Weekly Wrap: COVID slows US ground handling and passenger freighters move PPE, vaccines

In this episode of the Air Cargo World Weekly Wrap, Senior Editor Charles Kauffman, Editor Caryn Livingston and Associate Editor Jeff Lee discuss airfreight trends for the week of Nov. 30, 2020. Dozens of trans-Pacific cargo flights into Los Angeles Airport (LAX) were canceled this week through at least Dec. 10. COVID-19 cases among ground handlers at LAX and other U.S. airports, including Chicago O’Hare (ORD), have slowed airfreight handling, even as longer delays in ocean freight are pushing shippers toward air. The supply chain strain comes at the height of this year’s peak season, when airfreight sees its busiest time of year, and subsequently higher airfreight rates have pushed more passenger freighters back into cargo service. Simultaneously, shipments of personal protective equipment are increasing again as the U.S. hits its worst point yet for new infections and European countries have reinstituted lockdowns. India-based SpiceJet, which operates converted freighters and passenger freighters, is planning to transport PPE between the U.S. and India, and has applied to the U.S. Department of Transportation for a foreign air carrier permit. Initial shipments are likely to occur using wet leased A340 passenger freighters operated by Hi Fly. Vaccines also began flying recently ahead of regulatory approvals, with United Airlines using its passenger freighters to position vaccines made by Pfizer ahead of wider distribution. Forwarders this week explained why passenger freighters may have found a niche for initial distribution and point-to-point vaccine shipments in the weeks and months ahead. Hear the discussion of all this and more in the most recent edition of the Weekly Wrap. https://vimeo.com/487444618

Weekly Wrap: COVID slows US ground handling and passenger freighters move PPE, vaccines

SpiceJet plans for US PPE shipments

Consultant Insight: Walmart, FedEx acquisitions highlight e-commerce rise

Related Posts

HKG battery fire leads to Hong Kong Airlines embargo on Vivo phones

Heathrow plan to raise $3.8 billion challenged, Telegraph says

Lodige certifications open doors for Asia-Pacific air cargo projects

CVG reports 38% cargo traffic growth in early 2021, preps for more expansion

Consultant Insight: What the US infrastructure plan means to the air cargo market

AirCargo 2021: Nearby airports reap benefits of 2020 Chicago international cargo surge

Great things come in cold packages: COVID vaccines and cool-chain logistics

New Aeroterm cargo facility opens at CVG

Listen: Pharma.Aero on COVID-19 vaccine transport security

Consultant Insight: Walmart, FedEx acquisitions highlight e-commerce rise

FROM OUR CONTRIBUTORS

Consultant Insight: FedEx and UPS emphasize the importance of sustainability

Consultant Insight: What the US infrastructure plan means to the air cargo market

Consultant Insight: Are FedEx Express’ new services a competitive threat to DHL and UPS?

SPONSORED

Executive Q&A with Jan Krems, President, United Cargo

United Cargo operates more than 11,000 cargo-only flights in one year

Apex reduces retailer lead times and costs, increasing air charters by 225%

Follow Us

Weekly Wrap: COVID slows US ground handling and passenger freighters move PPE, vaccines

SpiceJet plans for US PPE shipments

Consultant Insight: Walmart, FedEx acquisitions highlight e-commerce rise

Related Posts

By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

FROM OUR CONTRIBUTORS

SPONSORED

Follow Us