Air Cargo

FedEx Express has completed the expansion of its gateway facility at China’s Shenzhen Baoan International Airport.

Amending its April 2021 contract with Boeing, Silk Way West will purchase an additional 777F, scheduled for delivery in 2025.

Asiana’s cargo division will be sold if the Korean Air-Asiana merger is finalized.

The A350F has built a 48% market share for Airbus in the large freighter market competing against the Boeing 777-8F.

TAAG Angola Airlines and Kenya Airways are expanding their dedicated cargo network with Boeing 737 freighter services.

Challenge Group's purchase of another Boeing 747-400F comes at a time of conflicting trends in the air cargo industry.

Global air freight markets saw demand rebound in 2023.

The two parties said the strategic arrangement launched in April 2023 had not been able to reach its full potential because of regulatory constraints.

However, the Chinese New Year demand and potential escalation of military conflict in the Middle East could drive air cargo charges further in the coming weeks.

Air freight carrier and lessor Atlas Air has taken delivery of a fourth Boeing 777-200F to operate on behalf of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company.

Two of Lufthansa Cargo’s A321Fs have been grounded due to a fine crack found on the rear fuselage structure.

The company has revealed a newly branded component to its restructuring—a “tricolor network,” sorting its FedEx Express aircraft fleet into three categories.

The new Contested Logistics System-300 Nautical Miles (CLS-300) will enter propulsion tests before June and flight tests by the end of 2024, the company said.

With just a couple of weeks left in 2023, times are busy for the air cargo industry amid its end-of-year peak season.

Cathay Pacific has taken another significant step in its fleet-renewal efforts with an order for six Airbus A350F freighters.

“We certainly haven’t discounted” using the Alia for passenger flights, Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran tells Aviation Daily.

UPS says the new HKG facility will have the capacity to handle around 1 million tons of cargo annually, although the expected build cost has not been revealed.

The cargo deal builds on an earlier passenger codesharing agreement reached by Vietnam Airlines and Turkish in June.

Atlas described its latest order as underscoring a commitment to grow its 777F platform, and “meets our strict return guidelines for investing in aircraft.”

The strategic plan aims to transform Liège Airport into a hub connected by rail, water and air, starting with the construction of three unloading warehouses.

UAE-based aviation conglomerate Vaayu Group has taken a majority shareholding in young Indian cargo airline Pradhaan Air Express.

China Eastern entered a purchase agreement with GE Aerospace for 25 GEnx-1B turbofans for its Boeing 787 fleet.

The memorandum of understanding will see the two carriers leverage each other’s fleet and network.

The Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) Istanbul site is the German company's ninth conversion modification site globally.

The HKIA Dongguan Logistics Park will allow air cargo to be security screened, palletized and accepted by airlines in Dongguan, before it is shipped to HKIA.