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Air Cargo
Cathay Pacific strips seats from 777 aircraft for cargo
Cathay Pacific has been flying passenger planes on cargo missions for months, but only in the last couple of weeks did it revert to pulling…
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Pressure on air cargo rates from China keeps increasing
Shipping goods by air is expensive, especially on the biggest trade lines from China. Rates are much higher than normal for this time of year,…
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Atlas Air capitalizes on transport shortages for big Q2 profit gain
Atlas Air Worldwide’s big cargo planes have been in flying full tilt since the novel coronavirus metastasized in March. Combine that with high rates and…
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Role reversal: Passenger airlines make more from cargo sales in Q2
The cargo divisions at Air Canada, IAG/British Airways and Air France-KLM played dominant roles for their respective airlines in the second quarter, creating cash flow.…
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Virus slows airlines from adding capacity, airfreight volatility increases
Airfreight rates from China are on the rise again. The rest of the world is more stable when it comes to air cargo. But China…
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Rickenbacker Airport sets cargo records in June
Rickenbacker Airport, a low-hassle alternative to some big airports, set cargo records in June handling COVID supplies.
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LATAM lands Brazil’s last COVID-19 emergency air bridge flight
Latin American airline mobilized five Boeing 777 passenger planes to move 1,200 tons of N95 masks on board 39 cargo-only flights from China to São…
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Chapman Freeborn buys emergency airfreight logistics provider
Chapman Freeborn buys Arcus Air Logistics, a longtime provider of ad-hoc charters and on-board courier services to the European automotive industry.
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Pandemic fails to dampen AA Cargo’s IT esprit
American Airlines Cargo has not slowed implementation of the IBS Software iCargo platform since last October, despite the upheaval from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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How artificial intelligence is keeping time-critical shipments on track during pandemic
For specialized industries such as health care and aerospace, the stakes of supply chain interruptions and service failures have never been higher.
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