News / Airlines 'barking up the wrong tree' and not ready to take advantage of e-commerce boom

Airlines are in danger of missing the bus on e-commerce. Some may not even know where the bus station is, carriers were warned this week.

“Many providers have not adapted to the speed of change,” said Horst Manner-Romberg, principal of parcel logistics research and consulting firm M-R-U (pictured).

He sees logistics for e-commerce at the start of many changes, much of this driven by an acceleration of delivery services.

“Everywhere, processes are changing massively,” he said.

The shortening of transit windows favours air cargo, especially ...