For an industry that introduced autopilot more than half a century ago, some of the air cargo industry’s practices are practically anachronistic – just ask pharma shippers. That’s all changing as carriers rush to implement high-tech solutions to provide timely, controlled and transparent services that high-value goods require. Now, these carriers are taking innovation one[…]
A last minute air shipment of sheet metal, glass, and steering components saved Ford Australia from closing its factories as the Hanjin Milano freighter waited offshore with Ford’s cargo, to avoid creditors, snarling the car manufacturer’s supply chain. News of the modal shift to air freight is noteworthy in part because of the lack of[…]
Qatar Airways Cargo will add an additional 60 tonnes of weekly freighter capacity between its Doha hub and Budapest starting October 7, the airline announced. The additional A300-200F flight complements two extant weekly freighter flights already operating along the route, as well as daily bellyhold capacity offered on the carriers A320 flights. The frequency increase[…]
Mercedes-Benz Vision Van On a gray, blustery, early-April day this year, a convoy of about a dozen 18-wheel, long-haul trucks pulled into a port facility in Rotterdam and parked in neat rows. It’s a seemingly unremarkable event that happens thousands of times a day at the bustling Dutch seaport, yet these particular trucks were greeted[…]
As the end of the year approaches, we at Air Cargo World are reaching out to readers to seek nominations for our annual Air Cargo Executive of the Year award, celebrating the highest achievement in the air cargo industry. The 2016 Air Cargo Executive of the Year will be named on the cover of the[…]
Yesterday morning, at Boeing’s Everett, WA delivery center, executives from the manufacturer and carrier were on-site to celebrate the arrival of Cargolux’s newest 747-8. This one, #14, is the last Cargolux had on order, and was delivered ahead of schedule. Cargolux for its part, had originally intended to take delivery of the aircraft in 2017, but in[…]
