Cargo Airline Association

Cargo Airline Association’s Alterman ends 40-year leadership run

The Cargo Airline Association, which represents ABX Air, Atlas Air, FedEx and UPS in the halls of government, has named Lauren Beyer, the vice president of security and facilitation at Airlines for America (A4A), to succeed Steve Alterman as president.

Alterman is retiring after leading the organization for more than 40 years, it announced Tuesday. 

“On behalf of the Cargo Airline Association (CAA), I would like to thank Steve Alterman for his dedicated advocacy efforts over the past four...

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Freighter conversions: Boeing or the other guy?

An unpainted Boeing 737-800 with a wider cargo door cut into the side during modification work.

Some car owners will only go to the dealer for maintenance, while others are perfectly happy with an independent mechanic. The same thinking holds true in aviation when used airplanes are turned into freighters. 

A Bulgarian air cargo company will soon start transporting packages for an express carrier with a 737-800 newly converted to carry containers instead of passengers after ditching Boeing (NYSE: BA) for a smaller engineering outfit to do the job.

Cargo Air canceled its order with Boeing...

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TSA seeks enhanced screening capabilities for air cargo (with video)

An explosives-sniffing dog on hind legs checks a carton in a warehouse.

Federal regulators want to improve industry’s ability to perform air cargo security checks and explosives detection technology to help meet forthcoming international requirements for screening 100% of export freight on all-cargo aircraft, the Transportation Security Administration’s air cargo chief said Thursday.

Since 2010 all cargo riding in the bottom of passenger airplanes must go through a detection device or be physically inspected by airline or logistics personnel prior to loading. 

Schedul...

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Airlines chafe against UK quarantine as Europe opens travel

Pilot with face mask looking out window of big white jet.

An Austrian Airlines flight departed from Vienna at 6:30 a.m. Monday for Munich, Germany, marking the company’s first scheduled passenger flight in almost three months and the lifting of travel restrictions between European Union states. 

It’s good news for airlines that have suffered for months with almost no revenue, but an announcement from Lufthansa Airlines about mass layoffs is a stark reminder that the industry’s road back to financial health will be long and challenging. And while the...

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