Silk Way West Airlines, a growing cargo operator based in Azerbaijan, and Alaska Airlines on Thursday signed contracts with Boeing for two freighters apiece — but that is where the similarities ended. Silk Way West said it will take two 777-8s, the largest plane available from Boeing (NYSE: BA) and one so modern it isn’t […]
An international trade group settles on Miami as the regular location for its semiannual air cargo expo.
Cargo continued to dominate the passenger side at Korean Air during the third quarter.
Cargojet is better protected from an economic downturn than airlines handling general air cargo because of e-commerce and deep partnerships.
Investors behind Vietnam’s first domestic cargo airline, IPP Air Cargo, have grounded operations before ever taking off.
Cargo revenues from Sun Country Airlines’ Amazon business were flat in the third quarter.
Leasing companies are going bonkers converting used aircraft for cargo. As demand for air cargo cools, there could be a glut that lowers shipping rates.
Air Canada has extra cargo capacity thanks to its first freighters, but that didn’t prevent a 23% fall in cargo revenue in the third quarter.
Lufthansa Airlines’ cargo subsidiary continued to earn profits during a difficult third quarter, even as the market softened.
Kuehne+Nagel is the largest logistics company in the world. It sees opportunities to capture more business as shipping demand falls.
Most of the commentary from management teams is pessimistic about the macroeconomy.
A pair of trade associations wants the government to provide up to $5 billion to support massive redevelopment for cargo activity.
Hawaiian Airlines will begin operating Amazon Air’s largest cargo jets on the retailer’s biggest shipping lanes next year.
The air cargo market’s deceleration this year had a greater impact on third-quarter cargo revenues at American Airlines than its primary rivals, Delta and United Airlines. But the best revenue quarter in company history and a $483 million profit painted a positive financial picture that could be replicated in the final quarter thanks to resilient […]
United Airlines continues to deliver strong cargo results each quarter even as global trade softens.
Aerospace engineering firm Mammoth Freighters hasn’t built one converted freighter yet but is already adding capacity to meet demand.
Airbus is establishing a for-hire cargo airline using super-jumbo jets that previously hauled aircraft fuselages and tails for its own supply chain.
Delta Air Lines’ cargo division had a Goldilocks third quarter: not too cold and not too warm.
Thursday was a busy day for aircraft conversion deals, with leasing companies placing deposits to get passenger aircraft changed into freighters.
Cargolux is sticking with Boeing over Airbus for replenishing its 747 freighter fleet. On Wednesday, it ordered 10 modern 777-8s.
