UPS begins phaseout of older MD-11 cargo jets
UPS is replacing MD-11s with more fuel-efficient Boeing 767 freighters as reducing costs and carbon emissions become increasingly important.
UPS is replacing MD-11s with more fuel-efficient Boeing 767 freighters as reducing costs and carbon emissions become increasingly important.
It’s the end of an era for the “Queen of the Skies.” Boeing will make its final 747 delivery on Tuesday, but cargo airlines could fly them for another 40 years.
Martinair, with the help of parent company Air France-KLM, is buying four new freighters from Airbus.
Air Canada is sticking with a Canadian, Jon Turner, as cargo chief after two Americans in that position left in recent years.
Amazon is still investing in its air cargo network despite cost cuts elsewhere in the company. Next up: India.
A new contract for pilots at Hawaiian Airlines is setting the bar for all-cargo carriers above traditional industry leaders even though the carrier has never flown freighters before.
Two Chinese logistics companies have started their own airlines and now have expanded their routes within China, and internationally.
A year ago, shippers were in scrums to find cargo space on airlines. The market has softened considerably and 2023 could see more declines before things get better.
Making money was more difficult for the air logistics sector in 2022, but the future remains bright.
FedEx Express is looking to trim fat at the largest cargo airline in the world and lean on rental fleets to fill in needs.