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Some big, breaking news regarding the Atlas Air rumors.
Atlas Air reported strong second-quarter earnings while announcing it is being bought by an investment consortium for $5.2 billion. hubs.la/Q01jd_Mn0
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Atlas Air reported strong second-quarter earnings while announcing it is being bought by an investment consortium for $5.2 billion. hubs.la/Q01jd_Mn0
Lufthansa said it had to cancel 32 flights on Tuesday and 646 on Wednesday in Frankfurt, as well as 345 total flights in Munich, affecting 132,000 passengers. hubs.la/Q01hGHL10
Boeing landed some freighter contracts at the big Farnborough air show but wasn’t the only manufacturer making sales on the cargo front hubs.la/Q01hFPLP0
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BREAKING: Ocean carrier Maersk is buying three Boeing freighters and outsourcing flying to Amerijet to penetrate the U.S.-Asia air cargo market. hubs.la/Q01hpWyQ0
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COVID continues to crush Cathay Pacific’s business, but the cargo fleet is now back at full force. hubs.la/Q01hcttG0
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Emirates is enlarging and modernizing its cargo fleet with modified passenger aircraft and new builds. hubs.la/Q01gcS810
Delta is the latest airline to settle charges of defrauding the U.S. Postal Service on mail transport contracts. hubs.la/Q01g2g_H0
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Embraer is the latest manufacturer to launch a freighter conversion program for used passenger aircraft hubs.la/Q01fLl6Q0
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The air cargo market has lost some steam from 2021 but is still going strong, according to the airline trade group IATA hubs.la/Q01f8c1X0
The air cargo market, like other freight sectors, is in a dip. There are mixed signs that air could bounce back sooner than other transport modes hubs.la/Q01dkTqy0
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United Airlines has stepped up to help Operation Fly Formula by transporting critically needed baby formula from the U.K. on regular passenger flights. hubs.la/Q01cCC1v0
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Passenger airline Avianca plans to lease up to four converted freighters as cargo becomes a strategic focus hubs.la/Q01c6LC10
Return of United Airlines’ 777s provides ‘material’ upside for cargo hubs.la/Q01bQDTw0
Saudi Arabian Airlines is investing in seven 777 converted freighters as it looks ahead to strong cargo opportunities. hubs.la/Q01blnS_0
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Israel Aircraft Industries announced Cargojet as the third customer for its program to convert Boeing 777 jets into full-time freighters. hubs.la/Q01b90dm0
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Atlas Air’s cargo business is on a steep growth path this year and ongoing fleet investments indicate management’s confidence in the future hubs.la/Q019J-JQ0
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Cargojet last year announced an order for two passenger-to-freighter conversions of the Boeing 777 but was less public about buying six more of the aircraft. hubs.la/Q019989_0