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Sofia Airport operator SOF Connect is investing BGN500 million ($275 million) in a third terminal, which is expected to be completed within eight years.

Recent personnel developments include changes at major cargo carriers, LCCs from Iceland and Hungary, and major carriers from Panama and the UAE.

For U.S. passenger operators, their $7.8 billion 2023 net profit was $6 billion above 2022’s performance, but still considerably under 2019's $14.8 billion.

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has tapped UPS as its primary domestic air cargo provider, after failing to negotiate new terms with FedEx.

Cargo hourly utilization in February 2024 was up 11% year-over-year.

Global passenger aircraft utilization in February 2024 was up 19% year-over-year.

U.S. startup Merlin has received a Part 135 air operator’s certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand.

While cargo carrying activity was 4% lower in 2023 than in the previous year, in 2024 global CTKs are forecast to return to 2022 levels.

UPS says the new HKG facility will have the capacity to handle around 1 million tons of cargo annually, although the expected build cost has not been revealed.

An Auto-Cargo vehicle will be deployed to move heavy loads to and from aircraft at the UPS hub at East Midlands Airport.

An autonomous electric cargo transport ground vehicle is to be tested at the UK’s East Midlands Airport.

UPS Airlines has promoted longtime executive Bill Moore to president, effective Oct. 1.

The FAA has authorized UPS Flight Forward to operate drones beyond visual light of sight for small package delivery.

US secondary airports are growing as cargo hubs.

During a 1997 Teamster strike, 100% of UPS pilots honored the picket line for its two-week duration.

Finishing the new UPS cargo building will clear the way for the airport to begin construction on a major passenger terminal project.

Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss the McDonnell Douglas MD-11’s legacy now that FedEx and UPS have both announced plans to retire the trijet.

AGS is a regional airport located 6 mi. southeast of Augusta, Georgia, a midsize city located along the state’s eastern border with South Carolina.

Flatter cargo forecasts, rising costs and more efficient twinjet replacements push FedEx and UPS MD-11s toward retirement.

The two largest remaining operators of the McDonnell Douglas-developed MD-11 freighter have announced plans to begin retiring their fleets of aging trijets.

A clearer path to certification and operation of a fixed-wing electric aircraft is another reason given for the move.

The first delivery is scheduled for November 2022, with additional handovers expected through 2023.

Decision makers from IAG Cargo, MASkargo, UPS and Emirates SkyCargo have confirmed their attendance at the brand-new event dedicated to air cargo network development.

Vietjet Air ended pandemic-stricken 2020 with a VND70 billion ($3 million) post-tax profit, boosted by strong ancillary revenue which accounted for 50% of all income.

Over a year since the first COVID-19 cases were reported, airlines devastated by the pandemic are starting to see light at the end of the tunnel now that the rollout of long-awaited vaccines has begun.