Breaking: FAA approves cargo to ride in passenger seats

Cargo strapped in passenger seats.

U.S. airlines will soon fly temporary freighters with cargo, instead of passengers, in the seats.

Since domestic passenger carriers began operating some aircraft in cargo-only mode two months ago, they have been largely restricted to loading freight in the lower hold where baggage and shipments normally ride. On Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration issued an exemption allowing airlines to carry cargo on seats.

Airlines had requested a two year break from existing regulations, but the FAA...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/breaking-faa-approves-cargo-to-ride-in-passenger-seats

Σε οδυνηρή κατάσταση η αεροπορική βιομηχανία – χιλιάδες απολύσεις εργαζομένων

Κατά χιλιάδες έρχονται οι απολύσεις στις αεροπορικές εταιρείες, λόγω της κατάρρευσης των δραστηριοτήτων τους εξαιτίας της πανδημίας του νέου κορονοϊού. Η μεγαλύτερη καναδική αεροπορική εταιρεία Air Canada αλλά και η LATAM Airlines, η μεγαλύτερη της περιφέρειας της Λατινικής Αμερικής ανακοίνωσαν την μείωση του προσωπικού τους.

Η Air Canada, η οποία έχει μειώσει τις πτήσεις της κατά 95% λόγω του κλεισίματος των συνόρων και των περιοριστικών μέτρων που έχουν επιβληθεί, αποφάσισε να μειώσει το...

https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2020/05/17/se-odyniri-katastasi-i-aeroporiki-viomichania-chiliades-apolyseis-ergazomenon/

North American passenger airlines expand cargo flights in May

A big white jet gets loaded with pallets of cargo.

Having gotten a taste of flying on-demand and scheduled cargo-only flights, U.S. and Canadian passenger airlines are doubling down on their new business model in May. 

Cargo is one of the few sources of revenue for airlines these days and after idling most of their fleets because of coronavirus travel restrictions and safety fears, shippers are itching to find available air transport to move their goods.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) on Wednesday is turning its frequent Shanghai-to-Los Angeles and...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/north-american-passenger-airlines-expand-cargo-flights-in-may

Deluge of medical cargo cripples Shanghai Pudong airport

Boxes strewn across warehouse.

Freight gridlock at Shanghai Pudong International Airport is so bad that some cargo planes are being forced to leave nearly empty and logistics companies are recommending ocean transportation as a faster option. 

Airfreight professionals describe an operational meltdown, with trucks stuck in queues for two to three days to drop off shipments and boxes piling up in warehouses unable to get put on aircraft because Chinese customs officials and ground handlers are overwhelmed by the surge in export...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/deluge-of-medical-cargo-cripples-shanghai-pudong-airport

Air Canada sees long-road to recovery after big Q1 loss

Big white plane flies high over snow-capped mountains.

Air Canada (TO. AC) said it will take three years to get back to 2019 revenue and capacity levels, and that it is accelerating the retirement of 79 older planes to make ends meet while it rides out the coronavirus crisis.

That recovery timeline was echoed last week by executives at U.S. carriers. 

Canada’s biggest airline reported Monday that first-quarter revenue fell 16% to CA$3.7 billion ($2.6 billion), the first time in 27 consecutive quarters it has not had revenue growth. 

Airlines began to...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/air-canada-sees-long-road-to-recovery-after-big-q1-loss

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