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Shift From Airfreight to Seafreight in Perishables Shipping Said to Be Exaggerated

Isn't modal shift toward the ocean, using "hibernation technology" inside sea containers, supposed to be the scourge of the perishable air cargo industry?

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Weak First Quarter Doesn't Dampen Confidence of Air Cargo Executives Going Forward

Now that the first quarter of fiscal 2016 is in the past, results are in from IATA's most recent airline business confidence survey, and gauging from the responses of airline CFOs and cargo heads surveyed - their outlook is bullish for the remainder of the year, despite a perceived weak first quarter.

Air Amazon? E-Tailer Could Buy German Airport.

Amazon has explored buying an airport in western Germany, according to a German media report, a move that could further build out the retail giant's plan of operating its own fleet of delivery airplanes.

IAG Cargo Extends Service Into South Africa

IAG Cargo has launched a Boeing 777-200 serving Cape Town, South Africa.

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Should We Privatize the Nation's Air Traffic Control System?

Supporters of a longtime proposal to privatize the U.S. Air Traffic Control system have failed again. But the issue is far from dead.

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Growth in Global Airfreight Sputters in Early 2016

Worldwide airfreight demand is off to a slow start, at least for the first two months of 2016, according to Holland-based consultancy, WorldACD.

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Better Oversight - Not a Ban - Needed for Lithium-Ion Battery Cargo on Planes

There is no doubt that lithium-ion batteries, when packed together without the proper packaging and handling precautions, can certainly be dangerous. In 2014, the Federal Aviation Administration applied heat to a container packed with 5,000 lithium-ion batteries that resulted in a thermal runaway and subsequent explosion of flammable gases emitted within the container. Even a favorite fire suppressant, when used, was ineffective in extinguishing the fire. The danger appears to be inherent in all aircraft configurations, passenger or all-cargo.

FAA Paints Rosy Air Cargo Picture for Next 20 Years

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration posted a bright outlook in its annual market review and forecast, noting that it expects total air cargo traffic, measured in revenue tonne kilometers, to grow by 4.5 percent in 2016, followed by stable growth averaging 3.5 percent over the next 20 years.

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AA Cargo Expands Temperature-Controlled Network

American Airlines Cargo has expanded its temperature-controlled network in San Juan, Puerto Rico and Dallas/Fort Worth.

Lufthansa Cargo to Beef Up Summer Schedule of Flights

Lufthansa Cargo is adding destinations with the advent of its summer schedule.

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The Air Waybill Is Going Paperless - Slowly

The electronic air waybill (eAWB) has arrived. But certain air freight forwarders and carriers are still holding on to the paper version for dear life.

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Yusen Launches Services From Two Indonesian Airports

PT. Yusen Logistics Indonesia has launched a consolidation air freight-forwarding service from Semarang Airport (Achmad Yani International Airport) in Central Java, Indonesia.

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