial troubles, falling demand due to the coronavirus outbreak a...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has estimated a $29.3 billion loss of revenue globally for airlines in 2020, as a result of COVID-19. The number represents a 4.7% drop in global demand, against the 4.1% gr...

The UK court of appeal has ruled that plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport are illegal because they did not adequately account for the government’s climate change commitments. Citing the government’s targ...

Digitalisation of cargo sales was a hot topic at this year’s Cargo Facts EMEA event, which took place in Frankfurt earlier this month and focused on air freight. At a roundtable discussion on innovation, Silke Niemann,...

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) ordered carriers to cancel all flights departing from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, after the coronavirus outbreak in the city. Most inbound flights were also cancelled...

IAG, the owner of British Airways, has filed a complaint with the European Commission over the UK government’s decision to bail out rival airline Flybe. Earlier this week, the government announced a rescue deal that in...

Executives from private companies related to air cargo—including airlines, airports, and carriers such as FedEx and UPS—will be joining an advisory group for transatlantic aviation security that has been set up by...

Air freight volumes have declined year-on-year for the ninth consecutive month, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Volume, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs), contracted by 3.2% in July...

German logistics and rail company Deutsche Bahn has reached an undisclosed settlement with Lufthansa over an alleged air freight cartel that operated between 1999-2006. In 2010, fines totalling nearly €800 million were ...

Rupert Hogg, the CEO of Hong Kong air carrier Cathay Pacific, and Paul Loo, chief customer and commercial officer, have resigned following pressure on the airline amidst the region’s pro-democracy protests. Cathay Paci...

Air freight operations have not been significantly impacted by the recent protests at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG). All departures after 6pm were cancelled on Monday after the airport was occupied by anti-government...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has published a report suggesting that public opinion leans towards investment in green aviation technology rather than on environmental taxes levied on air cargo and travel....

Expansion plans for Heathrow Airport’s new third runway have been published as a 12-week public consultation opens, revealing the impact of the new developments. As part of the construction, the M25 will be moved 150 m...

The High Court has rejected a challenge by campaigners against the government’s approval of plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport. The case against the runway was brought by environmental charities including Gre...

The grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 8s caused tension between international aviation authorities, according to the Financial Times. While international aviation bodies would usually follow the lead of the US’ Federal Aviat...

Boeing’s grounding of its entire 737 MAX 8 fleet, following two recent tragedies involving the plane, could have some impact on air freight volumes. The effect on air cargo is not likely to be huge, as the model is use...

San Francisco-based startup Elroy Air is attempting to bring to market an unmanned aircraft that can pick up and carry a cargo load of up to 500 pounds. The company has received $4.6 million in seed funding, contributing to ...

More than 640 flights were cancelled at Dusseldorf, Cologne and Stuttgart airports on Thursday 10th January due to strikes by security workers. There were also significant delays at security checkpoints. The strike was backe...

Heathrow Airport has proposed the addition of 25,000 new flights—an increase of 5%—before it opens its third runway, as part of a £16 billion expansion plan. 68 more take-offs and landings a day would be ad...

Air cargo traffic eased off in 2018, due to trade tensions and a drop in imports and exports, according to an annual report by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Freight volume, measured in freight tonne-k...