air cargo

Reliable Robotics successfully tested its autopilot system with no one on board the Cessna cargo plane.

DHL Express says it has procedures to ensure there are no service disruptions if unionized ramp workers at its Cincinnati air hub go on strike.

Maersk, the giant ocean shipping carrier, is testing a U.K. airport as a possible import base for its cargo airline.

Cargo airline Amerijet is operating fewer aircraft to conserve money as shipping demand from major customers shrinks.

Alaska Airlines will inherit a cargo business for Amazon as part of its acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines.

Atlas Air Worldwide on Tuesday announced the order of two 777 freighters from Boeing in response to strong demand for international e-commerce shipping, one of the few areas of strength in a freight market that has bottomed out after 18 months of decline and led airlines to reel in expansion plans. The two new 777 […]

The White House recently publicized Flexport for facilitating purchases of sustainable aviation fuel because of the California connection to Asia-Pacific trade and sustainability, although the program isn’t particularly novel.

Israeli cargo reservation platform Freightos is struggling to make money in a bad freight market and now faces the extra challenge of operating in the middle of a war zone.

Air cargo demand has picked up after a long slide, but the busy season leading up to the holidays has been disappointing by historical standards.

Global Crossing Airlines, a 2-year-old hybrid carrier that provides supplemental airlift to customers that rent the entire plane, is taking a long-term view toward cargo expansion at a time when freight demand is very soft.

DHL Express has doubled the size of its Asia air hub in Hong Kong.

U.S. cargo airline Amerijet accuses Korean Air of protectionism. Korean Air says Amerijet is trying to cover up the true nature of its relationship with Maersk Air Cargo because it violates air transport rules.

Cargo pilots at Air Transport International are frustrated by the pace of negotiations for a labor deal and ready to go on strike.

Freighter airline Cargojet announced that founder and CEO Ajay Virmani is leaving that role to be executive chairman, with two top lieutenants stepping in as co-CEOs.

Cargojet wants to dump eight aircraft that were part of of its growth strategy and postpone converting two more aircraft into cargo jets as the weak cargo market shrinks profit margins.

Air Transport Services Group is slowing investment in converted freighters as a weak shipping market leads cargo airlines to pause fleet expansion.

Air Transport Services Group’s underperformance cost CEO Rich Corrado his job on Monday.

FedEx pilots are experiencing significant pay decreases because there isn’t enough flying to go around. The company is pushing cockpit crews to take jobs at a regional passenger airline.

Lufthansa Cargo didn’t make a profit in the third quarter as revenues fell more than 40% from last year.

The freighter conversion business is slowing down, but there remains residual momentum from carriers such as IndiGo.