Cargo revenues and profit reach historic levels in 2021
The cargo industry is poised to record its second consecutive year of historic revenues and profit levels in…
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CMA CGM Group firms up order for four Airbus A350Fs
French transportation and shipping company, CMA CGM Group has become the latest Airbus A350 freighter customer, firming up an order for four new freighters on December…
Singapore Airlines signs for Airbus A350F freighter to replace Boeing 747F fleet
Singapore Airlines (SIA1) (SINGY) has become the latest customer to sign up for the new freighter version of…
Google subsidiary resumes drone delivery after investigating bird attacks
Wing, a subsidiary of Google, resumes its drone delivery service in Australia after investigating repeated attacks from birds. In late September 2021, several ‘dogfights’ were…
Air Canada’s first converted Boeing 767 freighter enters service
The first Boeing 767-300ER converted into a freighter by Air Canada (ADH2) conducted its first cargo flight from…
How do parcel companies prepare for the Black Friday rush?
Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Christmas. ‘It’s the most wonderful time of the year’, as the song goes. It certainly…
CMA CGM Group and Airbus sign MoU for four A350 freighters
A French transportation and shipping company, CMA CGM Group, signed a binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus…
Will Boeing win Qatar Airways as the launch customer for the 777X freighter?
The battle between Boeing and Airbus shifted firmly to the freighter market at the Dubai Airshow this week.…
Hong Kong COVID-19 restrictions prompt FedEx, Cathay crew rethink
Hong Kong’s tough COVID-19 restrictions are forcing major global companies FedEx and Cathay Pacific to rethink their crewing…
Emirates to convert four Boeing 777-300ERs, add two 777Fs
The air cargo subsidiary of Emirates Group, Emirates SkyCargo, will expand its freighter fleet by adding two new…
Boeing in advanced talks over 777X freighter, adds more 737 P2F conversion lines
Boeing is in “advanced talks” with customers over a freighter version of its 777X passenger plane, an executive…
Cargo demand spurs Astral Aviation to lease 757 fleet
Nairobi-based cargo carrier Astral Aviation will expand its cargo fleet with three Boeing 757-200F freighter aircraft following the…
Shipping firm Maersk orders two Boeing 777F to grow air freight operations
Global container shipping group AP Moeller-Maersk has placed its first order for two Boeing 777 freighter aircraft as…
SmartLynx expands cargo fleet with addition of two more A321Fs
SmartLynx Airlines has announced the expansion of its cargo fleet with the addition of two more A321Fs. The…
World’s largest aircraft, the An-225, returns after 20-day mission
The Antonov An-225 Mriya, which is the heaviest and, arguably, the largest aircraft in the world, has finally…
SmartLynx Airlines ramps up cargo capacity with 5 Airbus A330 Zero LOPA
European Union-based carrier SmartLynx Airlines has revealed the latest improvements to its business strategy, which the company made…
What happened to the promise of drone delivery?
Companies often make bold statements about the readiness of new technologies. But implementation does not always come to…
Explainer: Why are there no modular cargo aircraft?
Why are modern freighter airplanes not modular? In the cargo industry, modularity of various kinds revolutionized the sector…