At the end of January, American Airlines put its first B777-300ER aircraft into service, and the route it picked for the new plane was Dallas/Fort Worth-Sao Paulo. The 777-300 means a significant boost in cargo capacity over the 777-200, which until now was the airline’s biggest cargo carrier – just the kind of plane for a market that has shown rampant growth in recent years. read more
Air Cargo World Magazine - Features
Apr
2
As the GSSA sector continues to consolidate, companies are facing increased service demands from their airline partners. Challenging economic times continue to place cost pressures on both. GSSAs are meeting this challenge through acquisitions to broaden service areas and by developing new services. read more
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Mar
8
They call the October 2010 terrorist bomb hidden inside a shipment of printer cartridges air cargo’s “9-11.” That’s because, although the flight from Yemen to the U.S was thwarted, the threat nevertheless shook the air cargo industry around the globe. read more
Mar
4
Rome-based U.N. World Food Programme, which manages the United Nations Humanitarian Air Services (UNHAS), is historically busy arranging airlifts to deliver desperately needed food, medicine and equipment to often remote regions of the world when natural disaster or political strife occur. In many cases, the agency is tasked with delivering food to regions that were fragile even before natural calamities struck. read more
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