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Drone manufacturer Sabrewing Aircraft Company carried a 374-kilogram payload on a record-breaking first hover flight with its RH-1-A Rhaegal cargo drone, and now owns the new world record for heaviest deadlift of any commercial, vertical takeoff, uncrewed air vehicle. In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” Sabrewing Chairman and Chief Executive Ed de Reyes discusses the flight, drone de...

The airfreight industry remains slow to adopt new technology and to automate and streamline manual processes to create a more efficient supply chain for all stakeholders. In the meantime, developers work to make platforms simple, user-friendly and accessible.   In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” Associate Editor Ashley Mowreader speaks with Matt Petot, co-founder and chief executive...

E-commerce is an ever-exploding market in the logistics industry, as more businesses move from a B2B to B2C model, giving customers access to goods faster. But global e-commerce has felt the rising pressures of trade regulations by governments, creating new challenges in the market.  In this episode of the “On Logistics: On Air with Air Cargo World” podcast, Craig Strickland, chief sales officer a...

Within the next 28 years, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) will be carbon-neutral — or at least that’s the goal. Other airfreight stakeholders have set their own targets and deadlines for carbon offsets or carbon neutrality, but as the industry continues to prioritize sustainability, supply chain members must balance the costs. In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” As...

Digitalization has come slowly to the airfreight market as stakeholders in recent years have taken steps to digitalize booking and move to paperless environments.   In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” Simon Watson, co-founder of booking platform CharterSync , speaks with Air Cargo World columnist Cathy Morrow Roberson, president of Logistics Trends & Insights about the digitaliza...

Supply chain stakeholders in the past two years have seen myriad global challenges, ranging from the war in Ukraine, COVID-19, inflation and reduced capacity. As the supply chain has shifted, the industry has looked to adopt new solutions like digitalization and data analytics.   In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” Manouj Tahiliani, general manager of master data management and 360 a...

Global disruptions and the threat of cyberattacks present new challenges for airfreight stakeholders, specifically for freight forwarders looking to protect their clients’ cargo and their own business. Insurance brokers have seen rising costs alongside coverage exceptions amid international conflict , leaving cargo vulnerable.   Airforwarders Association board member Amanda Barlow also serves as r...

The pandemic has helped put technology into focus for the airfreight industry, accelerating the pace of digitization for processes and operations. The Air Cargo Tech Summit, presented by Air Cargo World next week, will address the latest tech innovations in the airfreight sector.  The inaugural event, to be held live in Miami June 6-7, will cover a variety of industry topics, including sustainabil...

In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” Editor Caryn Livingston speaks with Steve Magirias, CEO of cargo drone developer and operator Drone Delivery Canada (DDC), about his plans for the company in his new role, the upcoming launches of the Canary and Condor drones and the regulatory landscape for drone operations. DDC’s completed and expected 2022 milestones include the launch of danger...

In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” Editor Caryn Livingston speaks with Cathy Morrow Roberson, founder of Logistics Trends & Insights and Air Cargo World columnist, about the most recent earnings results from FedEx, UPS and other logistics companies, as well as this week’s announcement of the departure of Fred Smith as FedEx’s CEO. High airfreight rates once again supported reven...

Charter services have been in high demand since the start of the pandemic and have continued to be used to help mitigate capacity issues caused by supply chain disruptions and rising sea-to-air conversions. In turn, charter companies, freighter and passenger freighter operators, and freight forwarders with own-controlled networks have had to remain flexible to navigate the ever-changing market, es...

The 2021 holiday season has passed, but with global supply chains still struggling due to capacity issues and the omicron variant, volumes have spilled into the first quarter of 2022. Nevertheless, logistics providers took the hard-won lessons of 2020 to heart and avoided some of the delays and issues that plagued 2020’s holiday peak. In this On Logistics episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,”...

The pandemic has fueled modernization efforts as airfreight stakeholders reimagine and optimize day-to-day operations using automation and digitization. Digital booking developments have especially been on the rise over the past year, with carriers launching their own application programming interfaces (APIs) or joining digital booking platforms like Germany-based cargo.one. In addition to e-booki...

2021 was yet another turbulent year, to say the least. However, despite COVID-19 outbreaks at major airports, ongoing capacity struggles and numerous supply chain disruptions, the airfreight industry has remained resilient and flexible through innovative solutions and changes to typical operations. Freight forwarders launched own-controlled networks, industry operators adopted new technologies to...

The capacity shortage caused by COVID-19 has pushed airfreight operators to pursue creative solutions like the implementation of passenger freighters. The demand imbalance has also seen new entrants dip their toes into the airfreight market, as with the decisions from major players in ocean shipping including CMA CGM and Maersk to pursue own-controlled air capacity.  In this On Logistics episode o...

In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” Editor Caryn Livingston speaks with Cathy Morrow Roberson, founder of Logistics Trends & Insights, about third-quarter foreshadowing of the 2021 peak season expectations.  Q3 brought more strong earnings reports from major integrators benefitting from the hot e-commerce market. Freight forwarders also extended their prior solid performance, as...

October saw the return of the International Air Transport Association’s World Cargo Symposium, rescheduled from March 2020 and relocated from Istanbul to Dublin, where around 800 delegates gathered to discuss priorities for airfreight. In this On Logistics episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” Cathy Morrow Roberson speaks with Air Cargo World Editor Caryn Livingston about announcements made du...

With the fourth quarter beginning this week, retailers are bracing for a flood of e-commerce orders — many of which will end up in the networks of UPS and FedEx on their way to holiday shoppers later this year. Express providers are also getting an early start, with peak surcharges, typically reserved for the holidays, in place throughout the pandemic and rising further for the traditional peak. ...

Washington-based logistics company Expeditors this month opened its Opportunity Knocks internship program to other companies hoping to launch their own version of the program. In cooperation with non-governmental organizations, the program supports interns just starting their careers, introducing them to Expeditors, logistics and the professional world more broadly. More than 90 of the program’s f...

Throughout the past year, carriers and freight forwarders have partnered on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) initiatives to help reduce carbon emissions within the airfreight industry. While aviation currently accounts for roughly 12% of all carbon dioxide emissions from transport sources, according to the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG), airfreight stakeholders recognize that cargo growth comes...

The supply chain upheaval that began with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 is persisting through 2021 and has been recently exacerbated by the port and airport closures in China in recent months. Manufacturers and other shippers who may have previously relied on as-needed updates from their logistics partners are now taking a more active role to avoid transportation pitfalls and keep their products o...

In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” Editor Caryn Livingston speaks with Cathy Roberson, founder of Logistics Trends & Insights, about the second-quarter results of major airfreight industry stakeholders announced in recent weeks.  With more earnings presentations to come through early August, the benefits of the current high rate, low-capacity market are clear as i ntegrators con...

The recent surge in e-commerce amid the pandemic, alongside technology improvements for logistics, is driving demand for warehouse space in markets around the world , but availability varies widely by market.  In this episode of “On Logistics with Air Cargo World,” Cathy Morrow Roberson speaks with Melissa Alexander, vice president of the Industrial Services team at real estate company Foundry Com...

In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” Associate Editor Kelly Stroh speaks with Alexey Zotov, head of sales of AirBridgeCargo, part of Volga-Dnepr Group, about how the air cargo market has been reshaped by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the effect on the carrier’s relationship with forwarders.   The pandemic has dramatically altered global supply chains, complicating not only capacity avail...

The increased focus on digitalization in air cargo during the pandemic is by now well established as logistics companies seek to become more agile and adapt to a rapidly changing global airfreight market. Legacy processes that relied on phone calls and emails are now too slow to accommodate shipper needs in today’s disrupted market. Years before the pandemic began, major forwarders began adopting...