air cargo

After months of regulatory delay a new U.K. aerospace company can now go to market with a partial passenger-to-freighter conversion.

JD.com, the China-based mega e-commerce retailer, has begun operating its own cargo flights as part of its diversification into global logistics services.

(UPDATED: Lufthansa announced Sept. 12 that it finalized a contract with pilots that will carry through the end of June 2023. And dnata announced Sept. 8, 2022, that had reached agreement in principal on a new collective bargaining agreement with employees, forestalling a potential strike.) Airport services provider dnata is making contingency plans for a […]

Cathay Pacific Cargo, a bellwether for trade in Asia, says slowing consumer demand and Chinese exports point to a less busy peak shipping season.

A 24-hour strike by Lufthansa cockpit crews will shut down the company’s freighters. Logistics providers worry future union actions could be more serious.

UPS is buying eight more 767 cargo jets from Boeing.

AELF FlightServices, a provider of operating leases, is chasing the cargo market with an order for its first 767 conversion aircraft.

Sanctions have put two of Volga-Dnepr’s three cargo airlines out of action. The Russian airline is grasping for lifelines.

Edmonton International Airport is organizing itself as an air hub for e-commerce shipments.

Zhengzhou airport has completed a major expansion project to alleviate crowding at its cargo facilities and allow for significant growth.

A partnership between DHL Express and Singapore Airlines is taking off following the delivery of a new Boeing 777 freighter.

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics took another step in its drive for global expansion by buying out its partner in Peru.

Hong Kong’s COVID rules have handcuffed Cathay Pacific’s pandemic recovery, and typhoons last month wreaked havoc with freighter deployments.

Airbus is so pleased with its first three Airbus A321 freighter conversions that it plans to add six more of the jets.

Air Canada is moving quickly up the ranks of hybrid passenger-cargo carriers.

Lufthansa Cargo is increasing cargo capacity to key markets after adding a large 777 freighter.

Maersk Air Cargo is preparing to start U.S. service that originates in South Korea.

Latam Airlines’ cargo division has expanded its European service, including a dedicated charter flown for logistics provider DB Schenker.

Vietnam Airlines is moving beyond passenger business to fly cargo jets for the first time, with the help of a U.S. air services company.

Record results by the cargo division pulled Deutsche Lufthansa AG to profit in the second quarter for the first time since the COVID crisis began, underscoring how moving goods has become increasingly important for passenger airlines as a hedge against travel downturns. “The Lufthansa Group is back in the black,” CEO Carsten Spohr declared in […]