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Air France-KLM Reports Strong Q1 2025 Results Despite Tariff Uncertainty

Air France-KLM recorded a 7.7% increase in Q1 revenue, reaching €7.2 billion, and reduced its quarterly loss to €250 million, aided by lower jet fuel costs and robust earnings. The group's financial outlook remains stable, countering tariff-related concerns in the broader industry.

2025-04-30T04:47:48.969780-07:00

Reuters

US-China Tariff Escalation Grounds Aviation Sector

2025-04-28T21:36:51.021561-07:00

AeroTime

Global Air Cargo Giants Form Strategic Joint Business

2025-04-22T06:08:09.587625-07:00

Breitflyte

Lufthansa Cargo Expands Network with New Boeing 777F '¡Hola Argentina!'

2025-04-25T07:41:35.106113-07:00

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FreightWaves

JFK Air Cargo Terminal Adds Dedicated Cold Storage for Pharma and Perishables John F. Kennedy International Airport has commissioned new temperature-controlled storage facilities in its cargo terminal to accommodate pharmaceuticals and perishable goods, strengthening its capacity to handle high-value, time-sensitive shipments at America’s busiest international cargo hub.

2025-05-02T17:04:24.159152-07:00

JFK Air Cargo Terminal Adds Dedicated Cold Storage for Pharma and Perishables

FreightWaves

DHL Trims Airline Partnerships to Curb Excess Capacity Ahead of Q4 Peak DHL Group has begun cutting ties with select cargo airline partners to remove excess capacity from its global air network, part of a broader efficiency drive as market competition intensifies. Despite these reductions, the logistics giant still expects a traditional year-end surge in air freight volumes.

2025-05-02T05:49:04.715911-07:00

DHL Trims Airline Partnerships to Curb Excess Capacity Ahead of Q4 Peak

Cargo Facts

Mammoth Freighters Flies First Converted 777-200LRMF Prototype for Qatar Airways Mammoth Freighters today executed the first post-conversion flight of its Boeing 777-200LRMF prototype, undertaken under a tripartite conversion and leasing agreement with Jetran and launch operator Qatar Airways. The Gulf carrier has agreed to take delivery of five 777-200LRMFs to augment its 28-aircraft fleet of 777 freighters.

2025-05-01T19:11:44.489957-07:00

Mammoth Freighters Flies First Converted 777-200LRMF Prototype for Qatar Airways

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Lynden Air Cargo partners with Moog to modernize L-382G Hercules fleet Lynden Air Cargo has partnered with Moog Inc. to retrofit its fleet of Lockheed L-382G Hercules transports with the Genesys Avionics Suite. The Anchorage-based cargo operator expects the modernization to boost operational efficiency, safety and reliability across its turboprop freighter network.

2025-05-01T14:26:33.389907-07:00

Lynden Air Cargo partners with Moog to modernize L-382G Hercules fleet

tectonicdefense.com

DZYNE Delivers Initial Grasshopper Expendable Cargo Drones to US Air Force DZYNE has shipped multiple Grasshopper expendable cargo UAVs to the US Air Force under its collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory, marking a key step toward operationalizing contested logistics capabilities. The deliveries demonstrate the platform’s potential to sustain forward supply chains in contested environments.

2025-05-01T06:34:59.616662-07:00

DZYNE Delivers Initial Grasshopper Expendable Cargo Drones to US Air Force

Flying Magazine

Amazon to Launch Prime Air Drone Deliveries in Kansas City Amazon is preparing to introduce Prime Air drone deliveries in Kansas City, marking the service’s first deployment in a major U.S. city. The expansion, if approved, extends the program beyond rural pilot sites in Texas and Arizona and underscores Amazon’s push to scale last-mile drone logistics.

2025-05-01T06:11:39.710276-07:00

Amazon to Launch Prime Air Drone Deliveries in Kansas City

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CMA CGM Boosts Air Cargo Capacity with Air Belgium Acquisition CMA CGM has acquired Air Belgium's cargo business, following the latter's liquidation by the Walloon Brabant Enterprise Court. This strategic move enhances CMA CGM's freighter market presence, allowing it to offer tailored solutions and expand its air freight operations with European expansion and a Chicago hub.

2025-04-30T16:38:23.397794-07:00

CMA CGM Boosts Air Cargo Capacity with Air Belgium Acquisition

Aviation Week

Airbus and Shield AI to Integrate Hivemind Autonomy on MQ-72C for US Marine Corps Logistics Airbus U.S. Space & Defense and Shield AI have struck a teaming agreement to integrate Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy software into the MQ-72C Logistics Connector, an uncrewed, cargo-carrying variant of the UH-72A Lakota helicopter. The effort aims to enable autonomous logistics support for the U.S. Marine Corps.

2025-04-30T09:26:32.445398-07:00

Airbus and Shield AI to Integrate Hivemind Autonomy on MQ-72C for US Marine Corps Logistics

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