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Reduction in April 2020 freight movement largest since 2009 recession
The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, fell 7.7% in April from…
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Air France KLM Martinair Cargo continues to expand its cargo network
At Air France KLM Martinair Cargo aims to keep supply chains moving. Especially at a time when wide-body belly capacity is limited, it’s essential to…
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A booming airline business: Shipping pigs to China in 747 jumbo jets
The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on commercial aviation, but Alexey Isaykin’s cargo carrier has been fully loaded. Volga-Dnepr Group has flown more than 3,000 breeding…
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Air cargo operations at Frankfurt Airport are running at full speed during the crisis
“3.5 billion respiratory protection masks and other protective equipment in 22,000 shipments plus medical equipment and pharmaceuticals as well as urgently required industrial goods, post,…
Air Bridge Cargo launches WebCargo’s online eBooking platform globally
Today Air Bridge Cargo announced it has brought its real-time pricing and booking capabilities completely online through a partnership with WebCargo. Freight forwarders can now…
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Solidary Plane: LATAM Airlines’ program that operates in the midst of the pandemic
Among closed-border policies and countries’ restrictions, transporting patients, health professionals, medical supplies or carrying out urgent missions like delivering stem cells and organs for transplants…
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FIS Air Freight Report June 8, 2020
China to Europe begins its slide in line with China to USA, as prices rout, down $1.52 on the week. China to USA now sits…
Battery shipping loophole exposed by FedEx fire, NTSB warns
A fire that destroyed a FedEx Corp. truck in Canada exposed a loophole in lithium-battery testing standards that could have led to a fatal blaze…
CHAMP Weight & Balance is going to Bermuda – but not on vacation
CHAMP sets up, trains and implements Freighter Weight & Balance system for Longtail Aviation’s Cargo Operation within 3 weeks
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Air cargo down 15% between the US and foreign points, March 2020
U.S. and foreign airlines carried 15.2% less cargo by weight between the U.S. and foreign points in March 2020 than in March 2019, according to…