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FedEx pilots representing 5,000+ deliver vote of no confidence in CEO Rajesh Subramaniam

More than 5,000 FedEx pilots have issued a formal vote of no confidence in CEO Rajesh Subramaniam, accusing management of abandoning founder Fred Smith’s 'people-first' culture in favor of profit-driven restructuring. The action highlights significant unrest within the carrier’s flight crew ranks.

2025-09-30T18:05:04.613609-07:00

Bloomberg

Cathay Pacific in talks on multi‑type aircraft 'mega' order for post‑2030 deliveries, CEO says

2025-09-24T20:38:55.766619-07:00

AirInsight

787-10 HGW: Boeing option to replace ageing 777s, boost belly cargo and challenge the A350-900

2025-09-25T10:16:34.359645-07:00

FlightGlobal

US investigators: Prime Air 767 had stabiliser trim actuator serviced one month before horizontal stabiliser jam

2025-09-24T01:32:28.633899-07:00

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Universal warns of potential CBP processing delays for operators amid U.S. shutdown Universal warns operators that a U.S. government shutdown may slow Customs and Border Protection (CBP) processing as personnel furloughs begin; core CBP functions will continue but reduced staffing could lengthen passenger, cargo and inspection processing times, affecting turntimes and border clearances.

2025-10-06T08:45:16.550775-07:00

Universal warns of potential CBP processing delays for operators amid U.S. shutdown

Aviation Week

HNA moves 77.9% Suparna stake into HNA Cargo to centralise freighter operations HNA Aviation Group has transferred its 77.9% stake in Suparna to group affiliate HNA Cargo, consolidating the conglomerate's air‑freight operations under a single business unit. The internal move centralises freighter assets and commercial control, streamlining network planning, fleet utilisation and cargo sales.

2025-10-06T05:48:27.216243-07:00

HNA moves 77.9% Suparna stake into HNA Cargo to centralise freighter operations

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ANA to wet-lease a Boeing 747‑400F to add immediate freighter lift All Nippon Airways will wet‑lease a Boeing 747‑400F to boost its freighter capacity, taking an ACMI-style aircraft with crew, maintenance and insurance provided by the lessor. The short-term arrangement supplies immediate widebody lift while ANA manages network demand and fleet availability.

2025-10-05T17:48:17.668105-07:00

ANA to wet-lease a Boeing 747‑400F to add immediate freighter lift

AeroTime

Aeroflot to Cannibalize Eight Freighters for Passenger-Fleet Spares amid Parts Shortages Aeroflot plans to dismantle eight cargo aircraft to cannibalize parts for its passenger fleet amid acute component shortages. The measure is intended to preserve passenger-aircraft airworthiness by sourcing serviceable spares internally, highlighting operational strain from limited OEM support and supply‑chain bottlenecks.

2025-10-05T04:44:21.614795-07:00

Aeroflot to Cannibalize Eight Freighters for Passenger-Fleet Spares amid Parts Shortages

The Business Journals

Aerolane tests 'sky train' cargo system at Alliance Airport Aerolane has conducted tests of its 'sky train' cargo system at Alliance Airport, advancing a modular, fixed-route airborne logistics concept the startup says can transform how companies move freight. Executives described the trials as an operational milestone toward commercial trials and scale-up of aerial freight links.

2025-10-04T15:22:18.695310-07:00

Aerolane tests 'sky train' cargo system at Alliance Airport

The Aviationist

Inside Hawaii’s 535th Airlift Squadron: How C-17 Crews Stand Ready to Support Rapid Mobility Across the Pacific At Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, leaders of the 535th Airlift Squadron described how C-17 crews sustain surge readiness to support rapid mobility across the Indo‑Pacific, highlighting intensive crew training, forward integration with joint and allied forces, and procedures that enable high‑tempo airlift and distributed logistics.

2025-10-03T14:32:40.996656-07:00

Inside Hawaii’s 535th Airlift Squadron: How C-17 Crews Stand Ready to Support Rapid Mobility Across the Pacific

FreightWaves

FedEx redeploys freighters to Asia as US–China transpacific demand weakens FedEx is shifting a portion of its freighter fleet from transpacific services to intra‑Asia routes after a softening in express parcel and freight demand from China to the United States. The redeployment increases cargo lift within Asia as the carrier rebalances capacity against lower US‑bound volumes.

2025-10-03T10:00:22.241514-07:00

FedEx redeploys freighters to Asia as US–China transpacific demand weakens

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Hong Kong Air Cargo to introduce first A330P2F converted freighter in 1Q26 Hong Kong Air Cargo will introduce its first A330P2F passenger‑to‑freighter conversion into service in 1Q26. The converted A330 adds medium widebody freighter capacity to the carrier’s Hong Kong network as the airline expands dedicated cargo lift ahead of regional demand shifts.

2025-10-02T17:12:37.083079-07:00

Hong Kong Air Cargo to introduce first A330P2F converted freighter in 1Q26

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