Archive for July 2020 - page 2

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Outbound airfreight market tightens from China, Hong Kong freightwaves.com Airfreight rates out of China are beginning to creep up again and there are signs the cost to ship goods to North America and Europe could quickly escalate […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air Canada Cargo Adds Cargo-Only Flights to Latin America and the U.S. aircanada.com Air Canada Cargo continues to optimize cargo-only flights to meet capacity demands on international routes. *Toronto – Sao Paolo weekly flight *Montreal – Havana […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES TIACA begins its search for a new director general aircargonews.net TIACA has commenced its search for the newly-created role of director general. Applications for the position can be submitted, by email to its Selection Committee, from July […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Transpacific airfreight rates edge back up aircargonews.net Transpacific airfreight rates increased last week as two US carriers temporarily back tracked on their plans for services to Hong Kong. The latest figures from TAC Index show that airfreight […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES FAA clears airlines to remove passenger seats for cargo freightwaves.com The Federal Aviation Administration late Friday gave U.S. airlines permission to remove passenger seats and transport cargo on the floor of the cabin in aircraft being deployed […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES A New Airfield In Antarctica? Australia Is Gearing Up To Build One simpleflying.com Antarctica’s first paved runway has moved a step closer to reality. Australia is moving forward with plans to build a 2,700-meter paved runway near […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Canadian perishables shippers turn to domestic market as global goes cold theloadstar.com Low-cost passenger airlines usually are not in the running when perishables specialists look for capacity, but these are unusual times. Canadian forwarder Flying Fresh Air […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Cargo-friendly airports shine during COVID crisis freightwaves.com Secondary airports geared toward cargo are proving their value during the coronavirus pandemic as a faster alternative for delivering goods. Airports outside major metro areas have always had a speed […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air cargo market: Rationality returns, but for how long? freightwaves.com Current and lagging indicators show the air cargo market is continuing to stabilize after a three-month bubble that saw transport rates quintuple for China export routes. Despite […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air freight showing signs of ‘structural recovery’ lloydsloadinglist.com Higher air freight volumes in June compared with May are a sign of the air freight sector taking “its first steps to a structural recovery”, according to air cargo […]