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

Only Modest Growth in Air Cargo Forecast

Peter Buxbaum 2:35 AM  10/7/2016

Global air cargo volumes are expected to increase modestly—at an average annual rate of around 2.4 percent—to 2025. That was… Read More

DHL Launches New Air Service for Emergency Logistics

Haylle Sok 12:29 AM  10/5/2016

DHL Global Forwarding is extending its product portfolio with the launch of DHL SameDay Speedline. The new air freight product… Read More

SWITCHING OFF AUTOPILOT

Haylle Sok 11:40 AM  9/29/2016

Air cargo is the obvious transportation option if you need to get something somewhere fast. If you have a shipment… Read More

American Airlines Cargo Enhances Cold-Chain Program

Haylle Sok 12:07 AM  9/29/2016

American Airlines Cargo has signed with the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) to obtain certification for the handling of pharmaceuticals… Read More

Qatar Airways Implementing Cargo-XML Messaging

Haylle Sok 7:53 AM  9/28/2016

Qatar Airways Cargo becomes the first carrier to fully adopt the Cargo Extensible Mark-up Language, or Cargo-XML ,in its core… Read More

Amazon UK Convicted of Shipping Dangerous Goods by Air

Peter Buxbaum 1:02 AM  9/27/2016

A judge in the United Kingdom ruled Amazon UK guilty of breaking air safety laws after repeated warnings and was… Read More

Proposed Single EU Procedure for Aviation Security Screening

Haylle Sok 2:58 AM  9/21/2016

Following up on aims to promote a genuine security union and a more competitive EU security industry, the European Commission… Read More

DHL Expands in Seattle

Haylle Sok 2:03 AM  9/21/2016

Responding to a growing need on the part of area businesses, DHL has expanded its operations in Seattle with the… Read More

Historic Aviation Carbon Agreement Moves a Step Closer

Haylle Sok 2:33 AM  9/20/2016

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expressed optimism for an agreement on a Carbon Offset and Reduction Scheme for International… Read More

IAG Cargo Has New Route to Iran

Haylle Sok 1:24 AM  9/12/2016

IAG Cargo commenced its new London-to-Tehran service earlier this, making it one of the few cargo carriers to directly connect… Read More

Demand for Air Cargo Strengthens in July

Haylle Sok 2:31 AM  9/9/2016

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in July 2016 showing robust growth in… Read More