Air Cargo

Coverage of air cargo related news including freight forwarders, airlines, airports and more

Boeing 747s Are Back From the Dead

Bloomberg | May 16, 2018 | Air Cargo | General

The “Queen of the Skies” seemed doomed to the desert boneyards, but package haulers are rushing to snap up the aging jumbo jets.

Airports Are Electrifying From the Ground Up: Nathaniel Bullard

Bloomberg | May 15, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airports

Boeing Trade-Case Win Prompts New Trump Threat of EU Sanctions

Bloomberg | May 15, 2018 | Air Cargo | General

Qatar Airways Cargo and Expo Freight Logistics (EFL) Sign Partnership Agreement

AJOT | May 15, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The award-winning carrier, through its QR Charter services, now offers dedicated Boeing 777 freighter service to EFL once every week from Dhaka to New York, transporting more than 100 tonnes of garments per flight. The freighter service commenced on 13 May and will continue for a period of one year.

CargoLogicAir helps Giro D’italia teams make history

AJOT | May 15, 2018 | Air Cargo | Charters

CargoLogicAir (CLA), the British all-cargo airline, helped to ensure competitors taking part in the historic 101st Giro d’Italia bike race reached the starting line on-time - in Israel!

Fraport Traffic Figures - April 2018: Strong Growth Continues

AJOT | May 15, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airports

Air France-KLM Names Gagey as Interim CEO in Bid to End Strikes

Bloomberg | May 15, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Sichuan Jet’s Cockpit Window Breaks at 32,000 Feet, Hurts Pilot

Bloomberg | May 15, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Air France Board to Name Interim CEO in Bid to End Labor Dispute

Bloomberg | May 15, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

EasyJet’s CEO Puts Stamp on Airline as First-Half Loss Narrows

Bloomberg | May 15, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Ethiopian Air Seeks Africa Dominance With New Carriers, Jet Deal

Bloomberg | May 14, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

United Air to Add Newark Flights in Latest Bid for Hub Dominance

Bloomberg | May 14, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Budapest, Düsseldorf and Hamburg Airports cooperating at Air Cargo China

AJOT | May 14, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airports

"Sister airports" offer alternative to cargo hubs / airports present their modern airfreight infrastructures

Silk Way West Airlines further expands and adds aircrafts

AJOT | May 14, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Silk Way West Airlines stays on its expansion course by adding regular flights between Liège Airport and its global cargo hub in Baku. As of the end of April 2018, the twice weekly flights into Liege connecting the Baku Hub had been started.

Drone Pilots’ $2,000 Paydays Drop 90% in `Race to the Bottom’

Bloomberg | May 14, 2018 | Air Cargo | General | Intermodal

Andy Trench made $2,000 a day in 2015 taking sky-high photographs along the East Coast with a drone he made himself. Now, that same work fetches about $175.