Air cargo industry Tagged Articles

FreightWaves Classics

An Airborne Express aircraft takes off. (Photo: airborneexpress.net)

Scott Mall, Managing Editor of FreightWaves ClassicsMonday, December 6, 2021

FreightWaves Classics/Fallen Flags: Airborne Express competed in the air cargo market for over 60 years

Read a profile of fallen flag Airborne Express in this FreightWaves Classics article.

Air Cargo

A white and green plane loading pallets of cargo through side door.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorThursday, March 4, 2021

Air cargo 2021: The good, the bad and the ugly

Air cargo is a good news, bad news story this year. Shipment volumes are at pre-crisis levels. But cargo is joined at the hip with…

Air Cargo

A cargo pallet sitting on tarmac next to a big white and blue jumbo jet.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorSunday, January 24, 2021

Supply-demand imbalance continues to vex air cargo shippers

If you can’t rent an entire cargo plane for yourself, you might have trouble finding space on an aircraft to make an international shipment.

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Emily RicksTuesday, December 22, 2020

Daily Infographic: Flights take off 2H2020

Air cargo flight frequency begins to bounce back in the second half of 2020, exceeding 2019’s airline cargo monthly volumes.

Air Cargo

A white Airbus A330 with a blue tail takes off.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorSunday, September 20, 2020

Air Cargo Report: More capacity comes on line, but shortage persists

Companies have to spend more time trying to find cargo space for their goods with more than half the global passenger fleet still grounded by…

Air Cargo

Pallets of humanitarian cargo sit outside next to a big plane waiting to be loaded on a sunny day.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorSunday, September 6, 2020

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Asia airfreight rates are high and climbing higher

Companies that need to move goods by air will need to increase their transportation budgets to get through the fourth quarter as low capacity ignites…

Infographics

Emily RicksFriday, August 14, 2020

Daily Infographic: 1H20 airline revenue overview

To read the full article, click here.

Air Cargo

Atlas Air 747 freighters parked under a dark sky. Atlas Air announced a large Q2 profit.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorThursday, August 6, 2020

Atlas Air capitalizes on transport shortages for big Q2 profit gain

Atlas Air Worldwide’s big cargo planes have been in flying full tilt since the novel coronavirus metastasized in March. Combine that with high rates and…

Air Cargo

A white and red Austrian Airlines plane, viewed from the side on a sunny day. The reduced number of passenger planes in the skies has reduced space for carrying cargo.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorSunday, July 26, 2020

Airfreight rates expected to shoot up by September

Airfreight looks like a haven for some ocean shippers that can’t find reliable, affordable transportation, but it probably won’t be that way for long because…

Air Cargo

Big silver jet with pallets of cargo next to it on the ground.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorSunday, July 5, 2020

Air cargo market: Rationality returns, but for how long?

The air freight market appears saner in recent weeks, with less competition among shippers for transport services. But the shape of the recovery is anyone’s…

Air cargo industry

FreightWaves Classics/Fallen Flags: Airborne Express competed in the air cargo market for over 60 years

Air cargo 2021: The good, the bad and the ugly

Supply-demand imbalance continues to vex air cargo shippers

Daily Infographic: Flights take off 2H2020

Air Cargo Report: More capacity comes on line, but shortage persists

Asia airfreight rates are high and climbing higher

Daily Infographic: 1H20 airline revenue overview

Atlas Air capitalizes on transport shortages for big Q2 profit gain

Airfreight rates expected to shoot up by September

Air cargo market: Rationality returns, but for how long?

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