Capacity & Demand
CFS: No return to pre-COVID balance between freighter, passenger belly capacity
LAS VEGAS — Certain segments of the passenger aviation market are unlikely to return to their pre-COVID normal, leaving combination...
September traffic: Asian operators report more of the same entering “peak”
Once again, in September, cargo traffic reported by some of the top Asia-based operators reflected not demand, but their available...
Stored 747 freighter fleet edges lower yet again
Another of the few remaining feasible 747 freighters in storage is about to reenter service. U.A.E.-based Quick Link Aviation Services...
21 Air looks to double its DOT fleet limit to 10 aircraft
U.S.-based all-cargo carrier 21 Air has requested that the U.S. Department of Transportation approve the airline’s plans to grow its...
Delta variant, reduced spending on services, inflation throw wrench into global economic recovery
Low economic growth will likely be a defining feature of the U.S. economy and in much of the developed world...
JD Logistics targets air cargo with IPO proceeds
Beijing-based JD Logistics plans to spend the majority of net proceeds from its recent $3.2 billion IPO to upgrade and...
August PMI: Chinese manufacturing growth slows
After fifteen consecutive months of expansion, Chinese manufacturing slowed in August, and entered slightly negative territory, according to analysis of...
Boeing bullish on freighter conversions in 2021 CMO
Boeing expects converted freighters to play a larger role in the future air cargo market and now forecasts 14.7% more...
