Archive for March 2021 - page 2

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Mixed start to 2021 for air freight lloydsloadinglist.com The global air freight market has seen a mixed start to 2021, with a slight year-on-year increase in volumes and far higher average prices compared to the first two […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Cargo volumes have skyrocketed – but are forwarders and truckers paying the price? aircargonews.net Despite encouraging progress towards widespread distribution, the Covid-19 vaccine, many consumers remain quarantined at home, choosing the convenience of online delivery of their […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Double Decker Airplane Seat Achieves 700% Of Crowdfunding Goal simpleflying.com The revolutionary double-decker airplane seat concept from Zephyr Aerospace successfully completed its crowdfunding mission, finishing up with more than 700% of its initial goal amount. The seat, […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES CMA CGM Air Cargo Flies First A330-200F Commercial Flight simpleflying.com The new air freight division of the CMA CGM Group, a French container transportation and shipping company, has just completed its first cargo flight between Europe and […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Tight capacity and vaccine demand surge set to keep air freight rates high lloydsloadinglist.com Constrained capacity, a surge in the roll-out of vaccine shipments worldwide, and already buoyant demand in the air cargo sector for other commodities […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Boeing Begins To Bounce Back: Orders Outpace Cancellations simpleflying.com After a couple of poor years, it seems that Boeing is beginning to make its comeback when it comes to aircraft orders. Indeed, in February, the airline posted […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Amazon Clicks Buy Now On $131 Million Cargo Airline Share simpleflying.com Amazon continues to make strides to gain more ground, or rather, airspace, in the cargo market. The retailer has now made use of options it acquired […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air Canada Cargo boosts freight fleet while launching e-commerce service theloadstar.com Air Canada (AC) is jumping into the e-commerce market with a dedicated domestic service – and, at the same time, it is boosting capacity for international […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Warning to air shippers in year of the ox: ‘strap in and try not to get gored’ theloadstar.com “Shippers shouldn’t let down their guards, just yet” – a phrase that could be true of any mode right […]