1996: The FAA says it’s ready to start testing new designs of air cargo containers built to withstand terrorist bombs, but the industry worries the new containers could add weight, be expensive and reduce available cargo space.
Labor shortages at Chinese airports and pilot quarantine rules related to COVID are forcing airlines to scuttle many cargo flights to keep operations going and pilots from being put in isolation.
In the chaotic supply chain world of 2021, airport terminal operators are moving away from the airport to process cargo because existing facilities are full.
A U.S. aviation services company called ATSG has lots of Boeing 767s in its freighter fleet. Now it wants to convert large Airbus passenger planes and lease them out.
Postmaster General DeJoy underscored improved performance at the Postal Service despite a $3 billion quarterly loss.
Air Transport Services Group is like a Swiss Army knife. It flies cargo and passenger planes for other airlines, leases aircraft, does aircraft maintenance and freighter conversions, and provides ground handling. It’s all clicking for the bottom line.
Atlas Air is keeping eight jumbo jets by buying them from leasing companies. It doesn’t want to turn them in because it would have fewer assets available to meet customer demand.
DHL Express has joined UPS in placing orders for all-electric cargo aircraft.
Cargo is becoming a sexier line of business for passenger carriers.
Craig Fuller, the founder and CEO of FreightWaves, acquired Flying, the world’s most widely read aviation publication from Bonnier Corporation. The American enthusiast publisher has owned Flying for over a decade. Flying is a 94-year-old lifestyle publication that focuses on pilots and aviation. The acquisition was announced at the annual EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, […]
Cargo was the good news for Air Canada in the second quarter as the company still struggles out of a pandemic hole.
Ghost freighters — passenger planes flying without passengers — were a big part of United Airline’s pivot to cargo during the pandemic. Now they are going away.
You probably didn’t know that Greenland has its own airline. It’s a beautiful country and it could soon be easier to reach for travelers and businesses shipping freight.
United Airlines’ cargo division is one of the company’s biggest assets right now, with big returns again in the second quarter.
A British Airways plane fell on its face at Heathrow Airport. One ground engineer was too short to reach the landing gear housing, and his colleague put a pin to hold up the landing gear in the wrong place. Oops.
Flying horses exist beyond myths. Specialized aircraft are used to transport them around the world. Find out how hundreds are being flown to the Tokyo Olympics
The Cuban government blames the U.S. economic embargo for its woes. The situation has worsened and authorities are allowing some cargo airlines to make flights to Havana.
Delta Air Lines is seeing strong domestic travel demand, but cargo also helped the company move beyond breakeven in the second quarter.
The FAA is giving airlines until the end of the year to run passenger freighters with cargo on seats and other parts of the cabin where people normally travel.
Delta has a stronger balance sheet than many airlines so it is going to the market to expand its fleet.
