Air Cargo

Airship startup Flying Whales is aiming to establish its first Australian base as soon as 2028, despite not having a working prototype yet.

Amazon Air Cargo has begun advertising available capacity for ad hoc, charter, or blocked space services on a cargo fleet that is now more than 100 aircraft.

Singapore plans to build a second Airport Logistics Park at Changi Airport as the government prepares to increase the airport’s cargo handling capacity.

IAG Cargo plans to resume services to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo Narita for the first time since 2020.

At the ISTAT Europe Middle East and Africa conference, several cargo airlines agreed their biggest challenge was access to suitable additional aircraft.

As their $1.9 billion merger proceeds, Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines have announced leadership changes for their expanding cargo division.

The SATS and China-based Sinotrans Air Freight link-up will potentially see the pair set up gateway hubs for Sinoair in Belgium, Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Singapore.

One Air, which started operations in July 2023, has added a third Boeing 747 to its fleet and is considering branching out into 777F operations next year.

Confident the air cargo sector in Africa will exceed projected growth figures by 2025, an industry leader has urged the region’s airlines to play a larger role.

Dufour Aerospace has conducted the first hover flight of the production-ready prototype for its Aero2 tiltwing hybrid eVTOL UAS.

Eanan Al Samma's Rikaz is a multicopter electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle with four three-blade propellers mounted on arms.

Talks are underway over the possibility of creating a new, dedicated cargo airline for Saudi Arabia, according to well-placed sources in the Arab nation.

The closure of Russian airspace, along with China’s alignment with Russia over the war in Ukraine, is spurring the use of extra freighter capacity.

IAG Cargo has opened a new control center at its London Heathrow hub.

Teleport, Capital A’s freight and logistics venture, and Etihad Cargo are growing their capacity and network partnership.

Iran’s Simorgh light transport aircraft is now undergoing flight certification.

Thai cargo startup Pattaya Airways announced Aug. 8 that it had attained its air operator certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand.

Korean Air has reached an agreement with Air Incheon regarding the sale of Asiana’s cargo unit, which is expected to be split off after Korean takes over Asiana.

One Air is expecting its third Boeing 747-400F to enter service by the end of August as the company plans to double its fleet by the end of 2025.

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo and LCC IndiGo’s CarGo unit have signed an extensive interline agreement to connect their networks.

The vertically integrated cargo center will boost cargo capacity at Miami International Airport by “at least 50%,” according to Miami-Dade County.

SATS has linked up with China’s SF Group to expand on strategic collaboration and develop new air cargo solutions in major hubs, especially for e-commerce.

Lufthansa Cargo is boosting its Chinese network, serving two additional destinations, Shenzhen and Zhengzhou, from Frankfurt.

DHL Express and Central Airlines have revealed plans for the Chinese freight airline to operate two Boeing 777Fs on behalf of DHL on routes to and from China.

Air cargo business within the United States reveals that during the first quarter of 2024, dedicated cargo was 2% under the performance from Q1 2023.