Pharmaceutical companies often get nervous that carelessness by a transportation provider will spoil a shipment of COVID vaccines or other medicines. Airfreight experts say data sharing and teamwork can eliminate most glitches.
CDC implements President Biden’s executive order on mask requirements at transport hubs.
Biden’s executive orders address the COVID-19 supply chain and mask mandates among transportation modes.
Some Top 20 cargo airports still can’t get above water in terms of freight volume because there aren’t enough passenger planes flying.
Pittsburgh International Airport is a diamond in the rough when it comes to air cargo. The airport sits in a geographic sweet spot for reaching a huge chunk of the U.S. population by truck. Airlines and logistics companies are beginning to diversify their supply chains to cargo-friendly airports like Pittsburgh.
International travel is Qantas Airways’ bread-and-butter business, but it has been mostly wiped out by the coronavirus crisis. Now that underutilized side of the company is getting folded into the domestic unit to save money.
Rickenbacker Airport, a low-hassle alternative to some big airports, set cargo records in June handling COVID supplies.
While the storm is expected to weaken as it passes over the islands, Young Brothers pulls its interisland barges into calmer waters for the weekend.
When it comes to airports and cargo, bigger isn’t always better. Shippers are finding the benefits of airports that fly under the radar.
For specialized industries such as health care and aerospace, the stakes of supply chain interruptions and service failures have never been higher.
FAA cuts tower hours for air traffic control, but airports should continue to function smoothly.
The FAA is making it easier for airlines to survive the current economic crisis by quickly ruling on how to carry cargo in the passenger cabin and relaxing takeoff and landing quotas.
Assistant Commissioner Todd Owen said additional reimbursable services agreements help Customs and Border Protection facilitate commerce during COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines and airports have a symbiotic relationship, but there is tension over airlines’ interest in waiving airport charges and taxes during the pandemic recession.
Airlines are at the mercy of the coronavirus. About the only thing they can do is try to reduce operating costs and preserve cash flow until people are willing to start traveling again.
Your name is your face to the world. Forward Air wants a makeover since diversifying from its original business focused on air cargo, so it’s changing its name and logo.
The coronavirus could present a silver lining for freighter operators, but any boost in business may be weeks or months away, depending on how long the contagion lasts.
Representatives from airlines, logistics companies, truckers and airport authorities will attend Air Cargo 2020 in late January.
The latest statistics from airlines and airports reinforce what we already know: The air freight market is in a protracted recession. But filtering the data for seasonal fluctuations paints a slightly more optimistic picture. September marked the 11th consecutive month of year-over-year declines in freight volumes, the longest period in a decade. Freight volume, measured […]
“We’re continuing to see the erratic fire spread.” The Kincade Fire and other burning tens of thousands of acres in California.
