Bottlenecks Emerge in Asia Ahead of Air Freight Peak Season
On the eve of the peak airfreight season, most Asian gateways are running without problems, but some bottlenecks have begun to appear, particularly out of South-east Asia and the P
Strike Disruption Starts: Surge in Air freight Demand Expected
The US dockworker union ILA may only just have confirmed the east and Gulf coast port strike, but disruption is already happening – with shippers bracing for extra airfreight cos
Canada Introduces New Air Cargo Security Rules in Response to Threats
Heightened concerns over air cargo security in Europe and North America has resulted in Transport Canada imposing new rules. Thought to be in response to a number of incendiary dev
Airlines Report Cargo Operations ‘Severely Affected’ by Outage
Delays and backlogs are expected across the air cargo industry, following the Microsoft IT outage. Scan Global Logistics said that the CrowdStrike outage “may cause bottlenecks a
Atlas Ends Amazon Flights Due to Low Utilization
Pilots have reported that Amazon and Atlas Air have ended their CMI contract. Next month, Atlas will reportedly begin phasing-out flying its 17 767-300Fs for Amazon, to cease entir
US Crackdown on Chinese E-Commerce Impacts Customs Brokers
A crackdown by the US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) agency and a large seizure of goods has led to some Chinese ecommerce sellers suspending air charter operations into the
Airlines Juggle Q4 Capacity for E-commerce Boost
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has made a further deal to operate freighters for Amazon in a bid to capitalise on the ecommerce boom. But airlines unable to cash in on the sec
FAA Investigates Boeing 787 Dreamliner Safety
Airlines in line for delivery of Boeing 787 Dreamliners are facing longer wait times as the troubled manufacturer checks the aircraft on its production line for potential problems
Boeing Fails to Deliver 777 Freighters to 12 Waiting Airlines
Boeing admitted yesterday that it had failed to deliver a single 777 freighter in the first quarter of the year. The troubled plane-maker did, however, produce 11, according to ana
Air Cargo Boom; Shipping Fuel Challenges; Expanding Chip Hubs
The Red Sea crisis is starting to fuel a surge in international airfreight demand. Experts say airborne shipping has been growing at an unseasonably strong double-digit pace, boost
