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IATA's new head of cargo outlines the challenges ahead
IATA's new head of cargo, Brendan Sullivan, praises the sector's response to Covid and outlines the challenges ahead, writes Roger Hailey.Airline passenger divisions may ‘put bums on seats’ but air cargo’s stakeholders went one better during the pandemic, they placed life-saving PPE on seats and launched the preighter.The airfreight industry ...
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InsightsLatin America: Belly rebound struggles to catch up with cargo demand
While cargo demand to and from the Latam region continues to recover, passenger services - and therefore belly capacity - are only recently starting to increase, keeping the pressure on supply chains, writes Ian Putzger.After a lengthy hiatus in low gear, airlines are ramping up passenger flights in Latin America ...
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InsightsEastern Airlines: Converting to air cargo
Eastern Airlines chief executive Steve Harfst is blazing a trail by mounting a new freighter operation with a fresh approach to conversions, as Ian Putzger finds outOver its history, which reaches back to the 1920s, Eastern Airlines became an iconic brand that still resonates long after its collapse. It pioneered ...
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Supply chain spotlight: COP26 - Aviation moves on decarbonisation
Propelling the global transition to zero emission transport is set to be a key focus at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), which is being held this month (November 2021) in Glasgow.While the aviation industry is already making huge strides to decarbonise its operations – through measures such as increased ...
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Putzger perspective: Air cargo price increases a drop in the ocean
If the global logistics industry were to stage a popularity contest, there are some safe bets as to who would be at the bottom of the rankings this year.Without a doubt, it would take a huge effort to outperform the container shipping lines in the race to the bottom.Container lines ...
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InsightsTop 20 air cargo hubs: Facing up to a challenging market
Last year was not easy for the world's leading air cargo hubs as Covid put pressure on operations. However, the cargo sector continues to invest and is looking ahead to a brighter future.Covid-19 saw airport passenger terminals turned into ghost towns in 2020, but airfreight kept flowing through global hubs, ...
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InsightsFedEx: Supporting e-commerce in Asia Pacific
Kawal Preet, president, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, FedEx Express, tells Air Cargo News about the steps the company is taking to support the growing e-commerce market.How does FedEx’s recent flight/network expansion cater for growing e-commerce demand?We are taking bold steps to support Asia Pacific businesses, and recently introduced ...
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InsightsFreighter operators rise up the rankings
Last year was one of extremes for cargo airlines as the Covid-19 pandemic affected the market. Hardest hit were the passenger airlines, while those with freighters were able to benefit from a return in demand and sky high rates.FedEx, UPS and Qatar were last year the busiest air cargo carriers ...
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InsightsK+N strives for greener air cargo supply chains
Marcel Fujike, head of products and at global freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel, speaks to Roger Hailey about how the business is working towards operating more sustainably.Airfreight’s stakeholders already have strategies for fighting climate change, which face further scrutiny after a United Nation’s scientific report issued “code red” for humanity on the ...
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Putzger perspective: Amazon's freighter future
In his latest monthly column, Ian Putzger takes a look at how Amazon continues to suck up freighter capacity.The relentless demand for airfreight capacity is keeping freighter operators at lofty heights for some time to come. Predictions of congested networks now extend well beyond the 2021 Lunar New Year, if ...
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InsightsAir cargo still improving but rate of growth slows
Air cargo saw double digit year-on-year (YoY) demand growth in each of the months from April to August, but the rate of increase is declining steadily. However, rates continued to go up in the five weeks up to mid-September.The latest statistics from analyst WorldACD show that in April the YoY ...
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InsightsCan airlines overcome supply-chain challenges to meet strong air cargo demand?
Image source: AirBridgeCargoBy most accounts, the strong demand for air cargo seen during the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to continue into the peak freight season in the fourth quarter of this year.“Air cargo demand had another strong month in August, up 7.7% compared to pre-Covid levels,” said IATA director general ...
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How air cargo is responding to climate change
In his latest column, Brandon Fried, executive director of the US Airforwarders Association, reports on a recent survey they carried out to find out how the air cargo industry is responding to climate change.Aviation has been essential in powering progress, expanding horizons, creating opportunities, and facilitating commerce between countries.The ability ...
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InsightsIATA: July a solid month for air cargo but risks remain
July was another solid month for the air cargo industry, but rising Covid numbers could disrupt the sector's recovery, according to IATA.The latest numbers from the airline association show that in July demand in cargo tonne km (CTK) terms increased by 8.6% compared with the same month in 2019 (used ...
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Border operating model: Airfreight explained
The government recently updated its Border Operating Model (BOM) document, which provides useful, plain-English information on how to navigate the post-Brexit border arrangements, including those for airfreight.With European Union (EU) goods now treated as Rest of World goods since January 1, there have been significant changes to customs control requirements.And, ...
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Putzger perspective: Perfect storm lessons for air cargo
It would seem that perfect storms can perfect themselves. Life in the logistics business since spring 2020 has been frequently described as a perfect storm, one that keeps going and gets worse.One such moment of abrupt decline was the rapid hit of the latest Covid-19 outbreak in China on airfreight ...
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InsightsMenzies Aviation ramps up its focus on cargo
Three years ago Menzies Aviation decided to focus on growing its cargo business and it has plans to continue expanding the business...For Menzies Aviation, timing is everything when it comes to its cargo handling business.Menzies Aviation executive vice president, cargo, Robert Fordree tells Air Cargo News that the company embarked ...
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InsightsAir cargo revs up for changing automotive market
The airfreight industry is adapting its solutions to support the automotive sector, as more vehicles on the roads are electrified.The automotive sector will see more change in the next two years than it has in the last 20 to 25 years, according to Dave Dudek, executive vice president, global automotive ...
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InsightsCLIVE: Carriers tweak capacity as load factors weaken in July
Air cargo dynamic load factors hit their lowest level since the start of the Covid-pandemic in July as the industry entered the summer slack season, according to the latest figures from CLIVE Data Services.CLIVE data shows that dynamic load factors stood at 66% in July, which is down by three ...
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InsightsOngoing boost from shipping and bellyhold shortages for freighter operators
A slow recovery in belly capacity and higher rates in ocean shipping are expected to boost air cargo for the coming years, according to Boeing’s Tom Crabtree.Speaking to Air Cargo News, Crabtree, who is regional director, Boeing Commercial Airplanes market analysis — air cargo, said that air cargo demand had ...