Trans-Atlantic airfreight capacity tight despite charters
Dachser USA’s trans-Atlantic charter, launched in July between Frankfurt (FRA) and Chicago (ORD) with a 747-400F, has operated nearly at...
Capacity & Demand
An-225 seeks outsized role in commercial cargo during this year’s peak
Ukraine-based Antonov Airlines will deploy its single An-225 freighter and offer its 250-tonne capacity to the commercial market as cargo...
Passenger freighters ‘good solution’ for vaccine airfreight challenges
United Airlines has used passenger aircraft like this 777-300ER for thousands of cargo-only flights in 2020. Photo/United Airlines As COVID-19...
Etihad 777F called into action for FedEx peak ops
Etihad Cargo has begun flying a 777F (39682) on behalf of FedEx, as capacity-hungry express carriers continue to secure any...
CFS: Boeing perspective on air cargo market and freighters
This is a recording of a presentation on e-commerce at this year’s virtual Cargo Facts Symposium, featuring Gregg Gildemann, regional...
China Airlines expands fleet with first 777F
Taiwan-based China Airlines has taken delivery of its first 777F, signaling an imminent end to its status as an all-747F...
DHL leverages pandemic to acquire younger A330-300 feedstock
DHL Express has acquired an A330-300 (1477, ex-Hi Fly) and ferried the aircraft from Chateauroux (CHR) where the aircraft was...
Pandemic-fueled retail buoys 2020 peak season
The acceleration of e-commerce growth during 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic — propelled by lockdowns, the closures of brick-and-mortar retail...
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