UPS Airlines

UPS pilots ask for more precautions to slow COVID cases

A white UPS jet with brown tail sits on ramp on sunny day.

The union representing 3,000 UPS pilots says the number of members testing positive for COVID has significantly increased and complained the express carrier is not doing enough to protect air crews or bring them home when sick or hospitalized abroad.

More than 100 pilots are currently in quarantine compared to between 30 and 70 at any given time since the coronavirus pandemic began early this year, Brian Gaudet, spokesman for the Independent Pilots Association, told FreightWaves.

IPA President...

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ATSG enjoys banner year leasing 767 converted freighters

A white UPS plane with brown tail sits on ramp with cargo door open on side.

The leasing arm of Air Transport Services Group (NASDAQ: ATSG) is having a record year delivering newly converted Boeing 767-300 freighters to all-cargo carriers such as UPS, Amerijet and Cargojet Airways in Canada.

The company, which also provides outsourced air transport capacity to airlines and shippers such as DHL (LSE: DPDHL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced Wednesday that it delivered a fifth converted 767-300 freighter to express carrier UPS (NYSE: UPS).

It is the 12th delivery for...

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Airbus A321 embarks on second act in e-commerce

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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UPS expanding at Kansas City airport as e-commerce surges (video)

A UPS plane at sunset, view from behind the tail in shadows. UPS is expanding at Kansas City Airport.

UPS will be able to park more planes simultaneously and process parcels faster next year once it completes a major modernization at its Kansas City, Missouri, air gateway. The project is made possible by a new lease agreement.

A significant increase in e-commerce business is driving the UPS infrastructure investment in Kansas City, as it is throughout the company.

The express parcel hauler will expand its warehouse ramp at Kansas City International Airport to 534,000 square feet, with five...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ups-to-expand-at-kansas-city-airport-as-e-commerce-surges

Pressure on air cargo rates from China keeps increasing

A white FedEx cargo jet flanked by large trucks. The air cargo market is volatile this summer and prices are heading up on key lanes.

Outbound airfreight rates from China continued to rise for the fifth consecutive week, with pricing the strongest out of Shanghai as shipments increased for electronics, e-commerce orders, and hospital gear.

The pricing trend is good for carriers. But it means higher costs for cargo owners, especially with a large amount of all-cargo capacity already committed to big gadget launches from Sony, Apple and Samsung in the next couple months. There also is uncertainty about how many aircraft...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/pressure-on-air-cargo-rates-from-china-keeps-increasing

UPS pilots seek option to refuse Hong Kong missions

A white UPS plane with brown tail comes in for a landing above the tree tops. Some UPS pilots are concerned about COVID testing in Hong Kong.

The union representing UPS (NYSE: UPS) pilots has asked the express and freight delivery giant for the option to decline flight assignments to Hong Kong after the city tightened COVID screening requirements for aircrews.

The Independent Pilots Association (IPA) wants the company to extend to Hong Kong an arrangement that allows cargo pilots to opt in for routes to mainland China, spokesman Brian Gaudet said.

The voluntary program “has worked well for us in China,” he said. It provides UPS...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ups-pilots-seek-option-to-refuse-hong-kong-missions

Commentary: Degrees of freedom in the skies

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates. 

The airport landing slots used by commercial airlines for their domestic routes are quite valuable. The same can be said for landing slots used on international routes. The difference is that the international routes are regulated by both the host country and the airline’s home country. This is the result of a unique feature of international commercial air...

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U.S. reallocates Asia cargo routes to Kalitta and FedEx

A big 747 jumbo jet takes off, nose up

The U.S. Department of Transportation granted Kalitta Air and FedEx Express authorization Tuesday to operate between Hong Kong and Singapore on weekly routes relinquished by integrated logistics provider UPS.

Kalitta, a large all-cargo carrier based in Ypsilanti, Michigan, had applied for the three frequencies being returned by UPS, but FedEx (NYSE: FDX) jumped in with a request to operate scheduled freighter service on one of the available routes. The DOT also granted Kalitta’s request to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-reallocates-asia-cargo-routes-to-kalitta-and-fedex

E-commerce drives multi-pronged expansion at UPS Airlines

UJPS brown and white jumbo jet flies over mountains.

UPS Airlines is expanding in the midst of a coronavirus pandemic that is forcing passenger airlines to shrink fleets and permanently downsize in line with expectations for weak travel demand in the coming years.

The UPS (NYSE: UPS) fleet has been busy flying charter flights for the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other customers ordering desperately needed medical supplies for the COVID-19 response in the U.S. and other countries. But the real driver of extra business and aircraft...

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