Air Cargo

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

Low-cost carrier Avelo starts flights with an eye on Southwest

Bloomberg | April 08, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines builds success on A350 “Preighter”

AJOT | April 07, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Airlines cling to hopes of summer bounce even as bookings wane

Bloomberg | April 07, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Southwest Airlines Cargo earns top honor from Airforwarders Association for the 12TH consecutive year

AJOT | April 07, 2021 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Air Cargo

Bloomberg | Top Story | April 07, 2021

UPS bets on electric aircraft to get packages to the hinterlands

United Parcel Service Inc. is buying 10 small electric-powered aircraft that take off like helicopters and fly like planes, aiming to reduce its costs from contracting with small air freighters to reach far-flung areas.

Covid thrusts governments into cockpit with flag carrier aid

Bloomberg | April 07, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Decades after being unshackled from government control, many of Europe’s largest airlines are being forced back into the arms of states by the pandemic.

Boeing forecasts India’s Air passenger demand will double by 2030

Bloomberg | April 07, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Gebrüder Weiss supplies COVID-19 antigen tests to Austria

AJOT | April 06, 2021 | Air Cargo | Charters

In recent weeks, Gebrüder Weiss has made a significant contribution to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a chartered Airbus A330 specially converted for transport, the logistics company has been handling shipments of two to three million COVID-19 antigen tests per flight since the beginning of March.