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International transport rules for dangerous goods could have hindered the vaccine rollout by airlines without swift action by the air cargo sector.

Fuel was a nonfactor for airlines and cargo customers during the early months of COVID. Not anymore.

Air cargo carriers can barely keep up with demand. International passenger airlines are desperate for more traffic. But the two segments are inextricably linked, for better or worse.

The A380 has mostly been a bust as a giant passenger plane. Now Airbus is trying to salvage some value by offering to convert passenger planes into full-time cargo planes. But there’s a twist. Passengers will still ride along on the top deck. Will airlines buy in?

You think you can just book your cargo on a plane to avoid the ocean shipping congestion at the Suez Canal? Guess again. Freighters were flying full even before the Ever Given got stuck, so finding space will be very difficult.

Digital transactions are necessary as air cargo volumes grow, but setting up those IT links can be tedious. The International Air Transport Association has a new tool to make that process much easier.

There’s no time for deliberation these days if you want to get high-value cargo shipped by air. It’s a strong seller’s market in the air cargo world. If you see it, book it and don’t worry about the price.

FedEx pilots want the company to stop releasing crews into Hong Kong for rest periods because of aggressive testing and quarantine restrictions that subject them to infection and loss of personal freedom.

The airline industry took a massive punch from the pandemic last year, but most carriers have stayed on their feet. Airlines and their employees say Congress should inject one more dose of aid for jobs so they can start flying more quickly once vaccinations increase and people are ready to travel.

Airfreight markets are topsy-turvy in the COVID era, but importers and exporters can count on one thing: paying two to three times normal rates. CFOs will have to increase their transport budgets if they want goods to move quickly.

DHL Aviation is turning over every stone to find economical capacity to haul packages for DHL’s express unit. The latest moves involve a travel airline flying parcels instead of passengers and a new Airbus converted freighter that few others have.

Mud dauber wasps in Australia are setting up home inside pieces of sensitive aircraft equipment. It’s more than a nuisance. It could be dangerous.

Airlines are bleeding red ink and are asking incoming DOT nominee Pete Buttigieg to focus on testing and other steps to give people confidence to travel.

Airlines shed nearly 10% of their workforce in October.

Nobody likes a line cutter, but when it comes to the rush delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, the Federal Aviation Administration is making an exception.

UNICEF is helping less developed countries with supply chain needs associated with distributing coronavirus vaccines.

Atlas Air says it faced hardships during the coronavirus pandemic, making it eligible for emergency airline aid from Congress despite a massive growth in business.

With passenger planes all but out of commission earlier this year – and still lagging considerably in the fourth quarter – shippers had significantly fewer options for moving their products across the world.

Airlines have cut costs to the bone to survive the COVID pandemic. Shrinking the bone — maintenance, airport fees, labor and aircraft rent — is more difficult.