Air Cargo

A Qatar Airways 747 freighter touched down for the last time on Friday. The plane has been sold to UPS.

Air forwarders are getting a break from the Transportation Security Administration that will save them time and money on administrative work needed to stay in a required security program.

Cargo airline Amerijet has already downsized its fleet and workforce, and changed leadership, to stem the flow of red ink. The latest move is outsourcing a warehouse operation in the Southeast.

The UPS maintenance division is moving into a new hangar, capable of supporting 747 jumbo jets, at its global air hub in Louisville, Kentucky.

Kuehne+Nagel is the largest logistics company in the world, but it wasn’t immune to downward market forces in 2023.

Air Transport Services Group is taking a more conservative approach to fleet expansion until the air cargo market picks up and customers start leasing additional freighters.

Electronic freight booking and data company Freightos says a virtuous cycle of growth will enable it to become profitable within a few years.

A new DHL facility in Norfolk, Virginia, will serve eastern Virginia and coastal North Carolina.

Canadian operator Cargojet sharply scaled back fleet investments last year to stabilize the bottom line but reports the Q4 upturn in air cargo business carried over to the new year.

Rock-it Global is the first company in the U.S. to generate a digital passport for goods, which simplifies customs entry for products that aren’t intended to be sold in the destination country.

The U.S. Postal Service contract is an albatross around FedEx’s neck. The company needs to fly less during the daytime and consolidate more express and ground parcel shipments, Barclays says.

Newbie airline Starlux in Taiwan has signed with Airbus for five large A350 freighters, an aircraft that is still under development.

With the addition of two secondhand Boeing 737-800 freighters, Kenya Airways Cargo is more than doubling capacity and extending its reach to the Middle East and India.

Volume data at Expeditors suggests that the year-on-year decline is slowing from where it was earlier in 2023.

The Airforwarders Association has begun to collaborate more with international counterparts and moved the date of its annual event away from Super Bowl Sunday.

The downward slope in cargo revenue at Air Canada began to level out during the fourth quarter, and management is optimistic 2024 will be better for airfreight than last year.

Amazon Air is closing a Texas cargo-handling facility, which will result in the layoff of 65 workers.

UPS is rationalizing its air network as demand falls, but it is still adding aircraft when it makes sense.

Alaska Air Cargo will debut its second Boeing 737-800 freighters next month, opening the door for the first all-cargo service between Alaska and Los Angeles.

The European Union blessed a Korean Air takeover of Asiana Airlines under the condition that Asiana sells off its cargo airline.

The air cargo market has certainly turned around from the depths of last summer, but the extraordinary increase in January volumes should be taken with a grain of salt. Conditions are improving, but short-term factors inflated the January numbers.

An Atlas Air freighter had an engine inspection four days before an engine fire forced an emergency landing, the NTSB said on Friday.

Two of Lufthansa Cargo’s smaller freighters are out of service because of maintenance and supply chain challenges.

As a new carrier facing growing pains, Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX) is doubling down on its passenger business and slowing expansion in cargo.

Pilots at Air Transport International say the parent company wants to prolong contract talks for another two years so it can synchronize a labor deal with a new Amazon transportation services agreement. Meanwhile, the company is having a difficult time retaining experienced pilots.

AirCargo 2024 unites aviation, logistics and transportation leaders to navigate industry evolution through collaboration and innovation.

FedEx has more cargo jets than it needs for its express package network. Some of those planes will now be used to try and capture a larger share of the general cargo market. In doing so, FedEx will go head to head with all-cargo carriers like Atlas Air, Cathay Pacific and Nippon Cargo Airlines.

Six people have pleaded guilty so far in a federal fraud case involving former executives at Polar Air Cargo, customers and service providers.

American Airlines’ cargo results in the fourth quarter were lackluster considering the industry experienced a mini-renaissance after hitting bottom in the summer of 2023.

The air cargo industry finished 2023 on a high note and is getting an extra boost from the Red Sea shock as shippers divert ocean freight to keep their supply chains fluid.

China Cargo Airlines has delayed the start of its inaugural freighter service to Miami for undisclosed reasons.

United Airlines said Monday that fourth-quarter cargo results were half as bad as for the full year.

Cargojet has exited its commitment for 777 aircraft with cargo conversion packages by selling the rights to aircraft trader Jetran, which is bullish on the aircraft’s prospects.

Cargolux is investing in aircraft to fight wildfires, a completely new line of business for the freighter operator.

Air France-KLM and ocean shipping power CMA CGM, citing regulatory challenges in various nations, have agreed to discontinue their air cargo capacity-sharing agreement one year into a 10-year partnership, the […]

Cargojet says there isn’t enough airfreight business to justify its planned investment in 777 converted freighters. It wants to get out of its commitments, most likely by selling the aircraft to another company.

Delta Air Lines’ cargo business saw some improvement during the fourth quarter, but the overall enterprise performed very well, according to results released on Friday.

New owners have taken control of troubled Amerijet, which is scuttling several aircraft leases and laying off more workers to preserve cash.

FedEx Express faces more headwinds in its effort to improve profitability as the U.S. Postal Service prepares to drop air routes from contracted service.

FedEx Express wants to compensate for a surplus of pilots by lowering guaranteed pay and offering severance packages once a new labor contract is reached. Meanwhile, mechanics are agitating to unionize.

2023 was a tumultuous year for airfreight. The downturn in business put pressure on the industry, but the year ended with some optimism.

Labor peace was won at what will be higher costs for shippers and carriers.

Japan Airlines is restarting its freighter division after 13 years and will fly three 767s exclusively for DHL.

Importers and exporters are looking to air cargo as a way to bypass the dangerous Red Sea and minimize supply chain disruptions.

The Winnipeg Airport Authority is ready to begin the next phase of its cargo expansion and modernization project with an investment from the Canadian government.

FedEx’s color-coded air network is designed to bolster FedEx Express’ margins amid continued macro weakness and other headwinds.

DHL ground support workers at the company’s Cincinnati airport hub ended their strike after an agreement on a new contract.

Despite posting operating and net income gains in its fiscal 2024 second quarter, FedEx cut its full-year revenue forecast.

A new owner sees air cargo potential for underutilized property at Calgary airport in Alberta, Canada.

Air China Cargo is adding Airbus freighters to its fleet after previously operating Boeing jets.

Striking airport workers at the DHL Express hub outside Cincinnati have picked up support from union members around the country, slowing customer shipments.

Turkish Airlines said it plans to buy five large freighters from Airbus.

Spain-based Swiftair plans to lease a couple Airbus A321 modified cargo jets next year.

After two consecutive years of negative growth, air cargo is shaping up for a rebound in 2024, according to the International Air Transport Association and industry experts.

Western Global Airlines is starting with a clean slate after completing Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but still faces difficult market conditions.

Airbus beat out Boeing for Cathay Pacific’s order of new heavy freighters.

DHL Express workers went on strike Thursday at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport.

Reliable Robotics successfully tested its autopilot system with no one on board the Cessna cargo plane.

DHL Express says it has procedures to ensure there are no service disruptions if unionized ramp workers at its Cincinnati air hub go on strike.

DHL Express announced high-level personnel changes in its global organization.

UPS will invest an undisclosed amount of money to build an ultra-modern air package hub at Hong Kong International Airport.

Maersk, the giant ocean shipping carrier, is testing a U.K. airport as a possible import base for its cargo airline.

Cargo airline Amerijet is operating fewer aircraft to conserve money as shipping demand from major customers shrinks.

Alaska Airlines will inherit a cargo business for Amazon as part of its acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines.

Atlas Air Worldwide on Tuesday announced the order of two 777 freighters from Boeing in response to strong demand for international e-commerce shipping, one of the few areas of strength […]

The White House recently publicized Flexport for facilitating purchases of sustainable aviation fuel because of the California connection to Asia-Pacific trade and sustainability, although the program isn’t particularly novel.

Israeli cargo reservation platform Freightos is struggling to make money in a bad freight market and now faces the extra challenge of operating in the middle of a war zone.

Air cargo demand has picked up after a long slide, but the busy season leading up to the holidays has been disappointing by historical standards.

Global Crossing Airlines, a 2-year-old hybrid carrier that provides supplemental airlift to customers that rent the entire plane, is taking a long-term view toward cargo expansion at a time when freight demand is very soft.

DHL Express has doubled the size of its Asia air hub in Hong Kong.

U.S. cargo airline Amerijet accuses Korean Air of protectionism. Korean Air says Amerijet is trying to cover up the true nature of its relationship with Maersk Air Cargo because it violates air transport rules.

Cargo pilots at Air Transport International are frustrated by the pace of negotiations for a labor deal and ready to go on strike.

Freighter airline Cargojet announced that founder and CEO Ajay Virmani is leaving that role to be executive chairman, with two top lieutenants stepping in as co-CEOs.

Cargojet wants to dump eight aircraft that were part of of its growth strategy and postpone converting two more aircraft into cargo jets as the weak cargo market shrinks profit margins.

At the F3: Future of Freight Festival, strategic adviser Alan Gershenhorn explained how market changes are affecting different transport modes.

Air Transport Services Group is slowing investment in converted freighters as a weak shipping market leads cargo airlines to pause fleet expansion.

Revenue and earnings fell sharply at DHL’s Express and Global Forwarding units.

Air Transport Services Group’s underperformance cost CEO Rich Corrado his job on Monday.

UPS has bought out a small contingent of senior pilots. An American Airlines regional partner is trying to attract them to fly small jets.

FedEx pilots are experiencing significant pay decreases because there isn’t enough flying to go around. The company is pushing cockpit crews to take jobs at a regional passenger airline.

Lufthansa Cargo didn’t make a profit in the third quarter as revenues fell more than 40% from last year.

The freighter conversion business is slowing down, but there remains residual momentum from carriers such as IndiGo.

Air Canada said it is taking a slower approach to adding cargo jets because there isn’t enough demand now to justify the investment.

Hawaiian Airlines is finally on its way to positive cash flow from its new Amazon Air contract after spending money to launch freighter operations.

Amazon’s EPS handily beat estimates, while operating and net income posted four- and three-bagger gains.

UPS’ third-quarter results reflect struggles with macro weakness, volume diversions and higher labor costs.

A former senior executive at Polar Air Cargo pleaded guilty to corporate corruption and agreed to pay restitution of $9.3 million in addition to serving a potential jail sentence.

DHL Supply Chain’s North America chief says warehouse labor markets have stabilized.

Israel won’t be able to produce as many goods for its economy because of the war it is waging. Some logistics providers are increasing their capability to deliver imports to the country by air and ocean.

The semiconductor industry is a new vertical that logistics provider Kuehne+Nagel has identified as a growth area. Toward that end, it is using two large freighters it controls to transport shipments from Taiwan to Europe.

Amerijet, a mid-tier cargo airline based in Miami, is trying to block a startup operator of business jets owned by Korean Air from gaining flight access to the U.S. because it says the Korean flag carrier is undermining its expansion into Korea.

The first Airbus A321 converted freighter has been cleared by authorities to begin commercial service in China.

American Airlines Cargo had a disappointing, but expected, third quarter. Management says new aircraft and operational enhancements should help attract customers as the market improves.

Mega-forwarder Kuehne+Nagel is working with one of its top air logistics vendors to make airport cargo transfers faster.

Shippers aren’t paying freight forwarders because their cargo was delayed. Now those forwarders want Qantas Airways to eliminate their handling charges because of a self-inflicted operational breakdown.

United Airlines had a weak quarter for cargo revenue, but it’s on par with the rest of the industry.

Global Crossing Airlines is using its small regional jets to airlift aid to Israel. Other U.S. carriers are more cautious and have canceled flights to Israel until further notice.

The air cargo market has pulled out of its 1.5-year dive, but analysts say don’t be deceived by the slight seasonal improvement. Real growth is many months away.

Flexport has elevated a new management team after getting rid of CEO Dave Clark last month.