Air Cargo accounts for a relatively small percentage of world trade when calculated by overall volume (approximately 10%). However, when the type or value of products being transported is taken into account (technology, business services, pharmaceuticals), its importance significantly increases. If something needs to be where it’s going quickly, especially when the destination is international, air cargo plays an essential role in that supply chain. High-speed delivery has become essential to our economy, as more companies opt to receive goods and bring them directly to market, thus avoiding costs associated with inventory, warehousing and logistics. Air cargo reduces the 30-day shipping time of ocean transport to less than 48 hours. When fruits, vegetables and flowers need to be sent from remote agricultural reasons to major cities around the world, companies rely on air cargo to deliver these products on time. That capability has also been a boon to economic development in the places where these perishable goods are produced.

Trilatec’s squAIR-timber Lightweight Elements Transforming Air Cargo Industry

Leading players in the air freight sector, including DHL, Kühne + Nagel, Lufthansa Cargo, Cargolux, and Emirates SkyCargo, are turning… Read More

New Pact Announced Between Freight Forwarders and Air Cargo

Haylle Sok 8:48 AM  7/29/2016

For businesses in the air cargo industry, any good news these days is welcome. Recently, the International Air Transport Association… Read More

Amazon and UK Government Aim for the Sky with Partnership on Drones

Haylle Sok 4:15 AM  7/29/2016

Amazon has announced a partnership with the government of the United Kingdom to explore the steps needed to make the… Read More

First Ever FAA-Approved Drone Delivery to Customer’s Home

Peter Buxbaum 5:35 AM  7/27/2016

7-Eleven and Flirtey, an independent drone delivery service, announced they have completed the first fully autonomous drone delivery to a… Read More

Tigers Fly Cargolux to Hanoi

Haylle Sok 4:19 AM  7/26/2016

Cargolux Airlines International has flown four tigers to Hanoi in support of an effort to ensure the survival of the… Read More

Air Freight Demand Growth Slows

Haylle Sok 6:44 AM  7/25/2016

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released global air freight data showing that demand measured in freight ton kilometers slowed… Read More

Volga-Dnepr and GE Announce Global Strategic Partnership

Haylle Sok 9:55 AM  7/20/2016

Volga-Dnepr Group and GE Aviation have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a strategic partnership to develop collaborative solutions… Read More

Sale of Frankfurt-Hahn Airport: Down the Tubes?

Peter Buxbaum 8:08 AM  7/20/2016

The sale of the money-losing Frankfurt-Hahn airport in Germany to Chinese investors may be on the verge of collapse. At… Read More

Report Finds a Diverse Global Community of Airforwarders

Haylle Sok 3:12 AM  7/12/2016

The world’s top-100 air cargo forwarders together cover 58 percent of the worldwide air cargo market. That group consists of… Read More

The Internet of Things in Supply Chain and Logistics

Peter Buxbaum 6:03 AM  7/1/2016

As supply chains are strained under competition, technology is proving to be a valuable differentiator and competitive advantage. In a… Read More

UK Forwarders: Confront, Don’t Duck Decision On Heathrow Expansion

Peter Buxbaum 5:08 AM  7/1/2016

The trade association that represents the UK’s freight forwarding and logistics businesses is concerned that last week’s news that the… Read More

Volga-Dnepr Delivers 85-Ton Runner For Magadan’s New Hydroelectric Power Station

Haylle Sok 7:15 AM  6/30/2016

A turbine runner and tooling weighing 115 tons and destined for the Ust-Srednekanskaya hydroelectric power station has arrived safely at… Read More