Ayesha Rashid

1 week ago | aircargoupdate.com | Ayesha Rashid

Published: Wednesday, June 18, 2025The Middle East & Africa’s air transport sector kept pace with global passenger surges in 2024, achieving remarkable baggage results despite increasing system demands. According to the newly released SITA Baggage IT Insights 2025, the region maintained one of the world’s strongest performances, reporting 6.02 mishandled bags per 1,000 passengers, slightly up from 4.5 in 2023, but still among the best worldwide. The global picture also tells a story of progress.

1 week ago | aircargoupdate.com | Ayesha Rashid

Published: Wednesday, June 18, 2025The global autonomous last mile delivery market was valued at US$ 30.05 billion in 2024 and is expected to reach US$ 185.30 billion by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 22.4% during the forecast period 2025–2033. The autonomous last mile delivery market is moving from pilot novelty toward everyday utility, and technology advances are the prime accelerants.

1 week ago | xtalks.com | Ayesha Rashid

The FDA has approved Ibtrozi (taletrectinib) for the treatment of adults with locally advanced or metastatic ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Developed by Nuvation Bio, taletrectinib is a next-generation oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) designed to target cancers driven by ROS1 gene fusions. The fusions are more common in younger patients and those who have never smoked, and are frequently associated with brain metastases.

1 week ago | xtalks.com | Ayesha Rashid

The FDA has approved UroGen Pharma’s mitomycin intravesical solution, now marketed as Zusduri, for the treatment of adult patients with recurrent low-grade, intermediate-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (LG-IR-NMIBC). The decision marks a significant milestone as Zusduri becomes the first FDA-approved non-surgical, chemoablative therapy for this specific bladder cancer population.

1 week ago | aircargoupdate.com | Ayesha Rashid

Published: Tuesday, June 17, 2025After rebounding in the latter part of May, air cargo tonnages from China and Hong Kong to the US dropped back sharply in the first full week of June, according to the latest weekly figures and analysis from WorldACD Market Data, with spot rates also further significantly weakening on that lane on a week-on-week (WoW) and year-on-year (YoY) basis. It covers each of the last 5 weeks up to Sunday June 8, 2025.