News / Southern changes course as military work fades and integrators eye more capacity

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A major shift taking place in the airfreight industry is becoming clearer through contracts at airlines such as Southern Air, the US CMI carrier.

As rivals Evergreen and World recently announced their departures from the industry in the wake of shrinking military work, Southern, which has also experienced Chapter 11 proceedings, is switching its focus – towards integrator business.

Whether it is ACMI flying or bellyspace-buying, the integrators appear to be becoming increasingly reliant on scheduled airlines and wet lessors as their ...