Articles tagged “air cargo”

Airline Weekly

Amazon Pursues Investing in Hawaiian Airlines Under New Airbus Freighter Deal

Hawaiian Airlines wants a piece of the booming e-commerce pie.

1 year ago
Amazon Pursues Investing in Hawaiian Airlines Under New Airbus Freighter Deal

Airline Weekly

Canada’s Cargojet Is Confident Pandemic Success Was No Anomaly

There were few upsides to the Covid-19 pandemic. Boom times for the air freight industry was one.

2 years ago
Canada’s Cargojet Is Confident Pandemic Success Was No Anomaly

Airlines

Korean Air Survived the Pandemic With No Losses But Faces New Challenges

Korean Air enjoys the distinction of being the only global airline not to post any losses during the pandemic, thanks largely to its cargo operations. But if the carrier wants to continue that competitive advantage, South Korea needs to drop restrictions impacting passenger demand.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Korean Air Survived the Pandemic With No Losses But Faces New Challenges

Airlines

Airbus to Launch Airline Using Bulbous Beluga Cargo Planes

Airbus' plans to charter its Beluga planes to transport cargo come at an enormously opportune time for the aviation industry — considering cargo traffic has grown in the last year and those planes have a longer shelf life than expected. No wonder it will make it a subsidiary airline starting in 2023.

Tim Hepher, Reuters | 2 years ago

Airbus to Launch Airline Using Bulbous Beluga Cargo Planes

Airlines

Air Cargo Still Rides High as Manufacturers Look to the Skies for Supply Chain Solutions

Supply chain disruptions as well as the easing of capacity constraints on aircraft provided the perfect storm for air cargo to get a major boost in October. But like all others sector of travel, global air cargo's recovery could seriously be threatened by the new Omicron variant.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Air Cargo Still Rides High as Manufacturers Look to the Skies for Supply Chain Solutions

Airline Weekly

Airbus Bullish on Lasting Cargo Prospects With Launch of New Freighter

To capitalize on the almost insatiable demand for air cargo, Airbus is launching a freighter version of its long-range A350 twin-jet aircraft. The move is a tacit acknowledgement, however, that the European manufacturer is playing catch-up with Boeing, which dominates the air freighter market.

2 years ago
Airbus Bullish on Lasting Cargo Prospects With Launch of New Freighter

Airline Weekly

Cargo Boosts Korean Air for Another Profitable Quarter

Korean Air reported record cargo revenues — again — in the September quarter as the bottlenecks in supply chains and maritime shipping boosted its air freight business. But, despite rare pandemic profits, the South Korean carrier says passengers need to return for its long-term health.

2 years ago
Cargo Boosts Korean Air for Another Profitable Quarter

Coronavirus

Lufthansa Confident It Can Pay Off Its Rescue Loan Within a Year as Bookings Return

Summer comes to the rescue of this much leaner airline, and CEO Carsten Spohr will be glad to get rid of the overhanging debt it accumulated.

Douglas Busvine, Reuters | 3 years ago

Lufthansa Confident It Can Pay Off Its Rescue Loan Within a Year as Bookings Return

Tourism

Saudi Arabia to Invest $133 Billion to Become Major Airports and Transport Hub

The kingdom is making a bold statement, but then it needs to if it's serious about weaning itself of oil revenues over the next 10 years.

Marwa Rashad and Alexander Cornwell, Reuters | 3 years ago

Saudi Arabia to Invest $133 Billion to Become Major Airports and Transport Hub

Airlines

Airlines Say Early Vaccine Transports Are Moving Smoothly

Developing an effective vaccine in such a relatively short time is nothing less than a miracle. Delivering those vaccines to the world is the next enormous challenge. The airlines took on that task earlier this week. So far, they are giving a thumbs up.

Ruthy Muñoz, Skift | 3 years ago

Airlines Say Early Vaccine Transports Are Moving Smoothly