The truck driver shortage in the U.K. and Europe is getting worse with cross-border traffic being interrupted by the Ukraine crisis and Ukrainians going home to defend their country.

The TaxiBot is not an autonomous taxi for city travel. It’s a robot vehicle that pulls aircraft to the runway.

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

Ukraine spillover effects now include higher shipping cost for FedEx.

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.

The United States is closing its airspace to all Russian aircraft as punishment for invading Ukraine, President Joe Biden said in his State of the Union address to the nation Tuesday night. “I am announcing that we will join our allies in closing off American airspace to all Russian flights — further isolating Russia — […]

Pandemic gridlock, the Ever Given, COVID outbreaks, container shortages, flooding, Ukraine. The next shoe to drop: a labor dispute.

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.

The port chaos cocktail: Mix 12 months of container bottlenecks with contentious contract talks for dockworkers.

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.

Several trade and transport groups claim ocean carriers should lose special antitrust privileges and face stricter regulatory enforcement of shipping laws.

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.

Some big ports are import focused. The Port of Oakland is a big export port. It is trying to restore the traditional import/export balance.

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.

The large freighter wars are heating up between Boeing and Airbus.

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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Korean Air’s cargo division is propping up the entire airline with passenger traffic still underwater.

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.

Donald Trump claimed his trade war got the Chinese to bend to U.S. will. But the “historic” trade deal he negotiated didn’t turn out so well.

DHL is renewing every aircraft lease it can because air cargo demand is robust.

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.

FedEx is facilitating exports from Europe and the U.K. to the U.S. with a new cargo service.

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.

The air cargo market is very strong, but the latest January numbers are deceiving.

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.

E-commerce is becoming an increasing area of focus for some ocean carriers.

Qatar Airways is renewing its freighter fleet with a big order for an all-new aircraft from Boeing.

The FTC wants to know if large corporations are engaging in anticompetitive supply chain practices.

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.

Nearly 80% of the U.S. commercial fleet has been deemed safe to operate around 5G antennas, but not some of the largest freighters in the FedEx and UPS fleets.

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.

Amazon doesn’t have any pilots. It outsources flight operations to airlines. Find out which one is supporting cargo service to Wichita.

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.

Clean up on Runway 2, please! We’ve got rubber deposits.

FedEx Logistics is the latest company to find an alternative to big-port congestion by taking freight business to the Port of Hueneme in California.

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.

Growth in air cargo volumes decelerated in the last two months of 2021. Blame it on too much demand stressing the freight system.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce wants the Biden administration to spend less time correcting economic problems the chamber feels don’t exist, and more on trade.

More COVID control measures in China are impacting international goods movement.

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The omicron variant is depleting aircrews at FedEx just as it has among passenger airlines, resulting in customer delays for both industries.

The Biden administration wants consumer protection regulators to examine whether giant retailers are creating supply chain distortions for smaller businesses.

A small COVID outbreak is curtailing industrial operations in the Chinese city of Ningbo and the port could soon feel the ripple effects.

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.

Agriculture exporters on the West Coast are feeling neglected by ocean carriers. The Port of Oakland is trying to make more equipment available so they can ship their goods.

Small ports were one solution for big-port problems in 2021. Shippers that could find a vessel were able to get their cargo processed quickly by shifting to a secondary port.

Cathay Pacific is running out of pilots for its freighter operations because of stricter quarantine measures.

Port of Los Angeles is going vessel operators to clear out empty containers or else face big fines.

The Federal Maritime Commission is ratcheting up pressure on ocean carriers to reduce logistical challenges for their customers.

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.

The biggest, baddest space observatory ever built is ready to ride into space on Dec. 25. How did NASA safely deliver it to the launch site in South America?

Maersk is becoming an integrated logistics goliath with the ability to provide freight management, transportation, warehousing and e-commerce fulfillment for big retailers and manufacturers.

Sun Country maintains labor peace with its pilots.

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

The latest example of an ocean carrier expanding into the logistics space involves MSC trying to buy a piece of Bolloré Logistics.

Don’t be afraid of the drone swarm. It’s just Korean Air’s approach to using several drones at once to visually inspect its aircraft.

The White House is asking carriers to play nice with exporters, but next year Congress may give it a hammer to use if shipping practices don’t change.

Port Hueneme is an example of a niche port that is attracting more container shipments because of bottlenecks at big seaports.

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