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Antonov An-124 UR-82073 Makes First Flight from Kyiv Since 2022, Landing in Leipzig

Antonov Airlines’ An-124-100 heavy-lift jet UR-82073 took to the skies from Kyiv’s Sviatoshyn airfield on Friday for the first time in three years, breaching the city’s restricted airspace before touching down at Leipzig/Halle airport. The unexpected sortie suggests a rare repositioning amid ongoing conflict.

2025-07-11T05:49:56.847310-07:00

FlightGlobal

Air Lease Cancels Seven A350F Orders, Stranding Airbus Without Launch Lessor

2025-07-08T09:54:52.806753-07:00

Aviation Business News

AviaAM, Mammoth Freighters Near First 777-300ER P2F Delivery by Year-End

2025-07-07T08:22:04.129685-07:00

FreightWaves

Fred Smith, FedEx Founder and Air Cargo Pioneer, Dies at 80

2025-06-21T23:59:15.606207-07:00

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caasint.com

Global air cargo volumes fall 3% in early July as North American exports slump over US holiday Global air cargo volumes fell 3% in the first week of July, driven by a significant decline in North American exports as US Independence Day celebrations disrupted freight flows. The downturn highlights how holiday-related network constraints can ripple through global logistics, pressuring capacity planning heading into peak season.

2025-07-11T07:38:38.959532-07:00

Global air cargo volumes fall 3% in early July as North American exports slump over US holiday

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Antonov An-124 UR-82073 Makes First Flight from Kyiv Since 2022, Landing in Leipzig Antonov Airlines’ An-124-100 heavy-lift jet UR-82073 took to the skies from Kyiv’s Sviatoshyn airfield on Friday for the first time in three years, breaching the city’s restricted airspace before touching down at Leipzig/Halle airport. The unexpected sortie suggests a rare repositioning amid ongoing conflict.

2025-07-11T05:49:56.847310-07:00

Antonov An-124 UR-82073 Makes First Flight from Kyiv Since 2022, Landing in Leipzig

Reuters

Korean Air Q2 Profit Up 13% on Network Adjustments Despite 4% Cargo Revenue Slip Korean Air posted a 13% year-on-year increase in second-quarter net profit, driven by proactive network adjustments and capacity management that offset a slight dip in overall revenue and a 4% fall in cargo revenue amid volatile U.S. tariff policies.

2025-07-11T05:39:00.138293-07:00

Korean Air Q2 Profit Up 13% on Network Adjustments Despite 4% Cargo Revenue Slip

Airline Economics

Asia-Pacific Airlines Post $7.3 Billion Net Profit in 2024 on Traffic Surge Asia-Pacific carriers recorded a combined net profit of USD 7.3 billion in 2024, underpinned by a 19.9 percent jump in passenger demand driven by both business and leisure travel, alongside a 13.9 percent rise in international air cargo amid booming e-commerce and maritime disruptions.

2025-07-11T05:33:36.209270-07:00

Asia-Pacific Airlines Post $7.3 Billion Net Profit in 2024 on Traffic Surge

FreightWaves

FedEx to eliminate nearly 500 jobs, close two US sortation centers FedEx plans to cut almost 500 positions and shutter two package sortation facilities in North Carolina and Iowa as part of a network optimization drive amid softening air-cargo volumes. The carrier expects the workforce reductions to take effect over the next quarter.

2025-07-10T10:17:42.874473-07:00

FedEx to eliminate nearly 500 jobs, close two US sortation centers

Airways Magazine

Wings of Rescue Launches Pet Evacuation Flights After Central Texas Flooding Wings of Rescue has mobilized its fleet this week to airlift hundreds of displaced pets after catastrophic flooding in Central Texas, operating daily relief flights from local airfields to shelters and veterinary centers as communities grapple with infrastructure damage and disrupted ground routes.

2025-07-10T08:04:38.442426-07:00

Wings of Rescue Launches Pet Evacuation Flights After Central Texas Flooding

Unmanned Airspace

Helicus completes first commercial river-crossing logistics drone flight in Belgium Helicus has completed a commercial river-crossing logistics drone flight in Belgium, deploying a 3-metre, 52 kg uncrewed aircraft beyond visual line of sight to bridge two industrial sites across the river. The mission marks a milestone in autonomous cargo delivery by fixed-wing UAVs in urban environments.

2025-07-10T04:21:30.294215-07:00

Helicus completes first commercial river-crossing logistics drone flight in Belgium

CGTN China

China’s Tianzhou-8 Cargo Ship Completes Controlled Re-entry After Tiangong Undocking China’s Tianzhou-8 cargo vessel undocked from the Tiangong space station on Tuesday and performed a controlled re-entry Wednesday morning, the China Manned Space Agency said. The ship delivered logistics supplies and synthetic lunar soil bricks to the Shenzhou-20 crew before atmospheric disposal, with most hardware burning up.

2025-07-08T18:50:37.826176-07:00

China’s Tianzhou-8 Cargo Ship Completes Controlled Re-entry After Tiangong Undocking

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