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...
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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...
Hellmann adds air cargo tracking tool ahead of vaccine shipments
Germany-based Hellmann Worldwide Logistics launched its new air cargo tracking tool SmartAir! ahead of expected transport of COVID-19 vaccines, adding to its portfolio of tracking...
Lufthansa Cargo powers freighters with sustainable aviation fuel
Lufthansa Cargo has operated its first freighter flight entirely powered by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Lufthansa Cargo has applied a decal to unit...
Kuehne + Nagel targets freighter conversion supply chain
With 2021 shaping up to be a busy year for passenger-to-freighter conversions, Switzerland-based forwarder Kuehne + Nagel has launched a...
Consultant Insight: Walmart, FedEx acquisitions highlight e-commerce rise
The recent e-commerce acquisitions by Walmart of JoyRun and FedEx of ShopRunner point to a major shift in supply chain...
Weekly Wrap: COVID slows US ground handling and passenger freighters move PPE, vaccines
In this episode of the Air Cargo World Weekly Wrap, Senior Editor Charles Kauffman, Editor Caryn Livingston and Associate Editor...
ATR lands EASA certification for first purpose-built freighter
ATR has obtained a type certificate from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its ATR 72-600F — the...
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