Consultant Insight: Preparing for the unexpected
Cathy Roberson, Cargo Facts Consulting senior consultant and Air Cargo World columnist Retailers are replenishing inventory ahead of what is...
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E-commerce, integrators, location drive Inland Empire cargo growth amid pandemic
Even as the symptoms of COVID continue to wrack the air cargo community and the world, cargo operations in California’s...
Amazon’s buying spree for used airplanes makes green pledge harder to keep
While flight shaming and the coronavirus pandemic have spurred airlines to hasten the retirement of their oldest, fuel-guzzling aircraft, those...
FedEx: Capacity constraints present opportunity to pounce on forwarder volumes
Across all major trade lanes, bellyhold capacity remains suppressed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and freighters now provide...
UPS holiday season hiring will top 100,000 amid e-commerce boom
United Parcel Service Inc. said it will hire more than 100,000 seasonal workers to help handle an expected avalanche of...
Alibaba invests in YTO Express to expand domestic and global reach
Cathy Roberson, Cargo Facts Consulting senior consultant and Air Cargo World columnist Alibaba Group Holding has expanded its stake in...
Amazon’s drone delivery fleet hits milestone with FAA clearance
Retail behemoth Amazon.com Inc. took a big leap toward delivering goods from the sky by becoming one of only a...
Weekly Wrap: Airfreight’s ties to the USPS and FedEx’s cross-border moves in China
In this episode of the Air Cargo World Weekly Wrap, Editor Caryn Livingston and columnist Cathy Roberson discuss airfreight trends...
