SEKO Logistics and AGWorld launch partnership

SEKO Logistics and Air & Ground World Transport (AGWorld) have inked a new deal establishing a partnership to create new cross-border growth opportunities for shippers doing business between Asia and the United States. The move is intended to provide customers based in, or shipping to, these regions alternative options to transport goods amid evolving global […]

• Chelsea Toczauer
• January 22, 2020

Consultant Insight: November Memphis and Louisville data tell FedEx and UPS stories

FedEx and UPS touted their capabilities and preparedness for one of the shortest holiday seasons in recent years. Despite the confidence, there were some last-mile delivery hiccups along the way, including delays from higher than expected volumes during the Thanksgiving weekend through Cyber Monday, as well as weather-related delays. In addition, all eyes were on […]

• Cathy Roberson
• January 17, 2020

Atlas Air opens new hangar, joins Jet Fuel Innovation Summit

Atlas Air, a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide, recently opened a new US$19 million hangar dedicated to maintenance, repair and overhaul of widebody aircraft at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG).   FEAM Aero, which has operated at the airport since 2015, cut the ribbon Wednesday on the 103,000-square-foot facility, where it will repair and maintain […]

• Gennette Cordova
• January 17, 2020

LATAM Cargo opens new perishable hub in Sao Paulo

LATAM Cargo recently opened a new USD $3.5 million perishable hub in Brazil’s Guarulhos (GRU) that is intended to support the carrier’s FRESH shipment program for perishable products en route from South America to destinations worldwide The perishable hub occupies a space of 1,637 square meters and increases LATAM Cargo’s storage capacity at GRU by […]

• Chelsea Toczauer
• January 16, 2020

Tech startup Komodal breaks into airfreight

In this episode of On Air with Air Cargo World, Southern California-based data integration startup Komodal’s co-founder Julia Pasternack discusses the company’s work to digitalize and improve transparency across multi-modal logistics operations. The startup has already done work to help alleviate congestion for stakeholders operating out of the Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors and […]

• Chelsea Toczauer
• January 15, 2020

Delta 777 fuel dump over LA playground injures at least 60

At least 60 people received medical treatment from fire crews after a Shanghai-bound Delta Air Lines flight Delta dumped jet fuel over Cudahy and South Los Angeles school playgrounds, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. An initial report that 26 people received treatment was raised to 60 people after an initial response of […]

• Gennette Cordova
• January 14, 2020

FAA responds to US carriers’ exemption requests for Middle East ops

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) responded Jan. 10 to several U.S.-based air cargo and express carriers requesting exemption from the FAA’s initial Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) banning U.S. carriers from flying in certain Middle East regions last week. In its response, the FAA included the issuance of a new NOTAM superseding the original and […]

• Chelsea Toczauer
• January 14, 2020

Atlanta Airport, Kale Logistics, PayCargo establish cargo community at ATL

Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport (ATL) will collaborate with logistics payment platform PayCargo and IT solutions provider Kale Logistics to establish an air cargo community system at the airport. The cargo community approach has been embraced by operators at airports in Asia and Europe, but the movement has so far been slow to move to the United […]

• Caryn Livingston
• January 14, 2020

Gevo joins Jet Fuel Innovation Summit for Fireside Chat

Tim Cesarek, executive vice president at Gevo, will join our inaugural Jet Fuel Innovation Summit as the Fireside Chat featured speaker. During this session, he will share his unique insights and perspectives on key jet fuel trends and changes in a dynamic one-on-one conversation.    Gevo, a leading renewable fuels and chemicals manufacturer, has gained […]

• Gennette Cordova
• January 14, 2020

Carbon capture key to net zero aviation emissions, says Carbon Engineering CEO

With the aviation industry becoming increasingly conscious of the global challenge of climate change, carbon capture technology company Carbon Engineering believes it has the solution to mitigating the impact of air travel emissions: removing CO2 already in the air. The Canadian startup partnered with Occidental Petroleum to expand its direct air capture technology, which has […]

• Gennette Cordova
• January 10, 2020

Regional Pulse: US West Coast forwarders plan for emerging markets and digitalization

Freight forwarders based along the United States’ west coast report that volumes of cargo moving into and out of the region at the beginning of 2020 are starting off steady. Despite the volatility of regional weather and global politics challenging freight forwarders’ operations last year, companies navigated the period by tapping into new trade lanes […]

• Chelsea Toczauer
• January 10, 2020

IATA November report suggests airfreight approaching edge of storm

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released preliminary data for November indicating total industry-wide cargo traffic, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), decreased by 1.1% year over year. Despite the decline in demand, IATA said November’s performance was the best since March 2019, and reflects the growing importance of large e-commerce events such as Singles […]

• Chelsea Toczauer
• January 10, 2020

Flexport shares top 5 dangerous goods mistakes to avoid with new regulations

While dangerous goods (DG) are a continual security challenge for stakeholders in logistics and air cargo, lithium batteries have again come to the forefront of concern following the COSCO PACIFIC ocean container ship fire that took place earlier this week, caused by a misdeclared lithium battery. Considering accidents like this involving DG, as well as […]

• Chelsea Toczauer
• January 9, 2020

Cathay, Ethiopian and Allegiant select WFS for ground handling in North America

One of the world’s largest cargo-handling firms, Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), expanded its business even further today by signing new contracts with Cathay Pacific, Ethiopian Airlines and Allegiant Air to provide ground-handling support for the carriers at several airports across North America. At Newark International Airport (EWR), Cathay Pacific has extended its passenger-handling agreement with […]

• Chelsea Toczauer
• January 9, 2020