Canada’s Cargojet grows Boeing 777 freighter backlog
Cargojet Airways (W8, Hamilton, ON) has increased its B777 commitments during the course of this year with six converted freighters… Read More »
Latvia’s SmartLynx to add six A330-300P2Fs
SmartLynx Airlines (6Y, Riga) says it will lease six A330-300(P2F)s from Air Transport Services Group on six-year contracts with the… Read More »
IATA reports Air Cargo growth continues in January but at a slower pace
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), based in Geneva, released data for global air cargo markets showing slower growth in… Read More »
Turkish Airlines saw its cargo 2021 revenues increase by 48% year on year
Turkish Airlines saw its cargo revenues rapidly increase last year on the back of volume improvements and higher prices. The… Read More »
SmartLynx leases six converted Airbus A330-300P2Fs
SmartLynx Airlines has signed an agreement with Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) to be one of the first customers to… Read More »
Alaska Air Cargo will implement iCargo management solution
Alaska Air Cargo will soon implement IBS Software’s iCargo cargo management solution. iCargo is expected to “digitally transform” Alaska Air… Read More »
Japan’s NCA suspends flights to Europe amid airspace bans
NCA – Nippon Cargo Airlines (KZ, Tokyo Narita) extended on March 7 a suspension of its flights between Asia and… Read More »
Korean Air, Asiana suspend Moscow flights, reroute cargo
Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) and Asiana Airlines (OZ, Seoul Incheon) have cancelled their passenger flights from Seoul Incheon to… Read More »
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific is trying to boost cargo capacity after posting a narrower annual loss
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways is trying to boost cargo capacity as much as possible despite tough quarantine rules for… Read More »
DHL Express orders six more Boeing 777-200LRF freighters
DHL Express says it placed an order for six additional Boeing 777-200LRF freighters, taking DHL’s order book total to 28… Read More »
Lufthansa Cargo expects global market capacity will be 10% down as a result of the Ukraine invasion
Speaking at a press conference, Lufthansa Cargo chief executive Dorothea von Boxberg said this is because of restrictions for global… Read More »
American Airlines Cargo will place its capacity on booking portal WebCargo
American Airlines Cargo will place its capacity on online booking portal WebCargo as it continues to invest in digital capabilities…. Read More »
Embraer enters the jet freighter market with E190 & E195 passenger to cargo conversions
Embraer has announced on Mar. 7 its intention to jump feet-first into the growing cargo market with two new passenger-to-freight… Read More »
Air cargo surcharges are increasing as supply chain disruption due to the Ukraine invasion
Surcharge are being increased as supply chain disruption due to the Ukraine invasion continues. Airspace restrictions have been imposed by… Read More »
Pilots at German cargo airline AeroLogic have voted for a potential strike
Pilots at German cargo airline AeroLogic have voted in favor of potential industrial action but the move is not currently… Read More »
Nippon Cargo Airlines will suspend all its European flights
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has extended the suspension of its Asia-Europe flights for a few more days as it continues… Read More »
Ethiopian Airlines orders five Boeing 777-8F cargo jets
Ethiopian Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Boeing to purchase five 777-8 freighters, becoming the second airline… Read More »
The world largest jet confirmed destroyed in Ukraine by Russian forces
Photos have emerged on Twitter of a heavily damaged Antonov An-225, appearing to confirm the unique aircraft has been destroyed…. Read More »
Lessor Jetstream Aviation delivers a Saab 340B(F) cargo converted aircraft
Lessor Jetstream Aviation Capital has delivered a Saab 340B(F) cargo converted aircraft to Castle Aviation. The aircraft is the fifth… Read More »
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is driving up air cargo and air express costs
The cost of transporting goods by air has surged since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week, just as consumers are… Read More »
Lessor ATSG orders 29 Airbus A330 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversions
Lessor Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (ATSG) has committed to a total of 29 Airbus A330 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversion slots… Read More »
Lufthansa’s cargo business has registered record results for the second year in a row
Lufthansa’s cargo business has registered record results for the second year in a row as it benefits from improved demand… Read More »
Amazon Air rapidly expanded its network and fleet in 2021
Amazon Air rapidly expanded its network and fleet last year, while UPS and FedEx operations remained comparatively static. New figures… Read More »
Galactic Holdings to add world’s first Boeing 757 firefighting jet
US-based Galactic Holdings has contracted ST Engineering to design and execute the world’s first conversion of a B757 into a… Read More »
Mesa Airlines adds a 737-400SF converted freighter from KF Aerospace
KF Aerospace announced the delivery of its converted Boeing 737-400SF to US-based air carrier, Mesa Airlines. The aircraft received a… Read More »
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine raise concerns over a fifth of air freight
Global supply chains, already hit hard by the pandemic, face new disruption and cost pressure as airspace bans following Russia’s… Read More »