Air Canada said it is taking a slower approach to adding cargo jets because there isn’t enough demand now to justify the investment.
Hawaiian Airlines is finally on its way to positive cash flow from its new Amazon Air contract after spending money to launch freighter operations.
A former senior executive at Polar Air Cargo pleaded guilty to corporate corruption and agreed to pay restitution of $9.3 million in addition to serving a potential jail sentence.
The semiconductor industry is a new vertical that logistics provider Kuehne+Nagel has identified as a growth area. Toward that end, it is using two large freighters it controls to transport shipments from Taiwan to Europe.
Amerijet, a mid-tier cargo airline based in Miami, is trying to block a startup operator of business jets owned by Korean Air from gaining flight access to the U.S. because it says the Korean flag carrier is undermining its expansion into Korea.
The first Airbus A321 converted freighter has been cleared by authorities to begin commercial service in China.
American Airlines Cargo had a disappointing, but expected, third quarter. Management says new aircraft and operational enhancements should help attract customers as the market improves.
Mega-forwarder Kuehne+Nagel is working with one of its top air logistics vendors to make airport cargo transfers faster.
Shippers aren’t paying freight forwarders because their cargo was delayed. Now those forwarders want Qantas Airways to eliminate their handling charges because of a self-inflicted operational breakdown.
United Airlines had a weak quarter for cargo revenue, but it’s on par with the rest of the industry.
Global Crossing Airlines is using its small regional jets to airlift aid to Israel. Other U.S. carriers are more cautious and have canceled flights to Israel until further notice.
The air cargo market has pulled out of its 1.5-year dive, but analysts say don’t be deceived by the slight seasonal improvement. Real growth is many months away.
Delta Air Lines cargo revenue fell by more than a third in the third quarter, reflecting weak market conditions.
UPS has stopped flying to Israel while competitors DHL and FedEx have maintained air service to the country, which is at war.
The traffic jam of freight at Qantas Airways facilities in Australia is slowly abating as the airline makes efforts to remediate problems caused by a new cargo system.
FedEx and UPS have paused flights to Israel, while DHL continues to operate to the capital city of Tel Aviv.
U.S. freighter lessor ATSG makes its first sale in Bangladesh.
Qantas Freight is still scrambling to recover from an IT meltdown that has gummed up its air cargo network.
Amazon has added the first of 10 Airbus A330 freighters to its fleet.
Qantas’ freight division had trouble smoothly deploying a new cargo reservation system and shippers are livid about lengthy delays moving their goods.
