covid 19 air travel Tagged Articles

A gray/white Air Canada jet takes off on an overcast day with snow in the foreground.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorWednesday, January 13, 2021

Air Canada suspends routes as COVID restrictions bite travel

New COVID travel restrictions have dealt Canadian airlines and their workers another blow. The financial road ahead looks scary until vaccines start working.

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A white cargo jumbo jet with empty pallets on the ground on sunny day. The side of the plane says Cargolux.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorThursday, September 24, 2020

Peak shipping season for air cargo heats up to full boil

Good luck finding an available aircraft to haul your goods at a reasonable price for the next three months. Competition for airlift is fierce these…

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A white United Airlines jet and silver American Airlines jet on adjacent taxiways. Airlines face a financial crisis because of COVID.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorTuesday, September 1, 2020

Analysis: US airlines eliminate change fees — and thousands of jobs

U.S. passenger travel seems capped at about 70% of last year’s level until there is a coronavirus vaccine. International travel is a dumpster fire —…

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A big white Delta jet with blue tail early in takeoff. Delta wants to take out some seats in planes to make way for cargo.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorFriday, August 14, 2020

Delta Air Lines cabins to go naked

Delta Air Lines is stripping — seats that is. Removing seats from passenger aircraft adds capacity for lucrative cargo.

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Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorSunday, August 9, 2020

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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Staring straight ahead at a big white jet. from the front. Cathay Pacific is storing planes in sunny climates.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorFriday, August 7, 2020

Cathay Pacific sending planes to Australia for storage during pandemic

Warm, dry weather isn’t just easier on the body, it’s nice for airplanes with metal frames and electronics that can deteriorate when there is too…

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A pale blue Korean Air 747 cargo jet soars into a bright blue sky. Korean Air's cargo division helped the airline survive the coronavirus downturn.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorFriday, August 7, 2020

Freighters to the rescue: Korean Air posts Q2 profit

Korean Air is a unicorn among passenger airlines. It made a profit in the second quarter, a remarkable feat given the depressed state of the…

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Pallets of freight offloaded an Emirates 777 passenger plane onto a hydraulic lift. The use of passenger planes as freighters is dictated by strong market economics.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorSunday, August 2, 2020

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…