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Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Airport Infrastructure and American Competitiveness

U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, will convene a hearing on Thursday, March 23, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. titled “FAA Reauthorization: Perspectives on Improving Airport Infrastructure and Aviation Manufacturing.” The hearing will examine airport infrastructure issues, regulatory certification processes at the Federal Aviation Administration, and reforms to improve U.S. competitiveness in the global marketplace for aviation products and manufacturing. Witness Panel I ... [+]

Volga-Dnepr and Bolloré Logistics

Volga-Dnepr Airlines has transported three more space satellites to the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, in support of its long-standing partnership with Bolloré Logistics and Thales Alenia Space. These latest An-124-100 flights demonstrated the international nature of the space industry with Volga-Dnepr working ... [+]

US Airport Infrastructure Needs Near $100 Billion

Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) reports that U.S. airports have nearly $100 billion in infrastructure needs during 2017 - 2021 to accommodate growth in passenger and cargo activity, rehabilitate existing facilities, and support aircraft innovation. ACI-NA released a report on the topic dubbed: “Airport ... [+]

Alaska Volcano Eruption

Ash clouds from an Alaska volcano that has erupted 36 times since mid-December, 2016 are now threatening jets flying between Asia and North America. Bogoslof Volcano’s biggest eruption occurred on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, producing ash clouds rising above 20,000 feet. Warnings have been issued to ... [+]

Flower Power

AIR FRANCE KLM MARTINAIR Cargo has once again successfully met seasonal peak flower demand for Valentine’s Day and International Women’s Day. Over a five-week period spanning February/March, around 5,000 tonnes of flowers originating from leading production and export countries like Kenya, Ecuador and Colombia were ... [+]

AACargo Continues to Break Records at LHR

As the cargo industry continues to grow, American Airlines Cargo also continues to set new records. Just this week, its London Heathrow (LHR) team broke its fourth daily record since August of 2016. The team moved nearly 1.1 million of freight into and out of ... [+]

China Airlines Extends Partnership with WFS in N America with New Cargo Contract in Chicago

China Airlines has extended its 19-year working relationship with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in North America with a new cargo handling contract at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The new contract takes to five the number of locations in the U.S. where WFS provides services for the ... [+]

Delta Cargo Launches Real-Time GPS Tracking for DASH Critical & Medical Same Day Shipments

Delta Cargo is introducing DASH Critical & Medical, the first fully GPS-enabled, same-day product offered by a U.S. freight carrier. The new service provides real-time tracking and monitoring of any eligible shipment, and customers can ship items up until 45 minutes prior to scheduled flight ... [+]

UKAS accreditation recognizes Verifavia

Verifavia, the world’s leading emissions verification company for the transport sector (aviation and shipping), today announced March 1 that it has been fully accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) as a global EU monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) verifier. This accreditation enables Verifavia ... [+]

Boeing Opening Factory in UK

Boeing announced that it is investing $24.98 million to open its first production facility in Europe to make components for certain aircraft. The 25,000 square feet facility in Sheffield, UK will make actuators for Boeing's next-generation 737, 737 MAX and 777 aircraft, the company said. Actuation ... [+]

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