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Wing of a plane viewed from behind the plane, with cargo being loaded in side door.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorThursday, March 18, 2021

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Bargain hunters beware: No time to shop for airfreight deals

There’s no time for deliberation these days if you want to get high-value cargo shipped by air. It’s a strong seller’s market in the air…

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

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorThursday, March 4, 2021

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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…

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A 747 jumbo jet with white paint and light blue accents with the word CARGO on the side.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorMonday, March 1, 2021

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Transport buyers dig deeper into wallets for air cargo

Airfreight markets are topsy-turvy in the COVID era, but importers and exporters can count on one thing: paying two to three times normal rates. CFOs…

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Containers on a lift get loaded into side a big airplane on a sunny day.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorWednesday, February 3, 2021

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For airlines in 2020, cargo no substitute for people

Uncertain vaccine rollouts and mutant COVID-19 strains are messing up airline industry hopes for a second-half recovery this year. At best, traffic will be half…

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

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorSunday, January 24, 2021

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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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A large pallet of cargo on a hydraulic lift gets loaded into the side door of a plane.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorThursday, January 7, 2021

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Air cargo market levels off in November; passenger sector sinks

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

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A white jumbo jet begins to move down runway with parked planes in the background.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorWednesday, January 6, 2021

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Airfreight volumes, pricing strengthen into 2021

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…

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Emily RicksTuesday, December 22, 2020

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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.

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Front-end of a Boeing 747 cargo jet, looking straight on to its nose. The plane is white.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorMonday, December 7, 2020

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Air cargo sector shoots toward 2021 recovery

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…

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