air cargo

A new audit by Congress' investigative arm is recommending two Department of Homeland Security agencies tighten up programs designed to protect against terrorists smuggling concealed explosives into the U.S. through air cargo. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation Security...

Air cargo volumes increased 9.9% in June, capping the strongest annual first half for carriers since 2017 and giving the industry momentum heading into the traditional holiday shipping season, the International Air Transport Association reported Wednesday. The news was less sanguine for companies...

What better way to transport hydrogen than in a hydrogen-powered fuel cell truck? That's what engine and power company Cummins Inc. and Air Products and Chemicals, the world's largest producer of hydrogen, are planning for about 2,000 trucks that Air Products uses globally. The companies signed a...

DASH Systems, the Los Angeles-based FreightTech startup using precision airdrops to expand the reach of next-day delivery, announced the successful completion of a proof-of-concept Alaska expedition this month. A partnership with the Office of Naval Research and the University of Alaska-Fairbanks...

Hampered by strict government border restrictions, Air Canada disappointed investors with a US$918.3 million loss in the second quarter, but the cargo division did better than expected with a record $274 million in revenue. Cargo sales for the period ending June 30 were 33% greater than in 2020...

United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) has mostly phased out use of jets for dedicated cargo service, returning them to full-time passenger operation as long-haul travel demand rapidly snaps back from the COVID plunge, Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Nocella said Wednesday. The temporary freighters were a...

Air Greenland is a unique one-stop-shop for aviation, which might be expected for an air transport company serving the world's largest island located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. It operates single-engine helicopters for sleighing or ski trips, search-and-rescue, and medevac flights,...

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner being operated by British Airways for a dedicated cargo-only flight to Frankfurt, Germany, fell on its chin last week during preflight maintenance when a procedural mistake caused the nose landing gear to collapse at Heathrow London Airport. Two persons were slightly injured...

The Federal Aviation Administration has suspended the operating authority of Honolulu-based Rhoades Aviation after one of its Transair cargo jets crash-landed in the ocean early this month. The agency said safety investigators had been looking at the company since last fall and that it will be...

The U.S. Department of Transportation has granted temporary approval to small cargo airlines in South Florida to fly emergency aid to Cuba, where large protests have erupted in recent days in response to a long-simmering economic crisis worsened by the COVID pandemic. The department said IBC...

FedEx Express, the air and international unit of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), said Friday that it has made a $100 million equity investment in Indian transport and logistics firm Delhivery, and that the FedEx unit's Indian operation will operate an integrated air-ground service with Delhivery in the...

A big jump in cargo revenue helped Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) significantly narrow pretax losses in the second quarter, with officials telegraphing the company will be profitable on an operating basis in the second half of 2022 because passenger demand is returning faster than expected. The...

The Federal Aviation Administration has extended until the end of the year the exemption for U.S. commercial airlines to carry cargo in the main cabin when passengers are not present, citing an ongoing need to provide extra cargo lift capability while passenger traffic remains below pre-pandemic...

BBAM Aircraft Leasing & Management has signed with Boeing (NYSE: BA) to convert a dozen more of its 737-800 passenger aircraft into dedicated freighters as e-commerce and express cargo markets continue to create strong demand among carriers for all-cargo aircraft. The San Francisco-based...

United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) grabbed headlines last month with news it had signed a letter of intent for 15 supersonic jets. The sleek vehicles from Boom Supersonic have a long way to go before becoming a reality, but if they ever become viable, they could siphon off cargo capacity on a handful of...