When on the ground in high-temperature locations, the ruination of perishable cargo or pharmaceuticals is a real issue. Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo’s most recent weapon in the war against temperature incursions is the “Kold Kart,” a new dolly system that maintains proper temperature while shipments await transfer to planes or trucks After testing the product, AF-KLM[…]
Safety rulings come and go regarding the transport of lithium batteries as air cargo, but the debate seems to never really end. After what seemed like a compromise was being reached in the middle of last year, a series of conflicting rulings from the fall of 2015 through the first two months of this year[…]
As the LATAM Airlines Group struggles with the poor economy in Brazil, the carrier reported a decrease of 26.8 percent in cargo revenue for the fourth quarter of 2015, due to a 13.4 percent decline in cargo traffic, and a 15. 4 percent decline in cargo yields, compared to Q4 2014. Additionally, a strike by[…]
It’s been almost one year since Canadian all-cargo carrier Cargojet was awarded the contract to carry mail for Canada Post. Since then, the carrier has reported a 50-percent increase in revenue for 2015, compared to 2014, reaching US$217 million. However, with the Canada Post deal came the need for additional aircraft and employees, resulting in[…]
Now that the long-rumored ATSG-Amazon deal for twenty 767 freighters is out in the open, it’s time to consider what affect this monumental announcement will have on the express business. In this article from sister publication Cargo Facts, editor David Harris looks at the ramifications of the warrants for Amazon to acquire nearly 20 percent[…]
It’s happened. In what could be a nightmare scenario for express air carriers, Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) and Amazon have inked a deal whereby ATSG will now operate an air transport network for the online retailer in the United States. The agreement, with Amazon Fulfillment Services, an affiliate of Amazon.com, includes the leasing of[…]
