Lack of freighters means a capacity crunch and limited air cargo growth

While air cargo demand factors will be hard to predict in “a year of uncertainty”, the outlook for capacity, exacerbated by an ageing fleet and slow deliveries, is depressingly clear, ...

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News / eVTOL drone project gets closer to flights carrying air cargo

Pipistrel, a tech-based mobility company, claims to have “reimagined the future of air freight transport” ...

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Recommends / Boeing delays 777 deliveries and axes 767F production

As indicated in The Loadstar last week, problems at Boeing will mean freighter orders will go ...

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Comment: The global air freight market has been in positive growth territory for about one year ...

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News / Freighter aircraft: 'we are on the cusp of major change in large widebodies'

Even with 21% of the fleet parked, freighters will continue hauling a large share of ...

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Ecommerce series / Transpac ecommerce freighters on pause as US Customs checks every parcel

UPDATED 5.8.24 to reflect additional information from CBP The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency’s ...

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May 31, 2024• Comments•

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News / The case of the missing passenger belly capacity

Recent air transport statistics are heartening: not only are passengers back, but cargo is in ...

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Feb 20, 2024• Comments•

News / IndiGo eyes China and South-east Asia and takes on more freighter capacity

India’s largest private airline, IndiGo, is stepping up freighter operations, aiming to ride what it ...

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News / China Airlines to sell five B747-400Fs

Taiwan-headquartered China Airlines is selling five of its 747-400 freighters. According to reports, the carrier ...

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Nov 23, 2023• Comments•

News / New emissions rules may have little impact on the global air cargo fleet

Incoming ICAO emissions standards will have little impact on the freighter market, considering they will ...

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Oct 27, 2023• Comments•

News / Air Canada Cargo drops order for 777Fs as turbulence hits the market

Executive changes at Air Canada look likely to be behind it backtracking on plans to ...

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Sep 27, 2023• Comments•

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Lack of freighters means a capacity crunch and limited air cargo growth

freighters Headlines

News / eVTOL drone project gets closer to flights carrying air cargo

Recommends / Boeing delays 777 deliveries and axes 767F production

Premium / Bust-to-boom-to-bust: the cyclicality of air cargo growth patterns

News / Freighter aircraft: 'we are on the cusp of major change in large widebodies'

Ecommerce series / Transpac ecommerce freighters on pause as US Customs checks every parcel

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News / The case of the missing passenger belly capacity

News / IndiGo eyes China and South-east Asia and takes on more freighter capacity

News / China Airlines to sell five B747-400Fs

News / New emissions rules may have little impact on the global air cargo fleet

News / Air Canada Cargo drops order for 777Fs as turbulence hits the market

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Lack of freighters means a capacity crunch and limited air cargo growth

freighters Headlines

News / eVTOL drone project gets closer to flights carrying air cargo

Recommends / Boeing delays 777 deliveries and axes 767F production

Premium / Bust-to-boom-to-bust: the cyclicality of air cargo growth patterns

News / Freighter aircraft: 'we are on the cusp of major change in large widebodies'

Ecommerce series / Transpac ecommerce freighters on pause as US Customs checks every parcel

COMPANY NOTICES

News / The case of the missing passenger belly capacity

News / IndiGo eyes China and South-east Asia and takes on more freighter capacity

News / China Airlines to sell five B747-400Fs

News / New emissions rules may have little impact on the global air cargo fleet

News / Air Canada Cargo drops order for 777Fs as turbulence hits the market

Most read news

News / Lufthansa Cargo builds on intra-Europe same-day and e-commerce network

News / Slower air cargo market reflected in demand for freighter conversions

Recommends / Mexico defends plan to ban freighters from its primary airport

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