Air Cargo

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on FreightWaves.com. Delta Air Lines parked 571 aircraft from its primary fleet across the country in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out most passenger air travel. Airlines still have about 70 percent of their pre-pandemic international capacity in hibernation, but Delta is returning aircraft to the skies because […]

United Airlines has restarted cargo-only flights just weeks after assigning all aircraft to normal passenger operations because the delta variant has dragged down travel volumes and growth expectations for the remainder of the year. “I just released five [Boeing] 777-300s to our cargo division for later this year to put those aircraft back into all-cargo […]

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on FreightWaves.com. Atlas Air said Wednesday it is operating two Boeing 747-400 freighters for FedEx Express full-time under a new long-term contract. The deal is in addition to the all-cargo carrier’s existing multi-year peak-season contract that provides FedEx with a minimum of five aircraft during the fourth quarter. The […]

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on FreightWaves.com. Atlas Air will continue to fly 20 large freighters for DHL Express after the express delivery company extended an existing contract, the companies announced Tuesday. The arrangement ensures DHL Express has continued access to outsourced airlift to support its fast-growing express business that is increasingly driven by […]

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on FreightWaves.com. Air Wisconsin, which flies under an agreement as United Express as a regional partner of United Airlines, is exploring opportunities as an all-cargo carrier with a single regional jet converted to cargo that it expects to deploy in early December, President and CEO Robert Binns said. This […]

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on FreightWaves.com. The robust recovery of U.S. domestic travel this summer increasingly looks like more of an outlier than a sign that airline bookings will continue unabated. Global airlines—and by default the air cargo industry that piggybacks on passenger flights—could face a bumpier recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic than […]

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on FreightWaves.com. The Boeing 767 is Air Transport Services Group’s flagship freighter for its aircraft leasing and cargo airline businesses. Out of 110 aircraft currently in service, 91 are 767s. The medium widebodies are just the right size for express delivery linehaul routes — not too big, not too […]