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Air Cargo
Air cargo gone wild: 9% growth in February
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…
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Suez bypass: Good luck finding an air cargo alternative
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…
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Why are iconic MD-80 jets being converted to freighters?
USA Jet Airlines, a small cargo operator, is converting old MD-88s into freighters. Airlines gave up on this plane, so why is anyone investing to…
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US, German airports join forces to boost cargo connection
Chicago Rockford and Cologne Bonn airports operate under the shadow of Chicago O’Hare and Frankfurt airports. But they are rising stars in the cargo arena…
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Air cargo goes crazy for K-9 security
The dog days of summer may have a different meaning this year. Large numbers of explosives-sniffing dogs will be crawling over airport warehouses by July…
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Shipping line CMA CGM’s first air cargo destination: Chicago
Container shipping line CMA CGM wants to be an airline too. Its new air cargo unit has identified Chicago as its first destination and is…
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Amazon Air paves way for third-party delivery
Amazon is an e-commerce rocket ship. Making those deliveries possible is Amazon Air, which is growing so fast it could make it possible for more…
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Ocean carrier CMA CGM buys jets for new air cargo unit
Ocean carriers as airlines? No one thought an online retailer would own a private airline until Amazon did it. The ocean carrier also owns a…
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TSA to reveal security plan for air cargo industry
Amazon is the bogeyman for many people. Freight forwarders say if they have to screen cargo to get it on all-cargo planes then electronic retailers…
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TSA to propose scan-all alternative for air cargo security
Freight forwarders are vying against all-cargo airlines and online merchants over whether export cargo should be screened or get a green light to the aircraft…
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