Turkish Airlines orders four Boeing 777Fs in response to growing global demand
Turkish Airlines has placed an order with Boeing for four 777 Freighters with the airline citing a growing…
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Latest trends, news, and developments in the global air cargo industry. Covering insights from air cargo industry leaders, air cargo freighters, logistics, air transportation, and cargo airlines.
FedEx Express to retire 22 Boeing 757 freighters as downturn continues to bite
FedEx Express has announced that it has permanently retired another 22 of its Boeing 757-200 freighters as the…
Etihad Cargo expands European freighter network with launch of Madrid flights
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, has announced it will be expanding…
Lufthansa Cargo launches brand-new Airbus A321 freighter route from Munich
Lufthansa Cargo has announced that it will launch a brand-new freighter route from Munich Airport (MUC) next month.…
Silk Way West Airlines transports 117 yaks from Kyrgyzstan to Azerbaijan
A consignment of 16 live yaks has been successfully transported from Kyrgyzstan to Azerbaijan by Silk Way West…
Three Airbus A340-600 passenger planes find new lease of life as freighters
Specialist British air cargo airline European Cargo has announced that it is preparing to take delivery of three…
Qatar Airways Cargo and MASkargo sign MoU to enter joint business operations
Qatar Airways Cargo and Maskargo, the cargo division of Malaysia Airlines, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…
Retirements to tighten narrowbody freighter capacity amid e-commerce growth
As the freighter market has begun to stabilize after the return of passenger aircraft belly capacity, the drop…
FAA clears Amazon drones to operate more widely, European operations imminent
Global e-commerce giant Amazon has announced that the US Federal Aviation Authority has granted its Prime Air division…
Qatar Airways Cargo to transport lions rescued from the illegal wildlife trade
Qatar Airways Cargo announced that it is working with non-profit wildlife foundation Animal Defenders International (ADI) to transport…
SmartLynx A321P2F arrives in Brazil, first of type to operate in South America
The first Airbus A321P2F (passenger-to-cargo converted freighter) to operate on the continent of South America has arrived in…
Air Atlanta 747 freighter rejects takeoff from taxiway at Riyadh Airport
A Boeing 747 freighter aborted its takeoff run at Riyadh Airport after realizing it was taking off from…
KLM Air Cargo transports three koalas and two lions in the same week
Assisted by wildlife transportation specialists from KLM Air Cargo, Ouwehands Zoo in the Netherlands has welcomed three koalas…
Airbus A350F launch customer CMA CGM Air Cargo orders another four aircraft
Specialist airfreight carrier CMA CGM Air Cargo has announced that it has placed an order for four Airbus…
UPS requires over 300 pilots after winning US Postal Service contract from FedEx
United Parcel Service (UPS) needs to recruit more than 300 more pilots after signing a contract with the…
Embraer completes first flight of E190 E-Freighter conversion aircraft in Brazil
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has confirmed that it successfully completed the first flight of its E190 E-Freighter conversion…
USPS selects UPS as primary air cargo provider, 20-year FedEx contract ends
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has selected United Parcel Service (UPS) as its new primary air cargo…
Korean Air connects cargo booking system directly with DHL Global Forwarding
In a first for Korean Air, the carrier has announced that it has connected its cargo booking system…