FedEx is shrinking its network of pilot bases in an effort to cut costs. The move follows a recent decision to transfer a major maintenance facility at LAX airport to Indianapolis.
There is growing sentiment that higher trans-Pacific spot rates will not hold and prospects for shipping lines remain weak.
A shipment of gold and other values was pilfered at the Toronto airport in Canada this week and police have few leads so far.
WestJet can’t catch a break when it comes to starting its new cargo airline. Service began Thursday but could shut down in less than a month if pilots go on strike.
Mainstream tankers have moved into the Russian crude export trade. The price cap might push them back out again.
DHL Express is ordering nine passenger-to-freighter conversion aircraft to modernize its large fleet.
Air cargo professionals hope demand has hit bottom and will start to improve soon, but there could be further downside if some barometers are true.
Executive Director Mario Cordero says the Port of Long Beach is “ready for a rebound in retail.”
SC Ports’ Inland Port Dillon handled record rail moves in March, although volumes for the port authority overall were down year over year.
United Airlines posted a quarterly loss and said cargo sales fell more than a third from a year ago, but was optimistic about strong travel demand the remainder of the year.
“We are starting to see ocean carriers systematically take geopolitical risk into consideration,” says Xeneta’s Erik Devetak.
Jefferies’ Omar Nokta believes container shipping investors are starting to look toward “the end of the destock and beginning of the restock.”
Israel Aerospace Industries has added a second overseas facility to carry out passenger-to-freighter conversions of the Boeing 777-300.
The FedEx pilots’ union is asking members to vote on a strike authorization for possible later use.
Artificial intelligence, not magic, allows Merlin to operate small aircraft without a human pilot.
More Western tankers are jumping into the Russian trade — legally, under the price cap — to pocket big freight premiums.
Delta Air Lines made less money from cargo during the first quarter than a year ago — or any quarter in between. Similar results are expected when other airlines report results.
Triton International entered an agreement to be acquired for $13.3 billion by Brookfield Infrastructure Partners.
Four former executives at Polar Air Cargo were indicted on charges of defrauding the company through an elaborate kickback scheme.
“Simply put, there’s no bigger priority right now than this contract agreement,” says Gene Seroka of the Port of Los Angeles.
