air cargo

China Airlines has 21 freighter aircraft in its fleet and is adding capacity to meet trans-Pacific demand.

A commercial cargo carrier is at the forefront of U.S. efforts to supply Ukraine with weapons ahead of a possible Russian invasion.

Passenger airlines are limping back to health, but the air cargo sector is on fire.

This beluga whale doesn’t swim, it flies. Airbus built a freighter that looks like the whale so it can get large shipments in the front dome.

MSC, a giant shipping line, wants to buy an Italian airline. If successful, it will then be in the passenger airline and air cargo businesses.

The United States takes tit-for-tat action against Chinese airlines after China restricts access by U.S. carriers.

Family comes first for Lionel van der Walt, who has left PayCargo.

New financiers are backing a major fleet expansion at Mexican cargo carrier MasAir.

Among the major U.S. passenger carriers, United Airlines was the big winner in cargo performance during 2021.

Aeronautical Engineering takes used planes and turns them into cargo configuration. More countries are approving a new design for its 737-800 freighter.

It’s a sign of the supply chain times when customers are renting entire planes from United Airlines to haul low-value commodities like mayonnaise.

Shippers, not just passengers, will be negatively impacted by delayed flights and rerouting to alternative airports if telecom companies eventually launch service close to airports.

FedEx wants to study the feasibility of putting a laser on planes to divert potential missile strikes. The FAA has shelved its review for the time being.

FedEx wants to put a laser-emitting device on a certain aircraft to protect against a missile attack. By all indications it’s for a very limited test, not a fleetwide procurement.

Freightos is expanding its North American air cargo customer base with the acquisition of 7L Freight.

Delta Air Lines is on the path to recovery from the depths of the coronavirus pandemic, but omicron remains a hurdle.

United opposition from four major U.S. cargo airlines has made Saudia reconsider its request for an exemption to fly freighters outside the normal regime governing air services.

Atlas Air is one of the biggest cargo airlines in the U.S. Four big jets will join the fleet in the next two years.

Cathay Pacific Cargo is limping back to service after shutting down most flights for a week to adjust its schedule to lower pilot availability.

Chutzpah: When Saudi Arabia’s flag carrier asks the U.S. to operate cargo flights directly from Europe and the Saudi government denies similar rights to U.S. carriers.