Air Cargo

Getting Russian aircraft in the air to fly home is like aiding and abetting a criminal, the U.S. says. Penalties will apply.

Are you involved in the actual goods movement to other states or countries if you load the plane instead of fly it? Tune into SCOTUS this month to find out.

EPS comes in below estimates as FedEx Ground’s operating income declines.

Racing a car at 223 mph is insane and so is the logistics that makes it possible. Get ready for the F1 season.

Amazon Air is a juggernaut. It has doubled in size in two years.

New one-week lag time, down from two weeks, matches FedEx’s surcharge sequence.

When planes age they become less pleasant for passengers and cost more to operate. That’s when companies like Air Transport Services Group buy them for cargo.

The all-new Cessna SkyCourier is an important part of FedEx’s fleet modernization for serving small, rural locations.

Russia’s aviation system is quickly being ground to a halt by sanctions.

Richard Smith continues to climb the corporate ladder as he takes over FedEx Express later this year.

Spiking fuel levies are expected to put more pressure on shippers to either eat higher costs or pass them on to end customers.

DHL runs a big airline, but it doesn’t fly the planes. Singapore Airlines is the latest big supplier.

Customer service hasn’t been a top focus at cargo carrier Amerijet. That’s quickly changing under new CEO Tim Strauss, who is driving the company into shape.

DHL is upgrading its fleet of large freighters.

Think of Cainiao as the Amazon logistics of China. It’s spreading its wings in Latin America.

Finnair is a microcosm of the pressures on air cargo and airlines because of the airspace restrictions over Russia.

Global logistics firm Expeditors International says it is moving closer to restoring key systems two weeks after a cyberattack.

The TaxiBot is not an autonomous taxi for city travel. It’s a robot vehicle that pulls aircraft to the runway.

Ethiopian Airlines is a major passenger carrier that is also investing in its large cargo unit.

Ukraine spillover effects now include higher shipping cost for FedEx.

The knock-on effects from the Ukraine crisis are being felt across the business world, not least in air cargo.

Protecting freedom in Ukraine will require economic sacrifice by many. Air cargo is already feeling the pinch.

Kuehne + Nagel is the biggest air and ocean logistics provider and it’s pushing the right buttons for fast growth.

A FreightWaves roundup of oil markets and other supply chain news related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Expeditors International is desperately trying to recover from a major cyberattack that has degraded its logistics capabilities.

The United States is closing its airspace to all Russian aircraft as punishment for invading Ukraine, President Joe Biden said in his State of the Union address to the nation […]

Air cargo is facing more headwinds because of the Ukraine crisis, but some industry players could gain business.

FreightWaves is covering the logistics-related fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from the air to the ground to the sea.

Western sanctions on Russia will have a devastating impact on all-cargo airline Volga-Dnepr. Shippers will feel some pain too.

Ukrainian officials vow to rebuild the world’s largest commercial cargo plane, which was capable of carrying prodigious loads.

Air cargo was a bright spot for Air New Zealand last year, thanks in large measure to government aid for flights geared toward cargo.

Lufthansa is complementing its transcontinental freighter fleet with some smaller aircraft.

Expeditors announced its earnings while it is in the midst of a cyberattack.

Global logistics provider Expeditors International shut down most of its operations systems after a cyberattack, limiting the ability to book shipments.

One hour. That’s how long it could take a rocket to carry troops and material from a base in the Midwest to the Middle East if technology the military is exploring proves out.

Canada’s largest airline produced its best cargo results ever as the passenger business begins to show signs of sustained recovery.

Cathay Pacific is a once-proud airline hanging on for dear life.

Atlas Air has a huge freighter fleet to help take advantage of shipper interest in air transport and is adding more planes this year.

The large freighter wars are heating up between Boeing and Airbus.

SmartLynx will use the Airbus conversion center to modify a half dozen small jets for full-time cargo operations.

CBD — we know what you’re thinking — also stands for Chinese Development Bank and it is going deeper into air cargo leasing.

Third-party logistics provider Flexport’s latest innovation: renting modified passenger aircraft for dedicated cargo service from a novice cargo carrier.

The new A320 passenger-to-freighter jet is ready to join its sister, the A321, on the market as the aircraft attract more interest for airlines.

On-demand air charter companies are providing emergency parts deliveries for automakers trying to cope with demonstrations blocking a key U.S.-Canada border bridge.

The ripple effect of the anti-COVID truck protests in Canada is spreading to aviation.

Remember “The Love Boat”? Today, we present the Love Plane, bringing your sweetheart goodies for Valentine’s Day.

Korean Air’s cargo division is propping up the entire airline with passenger traffic still underwater.

Azul welcomes its first quasi-freighter, an Embraer regional jet with a stripped-down cabin.

Amazon Air is expanding further in the Great Plains.

Natilus is developing robot cargo jets in four sizes and has orders from five customers.

Near-space vehicle producer Destinus just secured $29 million to build out its autonomous, hydrogen-powered hypersonic cargo plane.

“This deal is a great opportunity to accelerate our joint sustainability efforts. SAF has a lot of potential to reduce CO2 emissions,” said Adriaan den Heijer, executive vice president at AFKLM Cargo and managing director at Martinair.

DHL is renewing every aircraft lease it can because air cargo demand is robust.

DHL, seemingly in perpetual expansion mode, is targeting two more U.S. airports for its giant cargo network.

FedEx operates about 280 small, turboprop cargo aircraft. New ones starting to enter the fleet are bigger and more capable.

FedEx is facilitating exports from Europe and the U.K. to the U.S. with a new cargo service.

Swissport, a company that gets your luggage on and off a plane for partner airlines, is fending off a ransomware attack.

A winter storm is severely impacting express air and air cargo operations in the middle of the country, which could impact deliveries anywhere in the U.S.

Congress, regulators and industry are trying to develop a long-term plan that would allow 5G cell towers to coexist with airport traffic.

The air cargo market is very strong, but the latest January numbers are deceiving.

UPS posted its best quarterly operating profit in its history. It also declared a 49% dividend increase.

Extra safety precautions, for cargo and crew, are needed when vaccines need ultra-cold transport by air. The FAA wants to fine-tune its safety guidance.

Qatar Airways is renewing its freighter fleet with a big order for an all-new aircraft from Boeing.

Airports in Asia have been in the news for cargo delays because of COVID cases, but infections are impacting cargo hubs around the world.

A “bomb cyclone” is expected to hit the Northeast and disrupt air traffic.

Renting a plane to move cargo is expensive but necessary in these days of supply chain turmoil.

China Airlines has 21 freighter aircraft in its fleet and is adding capacity to meet trans-Pacific demand.

Nearly 80% of the U.S. commercial fleet has been deemed safe to operate around 5G antennas, but not some of the largest freighters in the FedEx and UPS fleets.

A commercial cargo carrier is at the forefront of U.S. efforts to supply Ukraine with weapons ahead of a possible Russian invasion.

Passenger airlines are limping back to health, but the air cargo sector is on fire.

This beluga whale doesn’t swim, it flies. Airbus built a freighter that looks like the whale so it can get large shipments in the front dome.

MSC, a giant shipping line, wants to buy an Italian airline. If successful, it will then be in the passenger airline and air cargo businesses.

The United States takes tit-for-tat action against Chinese airlines after China restricts access by U.S. carriers.

Family comes first for Lionel van der Walt, who has left PayCargo.

Amazon doesn’t have any pilots. It outsources flight operations to airlines. Find out which one is supporting cargo service to Wichita.

New financiers are backing a major fleet expansion at Mexican cargo carrier MasAir.

Among the major U.S. passenger carriers, United Airlines was the big winner in cargo performance during 2021.

Aeronautical Engineering takes used planes and turns them into cargo configuration. More countries are approving a new design for its 737-800 freighter.

It’s a sign of the supply chain times when customers are renting entire planes from United Airlines to haul low-value commodities like mayonnaise.

Shippers, not just passengers, will be negatively impacted by delayed flights and rerouting to alternative airports if telecom companies eventually launch service close to airports.

President Biden thanked Verizon and AT&T for agreeing to the delay and said the DOT will continue working on safe 5G deployment.

FedEx wants to study the feasibility of putting a laser on planes to divert potential missile strikes. The FAA has shelved its review for the time being.

FedEx wants to put a laser-emitting device on a certain aircraft to protect against a missile attack. By all indications it’s for a very limited test, not a fleetwide procurement.

Freightos is expanding its North American air cargo customer base with the acquisition of 7L Freight.

Clean up on Runway 2, please! We’ve got rubber deposits.

“Climate protection is an issue that impacts everyone. While we can work towards this goal internally, we also wanted to provide an opportunity to enroll our customers in our mission toward carbon neutrality,” said Mark McCullough, Gebrüder Weiss USA CEO.

Delta Air Lines is on the path to recovery from the depths of the coronavirus pandemic, but omicron remains a hurdle.

United opposition from four major U.S. cargo airlines has made Saudia reconsider its request for an exemption to fly freighters outside the normal regime governing air services.

Growth in air cargo volumes decelerated in the last two months of 2021. Blame it on too much demand stressing the freight system.

More COVID control measures in China are impacting international goods movement.

The omicron variant is depleting aircrews at FedEx just as it has among passenger airlines, resulting in customer delays for both industries.

Atlas Air is one of the biggest cargo airlines in the U.S. Four big jets will join the fleet in the next two years.

Cathay Pacific Cargo is limping back to service after shutting down most flights for a week to adjust its schedule to lower pilot availability.

Chutzpah: When Saudi Arabia’s flag carrier asks the U.S. to operate cargo flights directly from Europe and the Saudi government denies similar rights to U.S. carriers.

California officials are going to court again to try to mitigate the emissions impact of a new air logistics center at the San Bernardino Airport anchored by Amazon Air.

FreightWaves writers look at the most important issues on their beats heading into the new year.

Cathay Pacific is running out of pilots for its freighter operations because of stricter quarantine measures.

McDonald’s called in the air cavalry to overcome shipping disruptions that forced it to ration french fries in Japan.

Fuel levies hit two weeks before other surcharges and eight days after 2022 rate increases.

Sun Country maintains labor peace with its pilots.