Delivery of a modern freighter leads to some interesting history
Cargolux's "Joe Sutter" 747-8F arrives in Luxembourg. Yesterday, Luxembourg-based all-cargo carrier Cargolux took delivery of the twelfth of fourteen 747-8...
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YTO launches air operations
YTO acquired two 737-300Fs from Donghai Airlines. Photo: Mjordan 6/Wikimedia Shanghai-based YTO Express is one of China’s largest express operators, delivering...
A different look at January
Yesterday we examined IATA's report on worldwide air cargo traffic in January, and concluded that there was limited value in an...
January results are in. But are they meaningful?
Note that y-o-y comparisons of January data are heavily influenced by the timing of the Lunar New Year holiday in...
Silk Way orders more 747-8Fs
Silk Way's first two 747-8Fs Azerbaijan-based Silk Way Group signed a firm order with Boeing to purchase three 747-8 Freighters....
First flight for Bombardier CSeries 300
On 27 February, Bombardier conducted the first flight of its CS300, the largest member of the companies new CSeries aircraft,...
Chinese New Year boosts volume, but rates stay low
Drewry's East-West Index figures for January. The airfreight frenzy that usually precedes the Chinese New Year provided a jolt to...
Air cargo? What about space cargo?
In this website we are usually focused on air cargo, but today we look up a bit higher, and think about...
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