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DHL Express to launch new cargo airline in Europe

A mustard DHL cargo jet with red lettering loaded with cargo at night.

DHL Express is transforming its international air network with the creation of a cargo airline in Austria and other changes in response to strong volume growth and customer expectations for faster delivery of e-commerce orders.

The parcel carrier on Tuesday said it is in the process of filing applications with Austrian authorities for a new airline that will mainly operate European cargo flights and plans to convert its DHL Air UK unit into an intercontinental long-haul carrier. DHL also is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dhl-express-to-launch-new-cargo-airline-in-europe

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...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freighter-conversions-boeing-or-the-other-guy

777 ‘Big Twin’ program reaches midpoint for cargo conversion

A large white plane in a hangar.

Israel Aerospace Industries has reached a milestone in development of the Boeing 777 passenger-to-freighter conversion program, moving beyond the planning phase to physically modifying the prototype aircraft.

IAI and partner GE Capital Aviation Services, a major leasing company, announced Tuesday that the first extended range 777-300 will officially be inducted into IAI’s Tel Aviv repair facility toward the end of June.

Kalitta Air, a large all-cargo operator based in Michigan, is the launch...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/777-big-twin-program-reaches-midpoint-for-cargo-conversion

Amazon airline ATSG touts red-hot business for cargo jet leases

A large white plane with wheels down comes in for a landing.

Executives at Air Transport Services Group, which provides aircraft and outsourced cargo transport for Amazon’s private airline, say the rise in pandemic-related e-commerce is stimulating heavy demand for flying and leasing Boeing 767 freighters, and that new long-term leases will provide ongoing revenue long after the current freight peak subsides.

The provider of bundled air transport services is completely sold out with 15 leases this year, including 11 for Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and already...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/amazon-airline-atsg-touts-red-hot-business-for-cargo-jet-leases

Rickenbacker Airport’s cargo roller coaster heads up in 2021

Landscape photo of three planes on tarmac on sunny day

Several U.S. airports that cater to cargo saw upswings in volume last year because of huge trade flows and increased reliance on pure freighter aircraft due to the pandemic. Rickenbacker International Airport wasn’t one of them. 

It suffered a 7.7% contraction in throughput that officials attribute to shifting supply chain dynamics and market vagaries. But 2020 also brought new customers, commodities and opportunities that have positioned the central Ohio airport for strong growth this year and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rickenbacker-airports-cargo-roller-coaster-heads-up-in-2021

TSA 100% screening option could be cheaper for cargo shippers

A TSA inspector observes cargo being loaded on a Saudia 747 jet. Split screen with TSA official in charge of Air Cargo division on the right.

Most people know the Transportation Security Administration as the folks with blue shirts who check documents and carry-on bags at the airport before passengers board aircraft. The agency also has a less visible but no less important role, ensuring that cargo loaded on passenger and freighter aircraft doesn’t contain explosives.

A big issue on the TSA’s plate this year is the June 30 deadline for member states of the International Civil Aviation Organization to implement 100% screening of export...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/tsa-100-screening-alternative-could-be-cheaper-for-cargo-shippers

TSA to propose scan-all alternative for air cargo security

A TSA inspector watches a Saudia plane being loaded with pallets of cargo.

The Transportation Security Administration will unveil how it plans to meet new international requirements for screening 100% of exports on freighter aircraft during a meeting next month with e-commerce shippers and logistics providers.

The international standards, scheduled to go into effect June 30, require all cargo on dedicated freighter aircraft to be physically screened for explosives, as has been done the past decade for shipments traveling on passenger aircraft. Other governments could...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tsa-to-propose-scan-all-alternative-for-air-cargo-security

Cargojet adds capacity for DHL to meet e-commerce surge

A white jet with a blue tail and the name Cargojet on its side has wheels down as it flies low to start landing.

Canadian for-hire carrier Cargojet Inc. (TSX: CJT) has increased its workload for DHL Express, servicing three additional international routes with Boeing 767-300 freighters to meet demand for e-commerce deliveries, the company announced Tuesday. 

Toronto-based Cargojet will fly packages between Cargojet’s hub in Hamilton, Canada, and the DHL Express hub in Cincinnati, continuing to Monterrey, Mexico, and DHL’s East Midlands hub in the United Kingdom.

The all-cargo carrier initially launched the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cargojet-adds-capacity-for-dhl-to-meet-e-commerce-surge

Freighters to the rescue: Korean Air posts Q2 profit

A pale blue Korean Air 747 cargo jet soars into a bright blue sky. Korean Air's cargo division helped the airline survive the coronavirus downturn.

Korean Air leveraged its cargo operation to turn a profit in the second quarter when nearly every other passenger airline has reported enormous losses after COVID-19 travel restrictions brought most flight operations to a standstill. 

The South Korean carrier has one advantage that many pure passenger airlines lack – freighters. The company said it increased the operation rate of its freighter fleet and maximized cargo supply on passenger airplanes to generate an operating profit of $123.7...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/freighters-to-the-rescue-korean-air-posts-q2-profit

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