Air Cargo

UPS Airlines boosts its fleet with a big order for Boeing cargo jets.

Don’t be afraid of the drone swarm. It’s just Korean Air’s approach to using several drones at once to visually inspect its aircraft.

FedEx’s Express and LTL units delivered solid performances, while the bottom may have been hit at its Ground unit.

Volume and yield gains powered the Express and LTL units, while staffing shortages and operating inefficiencies continued to hurt the Ground unit.

Airbus appears to have placed a winning bet by introducing a new, big cargo jet — the A350.

FedEx Express has upgraded its largest gateway to Latin America.

United Airlines is getting lots of attention with bold statements that it hopes to fly hydrogen jets in seven years and supersonic jets by the end of the decade.

If you fly on United Express or American Eagle, you may have actually been on a plane operated by Mesa Airlines. Now it has an all-cargo option too.

Air Canada is deploying a new cargo jet to alleviate the cargo delays caused when flooding partially cut off the Port of Vancouver.

The A321 passenger-to-freighter aircraft is only a year old. Now its sister, the A320, is transitioning to an all-cargo configuration too.

Amazon is throwing more freighters into its air logistics operation as online sales soar.

Qantas and Air Canada are pioneers in swapping older passenger planes from their fleets and turning them into full-time cargo haulers.

Radiant Logistics announced Monday that it acquired digital logistics services provider Navegate for $35 million.

Peak airport congestion during peak season is undermining air cargo transport.

Kuehne + Nagel is one of the largest, most profitable international freight management companies in the world. Its CEO announced he will leave next year.

Air Canada is adding cargo capacity equivalent in weight to 860 adult moose in and out of Vancouver.

Starting an international airline during a pandemic is unbelievably challenging. Frustrated flypop has turned to cargo as an interim solution.

Airbus lands a diversified shipping and logistics company as the second customer for its new large freighter.

Hong Kong’s strict COVID policies have had economic consequences, especially for its aviation industry.

Air and ocean asset-light logistics provider STG has acquired International Warehouse Services.

It has taken Atlas Air’s parent company five years to complete the integration of Southern Air. The transition is now complete.

Cargo airlines and leasing companies are sucking up small and midsize freighters converted from passenger configuration. Here come the big boys.

The unit plans to add facilities in the Netherlands, Germany and Mira Loma, California.

Cargojet is the launch customer for Mammoth Freighters, which turns used passenger planes into full-time cargo haulers.

Cainiao is becoming a bigger logistics giant than Amazon in cross-border trade.

The air cargo market is sizzling. Carriers need more planes and investments are pouring in for new and converted freighters.

Air transport is usually the mode of last resort because it is expensive. The pandemic has turned that thinking upside down.

Social, financial and government pressure has airlines making a big push to decarbonize.

Third-party logistics provider Radiant Logistics again posted record quarterly results on Tuesday. On a call with analysts and investors, company officials called out strength in virtually every segment Radiant serves.

DHL is making changes to its airline-within-an-airline concept.

A handful of small airlines want a piece of the action in air cargo, which continues to grow at a robust pace.

Airlines are growing more optimistic about their recovery from the pandemic as the U.S. reopens its borders. Cargo is riding the coattails of the passenger bounce.

ATSG is hitting on all cylinders with its aircraft leasing and cargo airline units, as third quarter results demonstrate.

Air cargo is typically unaffordable for most shippers. With ocean rates off the charts, air doesn’t look so bad. If you can find a booking, why wouldn’t you fly?

The company expects record 2021 earnings and boosts its 2023 bottom line forecast by $700 million, to $9.24 billion.

Amazon Air’s top airfreight supplier is diversifying its vendor base for reconstructing passenger planes into cargo jets.

Air Canada Cargo has been a strong pandemic performer, but the passenger side of the business is finally beginning to recover.

Despite beating the Wall Street consensus, Expeditors’ stock declined.

Shipping giant Maersk has transformed itself into a one-stop shop for logistics services and now is growing its airfreight capability.

The company announced a 5.9% general rate increase for next year, but that has no bearing on the pain many shippers will feel.

Maersk expands air business after earning more in a single quarter than in any prior full year.

Fuel levies on U.S. customers to rise 100 basis points for air and ground services, source says.

The suspension of money-back guarantees comes seven months after FedEx restored them on nine air services.

Cargo Force is the intermediary between the U.S. Postal Service and FedEx on Priority air shipments.

The iconic MD-11 has ended its run with Lufthansa Cargo. The 23-year-old planes now head to a U.S. cargo carrier.

Regional operator Mesa Air Group will begin testing last-mile drone delivery in a partnership with manufacturer Flirtey.

Wing, the drone delivery subsidiary of Alphabet, just announced a partnership with Walgreens to deliver in densely populated areas.

American Airlines is riding the cargo wave, like its competitors, but a challenging passenger environment is holding back its financial performance.

It’s an upside-down world when an airline makes more money flying less cargo than it did two years ago.

Two logistics companies at Chicago O’Hare airport are combining as congestion continues to slow freight deliveries.

The Airbus A321 and the A330 are the new kids on the block in converting passenger planes to cargo, in a sector dominated so far by Boeing.

Freightos has set up an index to track a basket of prices for airfreight, just like it did with its ocean shipping index.

Delta Air Lines’ recovery from the pandemic hit a high note in the third quarter.

The traditional peak shipping season for air cargo is turning into super peak and a microcosm of the ocean shipping chaos. Turbulence ahead.

All-cargo planes carry bulk shipments of lithium batteries under strict regulations. Airlines want to minimize mistakes that can cause a fire during flight.

The company moves its commitment times to noon from 10:30 a.m., effective Oct. 18.

The German titan reports solid performances from its Express, Forwarding, Supply Chain and eCommerce units

The Transportation Security Administration will begin requiring U.S. air and rail operators to report cybersecurity incidents under new directives, the Department of Homeland Security secretary says.

DHL Express is investing around the world in its international parcel network. A bigger Paris hub means faster package delivery.

A cargo jet made an emergency landing in the ocean off Oahu this past summer. Investigators are now going to pull the wreckage off the ocean floor.

Third-party logistics provider Unique Logistics filed for a public offering, which is expected to raise at least $35.5 million in net proceeds.

More air cargo operators are interested in flying the Airbus A330 as a converted freighter and Israel Aircraft Industries has jumped in to produce them.

There are two ways to transport goods overseas: ocean or air. Port congestion and shipping delays are forcing companies to shift to faster air transport, which releases more emissions, costs more per unit and has its own capacity constraints.

Air cargo is booming, but the pandemic set back international passenger airlines by seven years or more by several metrics.

Airlines put many aircraft into a deep sleep to ride out the pandemic slowdown in business, but storing and reactivating them involves a lot of resources.

In this week’s Drone Disruptors, Modern Shipper talked to Elroy Air CEO and co-founder David Merrill.

Air Canada will be able to handle more COVID vaccines, lobsters and other perishable products after it builds out a refrigerated airport warehouse.

They’re baaaack: United Airlines is running auxiliary freighters with passenger planes again after travel demand slumped.

The International Air Transport Association reported strong growth for air cargo in August.

A big ocean container line is buying big cargo jets from Boeing.

Boeing is beefing up its ability to convert older 767s for dedicated cargo operations with new production facilities in China.

High-tech manufacturer Enovix is not outsourcing production to Asia, unlike many predecessors. Its assembly line arrived in California on a giant plane.

Nike shoes may symbolize speed on the track, but its business has been slowed by shipping and production delays.

Worldwide Flight Services announced Friday it has acquired Pinnacle Logistics, a provider of cargo-handling services for the aviation market across the U.S.

The company faces an optics challenge as many question the motive behind rate increases.

“Currently, sustainable aviation fuel accounts for less than 0.1% of the world’s use of aviation fuel. We want to help our customers use more SAF,” said Anna Mascolo, president of aviation at Shell.

FedEx doesn’t operate any 747 freighters itself but is hiring Atlas Air to use jumbo jets on its behalf.

Mammoth Freighters plans to produce 777 passenger-to-freighter conversions. A new deal makes it more mammoth.

The company didn’t blindside anyone. But it didn’t please that many, either.

CEO Tim Strauss and Amerijet’s board kiss and make up. He will continue to run the company.

Noncontract prices will climb by 5.9% for FedEx’s Express, Ground and Freight services.

Air-truck service via Toronto is faster for some logistics companies than booking shipments direct to O’Hare, where delays are mounting.

Western Global Airlines is a midsize cargo carrier that can’t grow its fleet until the U.S. DOT lifts conditions placed on startups.

A union that recently wrested allegiance of pilots at Cargojet away from a competing union now says the company fired some members for their organizing activity.

Atlas Air pilots are peeved that an outside arbitrator jammed a new labor contract down their throat. Union says many are threatening to leave.

DHL Express is one of Atlas Air’s biggest customers. It just renewed leases for 20 planes.

A messy leadership change is underway at all-cargo airline Amerijet.

The Biden administration set a target to produce 3 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel by 2030. Domestic production currently sits around 4.5 million gallons per year.

The past 20 years were the most pivotal in the history of U.S. air cargo security. The next 20 are likely to be just as crucial.

Used Airbus A321s are getting a second life in the cargo arena. More companies are jumping in to do the modifications.

Mammoth Freighters has deep pockets and ambitious goals for selling converted passenger planes for cargo operations.

Radiant Logistics announced it closed its fiscal year in record fashion on Thursday. The company will repurchase shares and pursue acquisitions as a means of boosting valuation.

In the pandemic era, passenger travel can be especially fickle. Air Wisconsin will try its hand at cargo so it has more revenue opportunities.

The AN-225 is not your average plane pull. It’s the biggest plane in the world and doesn’t budge easily.

Reducing risk from natural disasters, disease and terrorism is an important goal, but doing so shouldn’t paralyze economic activity.

Most all-cargo carriers that buy used passenger planes rebuild them for heavy cargo. Easter Airlines has a quicker, cheaper idea.

Amazon Air’s rate of growth is amazing. It will soon have 80 aircraft moving e-commerce shipments for business and residential customers.

Alliance Ground International found new digs outside Newark airport after officials gave the warehouse lease to Amazon.

Willie Walsh is the blunt leader of the International Air Transport Association. He admits that airlines mistakenly treated cargo business as an afterthought.

The global airline industry still has a steep climb out of its financial hole. U.S. airlines are doing better, but watch out for the delta variant.