Lithium battery forces early landing for Alaska flight
Just days after the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) issued a strong warning about the risk of unstoppable fires from ...
Tag: Alaska Air Cargo
Carrier turf war turns Sea-Tac into a cargo player
Photo: ©Alex Kwanten When the conversation turns to U.S. West Coast hubs, most forwarders, carriers and passengers think of LAX, ...
Freight to Plate: Demand ripens in fresh-food cargo market
On an unseasonably hot 90°F day in Seattle, pallets sat prepared inside the comfortable, chilly air of Alaska Air Cargo’s ...
Freight to Plate: Clearing the Air
There’s a colorless, odorless, hard-to-detect gas, and it’s coming to get you. Well, it won’t hurt you physically, but if ...
IAI launches 737-700 P-to-F program
Israel Aerospace Industries formally launched a 737-700 passenger-to-freighter conversion program, to be offered through its MRO and conversion arm, Bedek ...
Northern Exposure
A long-time user of the 737-200 for its Alaskan operations, Anchorage-based Northern Air Cargo began updating its 737 fleet in ...
The week in brief
Lufthansa Cargo christened its fourth Boeing 777F “Olá Brazil.” Lufthansa is emphasising its commitment to Brazil with this greeting. The ...
Combination Carrier
Once a fairly regular sight, combi and quick-change aircraft operated by major passenger carriers are now exceedingly rare, with only ...
