Converting passenger aircraft for cargo use is like rebuilding a house. One alternative is a quick makeover for carrying parcels in the cabin.
The European Union’s permission for airlines to load cargo in the passenger compartment during the pandemic will expire on July 31.
Reaching COVID-19 pandemic high, employment remains 2.9% below pre-pandemic December 2019
Azul welcomes its first quasi-freighter, an Embraer regional jet with a stripped-down cabin.
Starting an international airline during a pandemic is unbelievably challenging. Frustrated flypop has turned to cargo as an interim solution.
A handful of small airlines want a piece of the action in air cargo, which continues to grow at a robust pace.
Overhead bins, seat bags and seat removal are among the innovations airlines started during the COVID pandemic to move more cargo while few passengers are traveling.
SmartLynx Airlines is leasing passenger aircraft to fly cargo before using them for their traditional role.
Silkways West Airlines is a large cargo operator out of Azerbaijan. It recently began flying to Columbus, Ohio.
Ghost flights — passenger aircraft with no passengers, only cargo — were never a thing before the coronavirus pandemic. In the past year, airlines have operated thousands of passenger aircraft as mini-freighters. Who are the industry leaders?
We haven’t heard many airlines recently culling their cabins of seats, but Kenya Airways is now the first to do so with a Boeing 787.
Air Canada is showing itself to be one of the most innovative airlines around. It plans to start an all-cargo subsidiary on top of new initiatives in drone delivery and seatless aircraft that can carry cargo in the cabin.
Cargo never got a window view during air transport until the coronavirus pandemic led airlines to find innovative ways to mitigate the loss of passenger revenue. Alaska Airlines is joining other carriers in stowing boxes and mailbags in seats.
The A380 isn’t prized for its cargo capability, but when operated in “ghost” mode there’s a lot more room for stuff.
Delta took pains to remove seats from a large jet so it could carry more cargo — and eight weeks later permanently parked the airplane.
The airfreight market is gaining strength as trade and e-commerce grow, but the disappearance of most international air travel is hurting airlines. And the situation appears to be worsening with new waves of COVID in Europe and the U.S.
Asiana and Azul are taking cargo seriously in an unprecedented year for aviation. To capture greater cargo revenue, Asiana has replaced passenger seats with a novel freight pallet system. Azul is turning regional jets into cargo planes.
American Airlines cargo and passenger flights will shift to a new mega-airport in Beijing in March. Passenger demand will dictate how long cargo-only flights continue.
If you’re an airline with the name Scoot, you’ve got to move fast. The Singapore carrier did that when it transitioned to cargo flights and removing passenger seats.
Several passenger airlines have proven that cargo can be lucrative business during a pandemic with little travel. American Airlines quickly built a dedicated cargo operation but is now throwing more resources at the business as market conditions improve.
Shippers are facing delays at Sydney Airport in Australia because cargo terminals are buried in cargo.
Cathay Pacific has been flying passenger planes on cargo missions for months, but only in the last couple of weeks did it revert to pulling seats to create more cargo capacity. The new cargo capability comes with additional safety requirements and operational challenges.
The cargo divisions at Air Canada, IAG/British Airways and Air France-KLM played dominant roles for their respective airlines in the second quarter, creating cash flow. Typically, they barely register on the financial statement. What happened?
Shipping seafood, electronics or a spare part by air? It might get a window seat now on Swiss International Air Lines.
The FAA recently gave Pemco Conversions approval to convert 737 passenger jets into freighters, with the added flexibility of carrying pallets and passengers in the main cabin area at the same time.
Want to ride a “ghost flight” for fun? You can’t. They’re only open for freight and Delta Air Lines is flying lots of them from Asia to the U.S.
Cargo in the hold, in the storage bins, under seats, on top of seats and with the seats removed. It’s all happening. And now some airlines are doing infill cargo with some seats removed.
The logistics sector specializes in figuring out creative solutions to transportation and trade impediments, and a pandemic is the ultimate test. Check out what DB Schenker and Airbus are doing to increase airfreight capacity.
Domestic airlines want to put cargo in passenger seats or stacked on the cabin floor, as some foreign counterparts are already doing. But they first need authorization from U.S. authorities.
