Amazon calls timeout on 21 Air cargo contract
Amazon has stopped using 21 Air, saying it’s a temporary step while it evaluates factors behind the fatal accident with one of its planes last week.
Amazon has stopped using 21 Air, saying it’s a temporary step while it evaluates factors behind the fatal accident with one of its planes last week.
FedEx plans to invest $400 million at two airports in India to upgrade its air cargo facilities.
UPS plans to shift Hong Kong all-cargo routes from Poland and Vietnam to the Philippines after getting the green light from U.S. authorities.
CMA CGM has promoted a senior executive from its British business to head its North American unit.
Korean Air is making large capital expenditures in container handling automation and refrigerated store rooms at two key cargo hubs.
Global Crossing Airlines is dropping its lawsuit against Ascent Global Logistics as the two companies end their relationship.
DHL Express has moved into a larger terminal at Shenzhen airport in China to support direct international air flows in a busy manufacturing region.
United Airlines’ Cargo President Jan Krems is stepping down next month after a dozen years at the carrier and a reputation as one of the best air cargo executives of the past 40 years.
DHL Group delivered strong results in the second quarter behind its Express division, which captured more heavyweight air cargo from logistics companies and AI-projects looking for reliable air capacity in a tight market.
Lufthansa Cargo profit grew behind strong demand in the second quarter, helping to move the airline towards its ambitious goal of becoming one of the three largest freight carriers in the world.
A second international airport has opened in Sydney, Australia, highlighted by a new cargo zone that operates 24/7, giving businesses more shipping capacity and flexibility. Australia Post and Qantas have set up an air parcel terminal to expedite e-commerce traffic.
Logistics powerhouse DSV has launched its third direct air charter service to Chicago-Rockford airport, taking advantage of its proximity to the big city while avoiding delays at crowded O’Hare airport.
Alaska Airlines is investing in its cargo franchise with an agreement to lease four additional Boeing cargo jets, some of which will be dedicated to serving within the Hawaiian islands.
Mammen Tharakan is leaving his job helping to develop a second airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to become head of The International Air Cargo Association.
Cargo shippers have lost a transport option after Cathay Pacific scuttled plans to resume flights to key Middle East airports because of escalating hostilities between Iran and the United States.
United Airlines attributed strong second-quarter cargo performance to volume and yield growth.
American Airlines’ board of directors has elected former FedEx and Atlas Air executive as its newest member.
DHL’s freight forwarding arm has reserved full cargo aircraft several times a week to provide scheduled service from Thailand, Vietnam and Taiwan to Midwest air hubs.
Amazon is deploying its private cargo airline to help humanitarian organizations fly supplies to earthquake-damaged Venezuela.
The Postal Service is moving more mail by air to compensate for lower parcel volumes and avoid premiums for missing UPS volume guarantees when the stated policy is to rely more on surface transportation, according to a new audit.