airport congestion

Qantas Freight is still scrambling to recover from an IT meltdown that has gummed up its air cargo network.

A pair of trade associations wants the government to provide up to $5 billion to support massive redevelopment for cargo activity.

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

Airlines scheduled & operated more flights in July 2021 than any month since the start of the pandemic in March 2020

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

With limited manpower because of COVID, the main cargo terminal at Shanghai airport can’t process many freighter flights.

A 3PL is rescuing stranded freight in Chicago. It’s the freight equivalent of special ops forces going behind enemy lines to get a high-value target.

Labor shortages at Chinese airports and pilot quarantine rules related to COVID are forcing airlines to scuttle many cargo flights to keep operations going and pilots from being put in isolation.

In the chaotic supply chain world of 2021, airport terminal operators are moving away from the airport to process cargo because existing facilities are full.

JFK Airport is boxed in by the city, so expanding cargo facilities isn’t easy. A partial solution is on the way, which means goods can get delivered faster.

Cargo handling companies at Chicago O’Hare International Airport are crying, “No mas.” They’re investing in warehouses outside the airport because cargo volumes are causing gridlock at airport terminals.

Cargo congestion has gone from bad to worse at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, forcing importers to wait several days to retrieve shipments and prompting two large logistics companies to migrate […]

Big cargo planes are dumping cargo faster than O’Hare, LAX and other airports can process it. That could mean a longer wait for your new favorite gadget.

A perfect storm of events has created the mother-of-all cargo bottlenecks at Shanghai’s Pudong airport, where shipments sit at a standstill in crowded warehouses waiting for overwhelmed Chinese customs officers to inspect outbound PPE shipments.

After years of development work, TSA’s approval for third-party canine screening should provide faster and more accurate air cargo acceptance and security screening, and reduce truck detention at airports.