A winter storm is severely impacting express air and air cargo operations in the middle of the country, which could impact deliveries anywhere in the U.S.
Congress, regulators and industry are trying to develop a long-term plan that would allow 5G cell towers to coexist with airport traffic.
Extra safety precautions, for cargo and crew, are needed when vaccines need ultra-cold transport by air. The FAA wants to fine-tune its safety guidance.
ANA is moving lots of goods across the Pacific and throughout Asia with its cargo and passenger jets.
Qatar Airways is renewing its freighter fleet with a big order for an all-new aircraft from Boeing.
Airports in Asia have been in the news for cargo delays because of COVID cases, but infections are impacting cargo hubs around the world.
A “bomb cyclone” is expected to hit the Northeast and disrupt air traffic.
Renting a plane to move cargo is expensive but necessary in these days of supply chain turmoil.
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.
California officials are going to court again to try to mitigate the emissions impact of a new air logistics center at the San Bernardino Airport anchored by Amazon Air.
Cathay Pacific is running out of pilots for its freighter operations because of stricter quarantine measures.
McDonald’s called in the air cavalry to overcome shipping disruptions that forced it to ration french fries in Japan.
Shipping lines are flush with cash and using it to expand into logistics services.
Sun Country maintains labor peace with its pilots.
UPS Airlines boosts its fleet with a big order for Boeing cargo jets.
Airbus appears to have placed a winning bet by introducing a new, big cargo jet — the A350.
Air Canada is deploying a new cargo jet to alleviate the cargo delays caused when flooding partially cut off the Port of Vancouver.
The A321 passenger-to-freighter aircraft is only a year old. Now its sister, the A320, is transitioning to an all-cargo configuration too.
Air Canada is adding cargo capacity equivalent in weight to 860 adult moose in and out of Vancouver.
Starting an international airline during a pandemic is unbelievably challenging. Frustrated flypop has turned to cargo as an interim solution.
Airbus lands a diversified shipping and logistics company as the second customer for its new large freighter.
Hong Kong’s strict COVID policies have had economic consequences, especially for its aviation industry.
It has taken Atlas Air’s parent company five years to complete the integration of Southern Air. The transition is now complete.
Cargo airlines and leasing companies are sucking up small and midsize freighters converted from passenger configuration. Here come the big boys.
Cargojet is the launch customer for Mammoth Freighters, which turns used passenger planes into full-time cargo haulers.
Onboarding accounts should be a bigger thing than it is; airports used as container storage yards; airfreight is now an affordable option; and a few more quarterly earnings dissected.
Air transport is usually the mode of last resort because it is expensive. The pandemic has turned that thinking upside down.
Third-party logistics provider Radiant Logistics again posted record quarterly results on Tuesday. On a call with analysts and investors, company officials called out strength in virtually every segment Radiant serves.
A handful of small airlines want a piece of the action in air cargo, which continues to grow at a robust pace.
Airlines are growing more optimistic about their recovery from the pandemic as the U.S. reopens its borders. Cargo is riding the coattails of the passenger bounce.
ATSG is hitting on all cylinders with its aircraft leasing and cargo airline units, as third quarter results demonstrate.
Air cargo is typically unaffordable for most shippers. With ocean rates off the charts, air doesn’t look so bad. If you can find a booking, why wouldn’t you fly?
Amazon Air’s top airfreight supplier is diversifying its vendor base for reconstructing passenger planes into cargo jets.
Air Canada Cargo has been a strong pandemic performer, but the passenger side of the business is finally beginning to recover.
Shipping giant Maersk has transformed itself into a one-stop shop for logistics services and now is growing its airfreight capability.
The backyard drone delivery company just completed its third expansion in the state and is nearing airplane certification from the FAA.
The iconic MD-11 has ended its run with Lufthansa Cargo. The 23-year-old planes now head to a U.S. cargo carrier.
American Airlines is riding the cargo wave, like its competitors, but a challenging passenger environment is holding back its financial performance.
It’s an upside-down world when an airline makes more money flying less cargo than it did two years ago.
Two logistics companies at Chicago O’Hare airport are combining as congestion continues to slow freight deliveries.
The Airbus A321 and the A330 are the new kids on the block in converting passenger planes to cargo, in a sector dominated so far by Boeing.
The Singapore-based advanced aerial mobility company wants to fly humans around in autonomous, hydrogen-powered passenger drones.
Delta Air Lines’ recovery from the pandemic hit a high note in the third quarter.
All-cargo planes carry bulk shipments of lithium batteries under strict regulations. Airlines want to minimize mistakes that can cause a fire during flight.
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Some 1,500 supply chain professionals met at FourKites Visibility 2021 to discuss the present and future of visibility in supply chains.
The Transportation Security Administration will begin requiring U.S. air and rail operators to report cybersecurity incidents under new directives, the Department of Homeland Security secretary says.
DHL Express is investing around the world in its international parcel network. A bigger Paris hub means faster package delivery.
A cargo jet made an emergency landing in the ocean off Oahu this past summer. Investigators are now going to pull the wreckage off the ocean floor.
More air cargo operators are interested in flying the Airbus A330 as a converted freighter and Israel Aircraft Industries has jumped in to produce them.
In this week’s Drone Disruptors, Modern Shipper talked to Elroy Air CEO and co-founder David Merrill.
Air Canada will be able to handle more COVID vaccines, lobsters and other perishable products after it builds out a refrigerated airport warehouse.
They’re baaaack: United Airlines is running auxiliary freighters with passenger planes again after travel demand slumped.
A big ocean container line is buying big cargo jets from Boeing.
High-tech manufacturer Enovix is not outsourcing production to Asia, unlike many predecessors. Its assembly line arrived in California on a giant plane.
Worldwide Flight Services announced Friday it has acquired Pinnacle Logistics, a provider of cargo-handling services for the aviation market across the U.S.
FedEx doesn’t operate any 747 freighters itself but is hiring Atlas Air to use jumbo jets on its behalf.
Mammoth Freighters plans to produce 777 passenger-to-freighter conversions. A new deal makes it more mammoth.
CEO Tim Strauss and Amerijet’s board kiss and make up. He will continue to run the company.
Air-truck service via Toronto is faster for some logistics companies than booking shipments direct to O’Hare, where delays are mounting.
Western Global Airlines is a midsize cargo carrier that can’t grow its fleet until the U.S. DOT lifts conditions placed on startups.
A union that recently wrested allegiance of pilots at Cargojet away from a competing union now says the company fired some members for their organizing activity.
Atlas Air pilots are peeved that an outside arbitrator jammed a new labor contract down their throat. Union says many are threatening to leave.
DHL Express is one of Atlas Air’s biggest customers. It just renewed leases for 20 planes.
A messy leadership change is underway at all-cargo airline Amerijet.
Used Airbus A321s are getting a second life in the cargo arena. More companies are jumping in to do the modifications.
Radiant Logistics announced it closed its fiscal year in record fashion on Thursday. The company will repurchase shares and pursue acquisitions as a means of boosting valuation.
In the pandemic era, passenger travel can be especially fickle. Air Wisconsin will try its hand at cargo so it has more revenue opportunities.
The AN-225 is not your average plane pull. It’s the biggest plane in the world and doesn’t budge easily.
Most all-cargo carriers that buy used passenger planes rebuild them for heavy cargo. Easter Airlines has a quicker, cheaper idea.
Amazon Air’s rate of growth is amazing. It will soon have 80 aircraft moving e-commerce shipments for business and residential customers.
Alliance Ground International found new digs outside Newark airport after officials gave the warehouse lease to Amazon.
Willie Walsh is the blunt leader of the International Air Transport Association. He admits that airlines mistakenly treated cargo business as an afterthought.
With limited manpower because of COVID, the main cargo terminal at Shanghai airport can’t process many freighter flights.
COVID closes a big cargo facility at Shanghai airport, creating another bottleneck for shippers ahead of the holiday inventory buildup.
It costs $1.2 million to charter a cargo jet from Vietnam as air exports slow because of the government’s response to a wave of COVID infections.
Aircraft leasing and management firm BBAM showed its confidence in the new Airbus A321 freighter design by placing a large order with an aftermarket shop to overhaul passenger planes to carry cargo.
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.
