Airlines are bleeding red ink and are asking incoming DOT nominee Pete Buttigieg to focus on testing and other steps to give people confidence to travel.

Airlines are heavily in the red and a big shrink in passenger revenue last year is to blame. The International Civil Aviation Organization quantifies the results and gives its outlook for 2021.

The first airports are releasing cargo performance data for 2020. Hong Kong and Amsterdam took a hit.

United has made cargo a priority during the pandemic. The number of passenger cargo flights it operates is evidence of that.

The jump in passenger traffic for U.S. airlines during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays was a mirage, not a sustainable source of revenue for overcoming the coronavirus crisis. On Thursday, Alaska Airlines said passenger volume and revenue since October has retreated again and Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) sounded less optimistic about the next few […]

Delta Air Lines is bringing in new blood and hiring from within as it works through the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Delta’s downsizing helped it contain costs during an extremely challenging pandemic year. On Thursday, it reported a fourth-quarter loss before taxes of $2.1 billion.

New COVID travel restrictions have dealt Canadian airlines and their workers another blow. The financial road ahead looks scary until vaccines start working.

Amazon is the bogeyman for many people. Freight forwarders say if they have to screen cargo to get it on all-cargo planes then electronic retailers like Amazon should too. They see a double standard in the making by the Transportation Security Administration.

Boeing is pulling the plug on its 747-8 production line, and Atlas Air is snapping up the last planes. DHL Express is also ordering 777 freighters.

A new type of air cargo plane is entering the market to much fanfare. The Airbus A321 has many capabilities. Titan Airways is getting the second freighter ever produced.

Schiphol Airport is moving its commercial cargo unit under the airline operations division in an effort to streamline functions and benefit users.

Airlines operating in the U.S. are once again collecting the federal excise tax on freight shipments that were suspended for most of last year to help the industry survive the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The $2.2 trillion economic stimulus package known as the CARES Act provided an aviation tax holiday from March 28 […]

The Swiss logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel has extensive pharmaceutical experience and will handle the storage and transportation of COVID-19 vaccines for Moderna around the world.

The airfreight sector is nursing itself back to health and should be discharged from intensive care by April. Find out why.

Business groups stand on the side of democracy versus Trump.

The air cargo market is doing much better than passenger business for airlines. It could reach equilibrium, following the pandemic shock, in the next few months.

The FAA is adding new experts to its Drone Advisory Committee.

Amazon Air is becoming a major airline and has now taken ownership of its first aircraft after new deals with Delta and WestJet.

The Transportation Security Administration’s top official for air cargo security is looking at a less-expensive alternative to intrusive inspection of all freighter shipments.

The Boeing 777 is highly prized for its cargo capability, whether it’s in passenger or cargo configuration. Three airlines are adding freighters to their fleets, which is welcome news to companies trying to book cargo space when there aren’t enough aircraft flying.

Russia is shipping its COVID-19 vaccine to several countries, including Argentina.

The Teamsters union has patched things up with one of Amazon’s main air transport providers. Talks remain stalled with the other cargo airline.

Mainstream commercial use of small unmanned aircraft for a variety of applications, including package delivery, is around the corner. New FAA regulations create a pathway for drones to operate safely with fewer limitations.

Volga-Dnepr is bringing back one of its An-124 jumbo freighters after an accident forced the company to temporarily ground the fleet for safety checks.

Freight forwarders are vying against all-cargo airlines and online merchants over whether export cargo should be screened or get a green light to the aircraft if it comes from a secure facility audited by the government.

The United Arab Emirates has its first doses of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine thanks to a free delivery from national airline Emirates.

Canada now has two COVID-19 vaccines in circulation. FedEx Express flew in the first shipment from Europe on Thursday.

Many transport providers besides FedEx and UPS are performing roles in the COVID vaccine distribution. Not everyone is moving vaccines. Find out what Air Transport International is doing.

Coronavirus vaccines require extreme levels of protection from organized crime organizations, nation states and others looking to steal shipments or valuable data. The U.S. government is stepping in with extra help for industry, including escorts by U.S. marshals.

Xwing, not X-Men. When you need to pay the bills, you do what Xwing did: Skip the fancy technology and put a pilot in the plane to ferry COVID vaccines to needy areas.

The flow of vaccines to the American public is slowly picking up pace in week two. A lot of coordination among manufacturers, logistics companies, carriers and the government is required.

AIT Worldwide Logistics is expanding its international footprint with the purchase of a German freight forwarder.

Amazon had to close a facility in New Jersey when the COVID infection rate increased.

Team McKesson is implementing Phase 2 of Operation Warp Speed on Sunday, delivering the first Moderna COVID vaccines across the nation.

The Defense Logistics Agency is the military’s in-house logistics management provider. It has its ducks in a row to receive new coronavirus vaccines.

Pilots and air traffic controllers can take both new coronavirus vaccines under new guidance from the Federal Aviation Administration.

McKesson is the middleman between Moderna and FedEx and UPS. Distribution is already in motion to deliver the nation’s second vaccine this week.

The airfreight division of Swiss International Air Lines moved a big load of Chinese-made vaccine to Brazil on a passenger flight.

XPO Logistics is working behind the scenes to get Pfizer’s COVID vaccine to waiting arms.

Digital marketplaces are becoming more popular in the air cargo world. Investors like what they see at cargo.one and poured $42 million into the company.

Army Gen. Gus Perna, who is in charge of the COVID vaccine distribution in the U.S., is showing FedEx and UPS some love.

Operation Warp Speed and the delivery of the Pfizer COVID vaccine are clicking on all cylinders, but that doesn’t mean production and distribution are going perfectly.

FedEx Express and TNT Express are integrating. They will continue to outsource airfreight to Qantas under a new deal.

Delta joins the caravan of airlines moving COVID vaccines. Air Canada gets ready.

The dry ice shortage that many feared would crimp the ability to ship COVID-19 vaccines turned out to be a Y2K event.

FedEx is renewing its regional fleet with a cargo-friendly turboprop from ATR.

Distribution of coronavirus vaccines isn’t limited to FedEx and UPS. Many freight transportation and logistics companies are already playing a large role in the global immunization campaign.

Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine could begin rolling out next week in much the same pattern as the Pfizer vaccine this week, but there are some operational differences.

American Airlines is moving a Pfizer vaccine shipment from Chicago to a Caribbean island via Miami.

The distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is finally a reality, but it’s a carefully orchestrated process among the federal government, the manufacturer, a major health care distributor and FedEx and UPS.

Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan, could play an active role in the U.S. and worldwide distribution of COVID-19 vaccine because it is the closest commercial airport to Pfizer Inc.’s (NYSE: PFE) Kalamazoo manufacturing plant. On Sunday, an Airbus A300 cargo jet operated by FedEx Express (NYSE: FDX) left Ford airport for […]

FedEx Express (NYSE: FDX)  and UPS (NYSE: UPS) trucks departed Pfizer Inc.’s (NYSE: PFE) sprawling manufacturing facility in Portage, Michigan, on Sunday morning loaded with COVID-19 vaccines packed in dry ice to maintain them at ultra-cold temperatures. The express delivery companies have roughly divided the nation in two, with FedEx supplying the western states and […]

Airlines shed nearly 10% of their workforce in October.

Pilots could have violated their medical authorizations to fly if they took the COVID-19 vaccine on their own without permission. The FAA removed that issue and gave them permission Saturday.

Domestic express carriers spring into action, moving the first doses of COVID-19 vaccine to healthcare facilities.

Anticipation for the first COVID vaccine is about to be realized and with it a huge ground and air operation to immunize the world. ABI Research quantifies some of the transportation requirements.

LATAM Airlines is offering to move domestic shipments of vaccines for free.

Nobody likes a line cutter, but when it comes to the rush delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, the Federal Aviation Administration is making an exception.

The more dry ice used to cool a pharmaceutical shipment, the less product that can be carried on a plane. That’s because dry ice is poisonous when it turns to gas. The FAA issued guidelines to help airlines manage the dry ice risk.

Who will get to the front of the COVID vaccination line? Virtually everyone agrees front-line doctors and nurses, and people in nursing homes, should be first, but after that industry sectors are fighting over who is more important. Freight transportation groups say they should be in the top tier.

Operation COVID Logistics is underway, with the auxiliary materials to administer vaccines moving out to local distribution sites.

U.S. officials at Operation Warp Speed say they are ready to go with the COVID-19 vaccine distribution, but a high-ranking state health official says people should be prepared for hiccups based on recent trials

The heavy-lift cargo plane is not the first aircraft that comes to mind for coronavirus vaccine delivery, but with the right planning, Volga-Dnepr says it can move many huge amounts of doses at once.

Antonov Airlines is bringing back its mammoth An-225 freighter, the only one of its kind in the world, to help alleviate a shortage of aircraft following the grounding of eight An-124 jumbo jets for safety reasons.

Express carriers like DHL are getting slammed with e-commerce shipments as the holidays approach, and transportation contractors like Cargojet are throwing resources into the response.

DHL will be the first to deliver COVID-19 vaccines in Germany. Integrated logistics companies like DHL, FedEx and UPS have an advantage with their closed networks and sophisticated delivery methods for keeping vaccines at the correct temperature.

New data shows cargo continued to rebound in October thanks to strong North American market and economic fundamentals. By next year, the air cargo market will be back to 2019 levels, while the passenger sector struggles to survive.

2006: Schneider National CEO called for a return to a national speed limit, saying it was the most important thing that the federal government can do to improve highway safety.

UNICEF is helping less developed countries with supply chain needs associated with distributing coronavirus vaccines.

Retrofitting a passenger plane to operate as a heavy cargo plane is a big engineering job that requires many new parts and disposal of old ones. Logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel says it can reduce inventory and transportation costs to make conversions more economical.

The public-private partnership distributing the COVID vaccines is in the starting blocks. Planning is almost done. Now it’s time to execute the race once the FDA says the drugs are safe for public use.

NASA has ambitious plans to return to the moon in a permanent way later this decade and then head to Mars in the 2030s, and it is looking for logistics partners to help make that happen.

Pfizer and BioNTech might be on their way to a logistical breakthrough if they determine their promising COVID-19 vaccine can be shipped at warmer temperatures.

Lufthansa and DB Schenker are working together to increase the market for alternative aviation fuels.

Pilots at UPS and company officials disagree about the level of precautions being taken to keep them safe while providing essential cargo service around the world. The pilots’ union says infections are on the rise and more testing is needed.

Preparing for the massive global distribution of COVID vaccines for airlines is the equivalent of the military massing for an invasion. Here’s how United, American and Delta airlines are getting ready.

Delta Airlines named a new cargo boss on Monday, moving Shawn Cole to an upper management position in sales.

UPS and a Russian all-cargo airline collaborated to move the first shipment of a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine.

In the airline world, slots doesn’t mean playing the slot machines in Las Vegas. Slots are how big airports divide up available windows for takeoffs and landings among airlines. Airlines want regulators to cut them some slack on meeting their flight quotas during COVID, but competitors say they want an opportunity to fill the void.

Volga-Dnepr said it is taking safety precautions by grounding its fleet of mega-freighters. One of its An-124s was involved in a serious accident earlier this month.

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.

Delta is having problems processing cargo in Chicago and placed an embargo on new shipments for more than a week.

UPS Healthcare is increasing its capability to provide dry ice for COVID vaccine shipments while Swiss firm SkyCell is going to market with a shipping container it says is more efficient and safer because it uses less dry ice.

e-Cube Solutions is tearing down four 747 jumbo jets from British Airways for parts and scrap. On Monday, one of the planes caught fire.

A creative sale-leaseback deal gives Alaska Airlines more Boeing 737 MAX aircraft while reducing operating and leasing costs, plus debt.

Willie Walsh was one of the most influential airline executives at British Airways’ parent company. Now he takes the reins at the International Air Transport Association.

A couple of South Florida air charter companies hoped to fly care packages to Cuba, but the U.S. State Department and some cargo rivals opposed their effort for different reasons.

Lufthansa Airlines has added a new CFO, and played musical chairs with a number of other leadership positions.

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.

Operation Warp Speed is getting close to pushing out the initial supply of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of the year, but plans are still being refined for one of the most consequential logistics projects in modern history.

Logistics companies, apart from the big integrators, may feel like they’re in an information black hole when it comes to preparation for the COVID-19 vaccine. They don’t have clear information from drugmakers and have to collaborate with multiple partners that may be at different states of readiness.

There will be more than 2,400 extra all-cargo aircraft in circulation by 2040 to support growth in global trade and e-commerce, Boeing says.

It’s the logistics, stupid — to borrow a phrase from former President Bill Clinton — when it comes to getting vaccines down to the local pharmacy level.

There are too many airlines in Korea’s domestic market to survive, so the government engineered a merger between Korean Air and Asiana.

Drone applications are growing by the day, but only a few directly involve airlines. Air Canada is taking a novel approach, acting as a freight intermediary that matches shippers with drone operators.

A massive ramp freighter — you can literally drive trucks right on board — suffered damage in an emergency landing in Russia on Friday.

Atlas Air says it faced hardships during the coronavirus pandemic, making it eligible for emergency airline aid from Congress despite a massive growth in business.

From IATA to TIACA. That’s a lot of alphabet soup for new CEO Glyn Hughes to digest, but by all accounts he’s up to the task.

The A380 isn’t prized for its cargo capability, but when operated in “ghost” mode there’s a lot more room for stuff.