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United Airlines cargo planes to share space again with passengers
United Airlines’ (NYSE: UAL) decision to convert some cargo-only flights between Asia and San Francisco to passenger service and resume nonstop service between the West Coast city and Shanghai will provide some much-needed capacity and speed for businesses desperate to move goods by air.
United said Friday that its three weekly passenger-freighter flights between Taipei, Taiwan, and San Francisco will change to passenger flights and that mini-freighter flights between San Francisco and Seoul,...
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FreightWaves Flashback 1969: Eastern Airlines invests $4 million to containerize baggage
The many industries that make up the world of freight have undergone tremendous change over the past several decades. Each Friday, FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of long ago.
The following is an excerpt from the September 1969 edition of the Florida Journal of Commerce.
Eastern Airlines has placed initial orders for $4 million in specialized ground equipment to...
United Airlines surpasses 5,000 cargo-only flights since March
United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) has operated more than 5,000 cargo-only flights since March 19, a significant milestone for an airline where passenger service dominated before the pandemic.
The passenger freighters have transported more than 170 million pounds of cargo, including medical supplies for the COVID-19 response, food aid and commodities for U.S. military bases, United said Wednesday on its blog.
The Chicago-based carrier quickly switched gears to transition Boeing 777 and 787 aircraft...
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How Air Canada beat US airlines removing seats for cargo
It took the Federal Aviation Administration two months to authorize U.S. airlines to remove seats from passenger aircraft for cargo purposes. Air Canada (TSX: AC) received its governmental OK in a week.
Industry urgency to innovate also was greater north of the border. Canada’s flag carrier was already flying cabin-loaded flights by mid-April, one month before U.S. carriers even applied through their trade association to remove seats from their airplanes.
The delay may have cost U.S. carriers...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-air-canada-beat-us-airlines-removing-seats-for-cargo
Freighters to the rescue: Korean Air posts Q2 profit
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...
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Freighter influx can’t offset cargo decline at Schiphol airport
Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam witnessed a nearly 50% rise in freight flights for the first half of the year, but this traffic was not enough to counter the dramatic drop in cargo transported in the bellies of passenger planes grounded by coronavirus travel restrictions.
Despite a 12.4% increase in all-cargo volume to 463,679 tons, the Amsterdam airport said Monday that cargo throughput had fallen 14.5% because passenger traffic virtually disappeared in March when COVID-19 surged in Europe. The...
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2021 AirCargo Conference will take off virtually
The annual AirCargo Conference scheduled for January 16-18 in New Orleans has been moved online due to the ongoing health and safety concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.
Most in-person conferences have been cancelled this year, but some organizations are being proactive and pulling the plug on events for next year and going virtual instead. The cancellations are another sign that airlines will have difficulty attracting customers back in the coming year, especially coveted business...
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Cargo clogs U.S. airports as freighters proliferate
Snapshot: Cargo congestion is a big problem behind the scenes at some major U.S. airports. The coronavirus forced big industry changes that have exacerbated existing inefficiencies due to poor coordination and infrastructure.
- Ground handlers are understaffed and big freighters are dumping cargo faster than they can process it.
- The lack of passenger flights has changed the entire dynamic of cargo handling at airports.
- New technologies are helping to improve communication among airliners, freight...
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