Rebecca Jeffrey

Indian air cargo solutions company Afcom Holdings Limited has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for up to four Boeing 777-8 freighters. The company, which operates a cargo airline across domestic and international routes serviced by Boeing 737-800Fs, disclosed the LOI in an announcement on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). The possible order marks a

DHL Global Forwarding will establish a dedicated healthcare logistics facility at Singapore Changi Airport to strengthen its capabilities for handling high-value, time-sensitive and temperature-controlled healthcare and life sciences cargo. The temperature-controlled DHL Singapore Coldchain Hub with direct airside access will be located at air logistics facility Changi Nexus One, which has 8,000 sqm of warehousing

A hand-carry can look like the simplest product in time-critical logistics. But there are many operational checks behind an AOG shipment, from baggage feasibility and passenger-flight routing to customs, connections and final delivery. An onboard courier shipment looks simple from the outside: a courier accompanies an urgent part on a passenger flight, as cabin or

Hard work and a can-do attitude are what makes for a successful air charter broker, says Dan Morgan-Evans, head of cargo at broker Air Charter Service. Why on earth should a job for an aviation graduate trainee be advertised in Farmers Weekly magazine? Morgan-Evans spotted the position while looking for a position after completing his

Few would deny this is a difficult time for the global economy. Conflict in the Middle East, tariffs and trade uncertainty, volatile fuel costs, and disrupted transport corridors are creating challenges with no respect for borders. Yet air cargo demand is growing. IATA reported an 8.5% year on year increase in global air cargo demand

Investors who are worried about the anticipated bursting of the AI bubble might want to consider freighter aircraft – the older, the better. According to aircraft appraisers and aviation consultants IBA, base values of Boeing 747-400 freighters – both production freighters and conversions – were up a dizzying 114% in the third quarter of this

Reforms including new financial services and mechanisms are needed and already in the pipeline to help the air cargo industry manage the increasingly complex flow of payments. Jean Verheyen, chief executive for air cargo landside optimisation specialist Nallian, says he regards financial flows as “any payment triggered by any service or operational event agreed and

2025 was a year of uncertainty for the air cargo industry with tariffs, the US’ end of the de minimis exemption, ongoing geopolitical conflict and ultimate supply chain disruption that ensured airlines were kept on high alert. Despite these market challenges and subsequent supply chain disruption, airlines were on the whole quick to adapt their

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has completed the maiden flight of its converted Airbus A330-300 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft. The flight was conducted as part of the certification campaign for the A330-300BDSF programme and marks a significant milestone toward entry into service. In May, IAI said it had completed primary structural work on its A330-300 conversion prototype

Global air cargo demand remained strong in August, with volumes up 6% year on year, meaning shippers must wait a little longer to see a bigger drop in still-elevated freight rates, said industry analysts Xeneta. Air cargo’s ‘hot summer’ of 2026 continued last month after the 5% year on year rise in volumes recorded in