Weekly Wrap: COVID-19 piques online shopping, freighter conversions
Reassuring news came out this week that COVID-19 vaccines candidates being developed by pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Astra Zeneca...
E-Commerce
Singles Day 2020 soars past prior records in year of e-commerce boom
The Nov. 11 shopping holiday begun by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, dubbed "11.11" or "Singles Day," broke records again in...
Cainiao takes stake in Air China Cargo
Alibaba’s logistics platform Cainiao has leveraged charter flights and dedicated airfreight capacity in recent months to counter the pandemic-induced capacity...
XPO Logistics benefits from e-commerce growth in Q3
After a difficult second quarter in which XPO Logistics reported an operating loss due to the impact of the COVID-19...
Walmart steers clear of freighters with store-to-shopper model
Walmart is currently not planning an own-controlled air operation. Photo/Walmart Walmart has retreated from discussions to expand its air logistics...
DHL Express preps for holiday shipping surge into Americas
DHL's first mobile pop-up ServicePoint location. Photo by Doug Sanford Photographs, courtesy of DHL Express. DHL Express expects an increase...
Cainiao expands Atlas Air Latin America charters
Photo courtesy of Atlas Air. After launching regular twice-weekly charters to Latin America with an Atlas Air-operated 747-400F in June,...
Consultant Insight: Just-in-time shifts to just-in-case as inventories build
Cathy Roberson, Cargo Facts Consulting senior consultant and Air Cargo World columnist An increase in imports is causing a ripple...
