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Airbus A321 embarks on second act in e-commerce

16 September 2020

A plane sitting outside a hangar with patches on fuselage where modified doors and other changes are being made.

Australia’s Qantas Airways is scheduled this month to receive the world’s first Airbus A321 converted from a passenger configuration into a freighter. Aviation engineering firms are gearing up to produce more A321 converted freighters, which experts say is ideal for domestic and regional express carriers that fly e-commerce shipments.

The arrival of the freighter — the first narrowbody aircraft with space for containers in the lower deck — comes at an opportune time. The coronavirus greatly...

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Korean Air jettisons passenger seats to up cargo capacity

9 September 2020

Korean Air technicians inside a jet cabin lift out the last seats to make room for floor-loading cargo.

Projections that the capacity shortage in air cargo could last into next year and beyond are prompting some passenger airlines to spend money removing seats to make room for more boxes of goods.

Recent reconfigurations are taking place in Asia, with Korean Air the latest to take the plunge.

About 150 aircraft around the world have had their seats completely removed to increase cargo volume, Glyn Hughes, global head of cargo for the International Air Transport Association said Wednesday during a...

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American Airlines cargo revenue sinks, along with Q2 profit

23 July 2020

American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) has offered cargo-only flights during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the new line of business didn’t overcome the lost cargo moved on passenger airplanes that were grounded in the second quarter.

The Fort Worth, Texas-based airline on Thursday reported $130 million in cargo revenue for the quarter ended June 30, down 41% from the same quarter last year. Cargo revenue for the first half of the year amounted to $277 million, 37% below 2019.

American said it currently...

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LATAM lands Brazil’s last COVID-19 emergency air bridge flight

22 July 2020

LATAM Airlines Group (NYSE: LTM) said this week it has landed its last flight of a three-month “air bridge” between China and Brazil to transport much needed protective face masks to fight the coronavirus pandemic in the South American country.

The Chilean carrier flew 39 flights from China transporting 240 million N95 surgical masks under contract with Brazil’s Ministry of Infrastructure. The project marked the first time LATAM Group aircraft have operated in China.

The airline started the air...

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