Air Cargo

By Graham Warwick
French company Flying Whales plans to develop and operate the LCA60T, a 200-m-long (660-ft.) rigid airship with a payload capacity of 60 metric tons.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Etihad launched 2X-weekly freighter flights between Abu Dhabi Airport (AUH) and Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) in April.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Israel Aerospace Industries VP Yaacov Berkovitz speaks to ShowNews at the Paris Air Show about the company's capacity-building and expansion ambitions.
Paris Air Show

By Aaron Karp
Qatar Airways has launched a freighter service between Doha and Rwanda's capital Kigali.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau
The company said May 3 that “the industrial planning for this variant is being slightly adjusted with the entry-into-service now slipping into 2026.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines aims to convert three of its Boeing 767-300ERs to freighters and begin operations within 12 months.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
The warehouses are part of a wider redevelopment of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport ’s cargo facilities.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
The airfreight sector continuing to evolve with UK-based One Air preparing for launch and DHL Express signing up for 777LR conversions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The pork cycle economic theory may have parallels with today’s air cargo market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Recently privatized Air India is exploring dedicated freighter operations and pushing ahead with refreshing its branding.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa is growing its nascent A321F fleet as the number of narrowbody freighters in Europe is on the rise.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
FedEx has accelerated retirements of its MD-11 fleet to the end of fiscal 2028, two years earlier than anticipated.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The logistics arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is opening an air freight center at Shenzhen Bao’an to ramp up its air cargo operation with Atlas Air.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM Martinair Cargo and CMA CGM Air Cargo combined cargo networks, full freighter capacity and services.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss the McDonnell Douglas MD-11’s legacy now that FedEx and UPS have both announced plans to retire the trijet.
Check 6

By Chen Chuanren
After posting a $4.75 billion loss for 2022, China Southern wants to capitalize on the return of passenger demand and also plans to spin off its cargo arm.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Under its “mail as cargo” mantra, the Cathay Mail system integrates mail-handling data with air cargo systems using the postal air waybill.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
WestJet Cargo says it is ready to disrupt the Canadian air cargo industry.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris, Helen Massy-Beresford
The two largest remaining operators of the McDonnell Douglas-developed MD-11 freighter have announced plans to begin retiring their fleets of aging trijets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Sweden's West Atlantic Cargo Airlines has retired its last British Aerospace ATP-Fs, which were the final examples of the twin turboprop in commercial service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Brussels Airport Company and Changi Airport Group will focus on projects to advance sustainability, air cargo and pharmaceutical logistics.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
Cargo airline Silk Way West Airlines has opened its first scheduled service to Saudi Arabia.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
ATSG expressed confidence in customer readiness for long-term freighter lease commitments.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The market for converted freighters remains strong.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
AISATS has been chosen to design, build, finance and operate an integrated multi-modal cargo hub at India's new Noida International Airport near Delhi.
Airports & Networks