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…
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Online retail giant Amazon teams up with Hawaiian Airlines for air freight deal
Hawaiian Airlines is growing its air freight business under a new deal to operate cargo aircraft for online…
Lufthansa Cargo, Cathay Pacific add Swiss WorldCargo to air freight agreement
Lufthansa Cargo and Cathay Pacific have expanded their cargo partnership to include Swiss WorldCargo, which they say will…
A sign the pandemic is finally over? EASA says no more cargo in passenger cabins
The “preighter” was an invention of the COVID-19 pandemic. A way for airlines to quickly boost cargo capacity…
German authorities prevent 747 freighter taking off due to Russian sanctions
A Boeing 747 freighter is being prevented from taking off by authorities at Frankfurt-Hahn airport (HHN) in Germany…
Lufthansa Cargo starts A321P2F operations with aircraft named ‘Hello Europe’
Lufthansa Cargo is starting short-haul dedicated cargo operations for the first time and has unveiled the name for…
Atlas Air enjoys record results in 2021 amid freight boom
Atlas Air, the US-based provider of freight and passenger ACMI operations, reported record results for 2021, boosted by…
Boeing adds another 767-300BCF conversion line amid growing freighter demand
Boeing is adding more capacity for the 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF), in light of rising customer demand,…
Airbus predicts Asia-Pacific to need more than 17,600 new aircraft by 2040
Airbus predicts the Asia-Pacific region will need more than 17,600 new aircraft by 2040, driven by retirement of…
AirAsia X signs cargo deal with Teleport in bid to boost freight
AirAsia X, the long-haul division of AirAsia, has signed a deal with Teleport, the logistics venture of Capital…
ACMI operators boost cargo operations amid freight boom
COVID-19 devastated global passenger traffic levels but the cargo market has been booming. Players in the ACMI market…
Lufthansa takes delivery of first A321P2F aircraft
Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA) has accepted its first converted Airbus A321 P2F (passenger to freighter conversion) aircraft, ahead of…
Airbus to launch new oversized cargo service using BelugaST fleet
Got some extra-large cargo, such as a helicopter, that needs moving? Airbus has just the solution for that. The…
Supply chain issues hit air cargo demand in November 2021
Supply chain disruptions, including employees being in quarantine due to COVID-19, dampened the sterling performance of air cargo…
Cathay Pacific dismisses two crew members over COVID-19 protocol breach
Cathay Pacific has fired two air crew members after they breached strict COVID-19 protocols, the airline has announced. Five…
How do parcel companies prepare for the Black Friday rush?
Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Christmas. ‘It’s the most wonderful time of the year’, as the song goes. It certainly…
Airbus predicts demand for 39,000 new aircraft by 2040
Airbus predicts demand for 39,000 new passenger and freighter aircraft by 2040, driven by airlines replacing older, less…
Shipping firm Maersk orders two Boeing 777F to grow air freight operations
Global container shipping group AP Moeller-Maersk has placed its first order for two Boeing 777 freighter aircraft as…