E-Commerce
CFC: E-commerce platforms remain averse to dedicated air capacity amid steadfast growth
With a large share of global e-commerce revenues generated by or via the big global e-tailers and marketplaces, the strategies...
Cainiao adds to Malaysia connectivity with London, Hangzhou flights from KUL
Alibaba Group’s logistics arm Cainiao Network announced today it is launching three-times-weekly direct flights between KUL and London (LHR) and...
Watch: AIT Worldwide on e-commerce logistics, M&A
In the first session of Air Cargo World’s 2022 webinar series, AIT Worldwide Logistics Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Vaughn...
AIT Worldwide sees e-commerce M&A, organic growth in Eastern Europe
AIT Worldwide Logistics is planning more investment to grow its e-commerce logistics services, which will include the evaluation of two...
Amazon drone crashes hit Jeff Bezos’ delivery dreams
Jeff Bezos went on 60 Minutes in 2013 and pledged to fill the skies with a fleet of delivery drones that could zip...
Consultant Insight: UPS partnerships aim to increase cross-border e-commerce revenue
UPS appears to have shifted from an acquisition strategy to a partnership approach to growing its e-commerce revenue more quickly,...
Consultant Insight: China-Brazil cross-border e-commerce heats up
China’s e-commerce giants are partnering with global carriers to capture growing e-commerce demand in Brazil. Cathy Roberson, Cargo Facts Consulting...
WestJet Cargo supports domestic growth with GTA Group partnership
This story has been updated with additional information from WestJet and GTA Group. Calgary-based WestJet is partnering with Toronto-based aviation...
Consultant Insight: FedEx Express’ TNT integration impacted by omicron
Overall, FedEx’s fiscal third quarter, which ended Feb. 28, was a good one, with the company noting that December 2021...
JD grows logistics footprint with Deppon acquisition
JD.com’s logistics subsidiary JD Logistics (JDL) has agreed to acquire about 66.5% of the shares of Chinese logistics company Deppon,...
Cainiao supports e-commerce growth with HKG-GRU charter
Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, launched a weekly charter flight between Hong Kong (HKG) and Sao Paulo...
Consultant Insight: Freighter leasing option for shippers, supply chain partners
It’s a good time to be in the contracted air transportation market. While some trade lanes have recovered to pre-pandemic...
Consultant Insight: More 3PLs lease aircraft to expand cross-border e-commerce capabilities
The flurry of new aircraft leasing continues as logistics providers seek more international transportation capacity on behalf of their customers...
Atlas Air boosts global capacity with new 747-8F aircraft agreements
Atlas Air, a subsidiary carrier of Atlas Air Worldwide, signed two new 747-8F commercial agreements to increase global capacity on...
