Alaska Air Cargo grounds 737-700F fleet, tightening intra-Alaska capacity

On the heels of Australian carrier Qantas Airways grounding its fleet of 737-300 freighters, as reported Wednesday by our sister publication Cargo Facts, Seattle-based Alaska Air Cargo has grounded its own fleet of three 737-700 freighters for the same issue—an “apparent irregularity” in the rigid barrier system of some Israel Aerospace Industries converted freighters. Alaska […]

• Caryn Livingston
• December 12, 2019

Consultant Insight: Amazon’s logistics network gets the holiday hiccups

Amazon began the holiday season strong by announcing that Cyber Monday was its single biggest shopping day in the company’s history, based on the number of items ordered worldwide. Meanwhile, company leadership stressed the focus on catering to increasing e-commerce sales, with Worldwide Consumer CEO Jeff Wilke saying, “We’re focused on making this holiday season […]

• Cathy Roberson
• December 12, 2019

CCA’s Evangelakakis and Caristo say booming perishables market requires collaborative approach [VIDEO]

LOS ANGELES – On the sidelines of the Cool Chain Association Americas conference, Air Cargo World sat down with Stavros Evangelakakis and Nicola Caristo to discuss their outlook for global perishables markets and how the industry should collaborate to meet growing demand. Evangelakakis is CCA Chairman and Cargolux Global Products Manager, Pharma & Perishable, and […]

• Chelsea Toczauer
• December 12, 2019

Cathay Pacific terminal charge concession aims to boost HKG’s competitiveness

Following a difficult year for cargo performance stemming from global trade uncertainty and local political unrest, Cathay Pacific Group is planning to introduce a new terminal charge concession, effective from April 1, 2020. The move is intended to help boost the competitiveness of Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), which has also seen a decline in […]

• Chelsea Toczauer
• December 11, 2019

Next year likely to be better for airfreight than 2019, IATA forecasts

Cargo was affected particularly strongly by global economic uncertainty and trade tensions in 2019, but next year could be better, said the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA’s) CEO during a media event on Wednesday. A report released concurrently by IATA confirms that the industry group expects the slowdown that dominated world trade during 2019 to […]

• Caryn Livingston
• December 11, 2019

KLM is the latest airline to receive sustainable aviation fuel from Neste

Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable fuels from wastes and residues, has partnered with Dutch airline KLM to provide the carrier with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for flights out of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). This marks the first time this eco-conscious fuel will be supplied at AMS using the existing infrastructure. Additionally, Neste has […]

• Gennette Cordova
• December 11, 2019

Airline weather shocks come faster than ever as climate changes

Extreme weather is no longer exceptional, and that’s forcing changes at some of the world’s most diligent storm trackers: airlines. Weather delays in the U.S. have been trending higher the past four years, upending historical patterns and jumping to an 11-year high for this year’s summer storm season, according to government data for the 30 […]

• Bloomberg News
• December 11, 2019

Emirates’ new daily service targets Mexican perishable exports

Emirates launched a new daily service from Dubai (DXB) to Mexico City (MEX) via Barcelona (BCN), yesterday. Although MEX is not a new destination for Emirates SkyCargo, the new passenger flight to the city will also serve to increase available capacity for cross-border perishable exports out of Mexico City. The Emirates flight is scheduled to […]

• Chelsea Toczauer
• December 10, 2019

Drone Delivery Canada receives first approval for Moose Cree project funding

Cargo drone delivery operator Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) received its first conditional approval for funding of its Moose Cree First Nation project, announced a year ago this month, DDC said in a statement on Tuesday. The project is designed to deploy DDC’s drone delivery platform within Moose Cree First Nation communities in Ontario. The project […]

• Caryn Livingston
• December 10, 2019

Kerry Logistics set to grow Middle East presence with facility openings in Bahrain, Dubai

Kerry Logistics expanded its presence in the Middle East with the opening of a new office in Bahrain, as well as a new bonded logistics facility in Dubai. The new facilities are aimed at enhancing the logistics company’s local service capabilities as it seeks to further extend its footprint in the region. The new Bahrain […]

• Chelsea Toczauer
• December 10, 2019

Hawaii looking to offer sustainable fuel supply to airlines

Hawaii could be among the first states offering a sustainable fuel supply to airlines, according to a recent Hawai’i Public Radio interview with Joelle Simonpietri, an organizer of the Hawaii Aviation and Climate Action Summit, held this past week on Dec. 3 in Honolulu. Simonpietri, a former Operational Manager of the military’s Green Initiative for […]

• Gennette Cordova
• December 10, 2019

Executive Q&A with Sean Francisco, Chief Operating Officer – Americas, Apex Logistics

ACW: The U.S.-China trade war has had a significant impact on global trade. Can you describe the strategic thinking of how Apex identifies strategies and investment opportunities relating to the trade war? APEX: Apex Logistics International Inc. is a global company, with a worldwide presence, servicing its customers in every country it is asked to. […]

• Staff Reports
• December 9, 2019

UPS expands international time-definite and urgent shipment delivery footprint

UPS has expanded the delivery footprint of its UPS Worldwide Express, UPS Express Plus and UPS Worldwide Express Freight time-definite and urgent shipment services across 40 countries. The move is intended to support guaranteed time and day-definite delivery for customers’ cross-border shipments to international markets. For its UPS Worldwide Express and UPS Express Plus, UPS has added over 3,200 postal codes across […]

• Chelsea Toczauer
• December 9, 2019

PACTL to start up cross-border e-commerce handling center trial in December

Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Co., Ltd. (PACTL), the largest handler at Shanghai Pudong Airport (PVG), is set to begin a trial of its new center for cross-border e-commerce handling later this month. Trial operations are expected to begin on Dec. 16, according to the handler’s website. The new handling center facility measures about […]

• Caryn Livingston
• December 9, 2019