air cargo

Maersk is one of the world’s dominant container shipping lines. Now it is making a play to be a major cargo airline.

The ripple effects on logistics from Shanghai’s quarantine are being felt beyond the city as companies try to redirect freight to alternative import/export gateways.

Crane Worldwide Logistics is tired of fighting for space on cargo jets, so it’s leasing whole planes so it can meet customers’ shipping needs.

Air Canada is a major international passenger carrier, but did you know it is going big on cargo with special planes, warehouses, IT systems and drones?

ASL Aviation plans to acquire at least 10 737-800s and pay Boeing to turn them into freighters as demand grows from customers such as Amazon, DHL and FedEx in Europe.

The pandemic supply chain disruptions never seem to end, especially in China. Strict restrictions on movement in Shanghai mean cargo can’t get to the airport, resulting in backlogs.

With Shanghai in a COVID bubble, air cargo airlines are avoiding the city because there is little freight to pick up and imports may take a long time to get unloaded.

WestJet is among several passenger airlines going all-in on all-cargo operations.

Alaska Airlines is growing and so too are its cargo ambitions.

Fake timestamps helped UPS collect full payment for U.S. Postal Service deliveries, federal authorities say.

AirBridgeCargo has stopped flying its large Boeing 747 cargo jets because of U.S. and European sanctions on Russia.

Aircon is “building technology to achieve operational efficiencies that will change what air cargo means to the global supply chain.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

Air cargo is booming, Everest Transportation hasn’t missed a beat in Ukraine, and truck maintenance prices are climbing to new heights.

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

Officials blame Russian attackers, vow to rebuild monster-sized AN-225

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

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.

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

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

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.

The biggest commercial cargo plane in the world, the An-225, and other freighters are parked at a Ukrainian airport where heavy fighting is taking place.

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.

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.

Reaching COVID-19 pandemic high, employment remains 2.9% below pre-pandemic December 2019

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

ANA is moving lots of goods across the Pacific and throughout Asia with its cargo and passenger jets.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Shipping lines are flush with cash and using it to expand into logistics services.

Sun Country maintains labor peace with its pilots.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Onboarding accounts should be a bigger thing than it is; airports used as container storage yards; airfreight is now an affordable option; and a few more quarterly earnings dissected.

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

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.