Peter Conway
- Analysis
ANALYSIS: Can the air cargo market bounce back?
Air cargo has traditionally been a faster growth business than the passenger sector. But this now moribund market is struggling to absorb the surge in belly space entering service, which is having serious implications for full freighters
- Analysis
ANALYSIS: Should airlines invest in full freighters?
All-cargo operations have been hit hard by the economic downturn, and airlines are making more use of their hold capacity. So does it make sense to invest in freighters?
NewsConverted MD-80 lifts off on maiden flight
Florida's Aeronautical Engineers has performed the maiden flight of its converted Boeing MD-80 freighter, and the modification specialist is optimistic of obtaining a supplemental type certificate for the aircraft by the end of the month.
AnalysisANALYSIS: Is the weakness in the cargo market a temporary dip or a long-term trend?
"Our approach has primarily been to build our existing... large palletised bellyholds and combi capacities" Pierre-Olivier Bandet SVP marketing,...
NewsIN FOCUS: Mercator reports a surge in cargo e-commerce
This year is supposed to be a key year for the IATA e-freight programme - the project to remove all paper documents for air cargo - as airlines move towards the target of having all air waybills electronic by the end of 2014. Full e-freight with all paper documents eliminated ...
NewsIN FOCUS: Is there room for both A330 freighter and conversion?
Early operators are pleased with the mid-sized A330 freighter. But can the market support both a production freighter and a conversion? Peter Conway/London Airbus...
NewsIN FOCUS: Rating the prospects of the 747-8 Freighter
The 747-8 Freighter has entered service, but is it a new paradigm for cargo or merely a white elephant?
- Analysis
ANALYSIS: Uncertainty prompts freighter operators to cut back
It is by no means as bad as the 2008-9 crisis, but there is a nervous mood in the air cargo market at present, with cargo managers downbeat about prospects...
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Cargo: economic woes cloud freight peak season
As the peak season approaches a worsening global economy has dashed hopes raised by the bounceback in air cargo in 2010. And softening traffic comes just as shiny new capacity is set to enter the market
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Cargo: is relaunched e-freight push on track?
The relaunch of the IATA e-freight project a year ago has energised some air cargo players to push for full adoption. However, the programme still has influential critics
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Cargo's new connections
Fresh blood is shaking up the air freight market, and changing trade patterns emerging. But how much of a threat will they be to established carriers? ...
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China slowdown eclipses Japan effect
A decrease in Chinese export traffic is of more concern for freight operators than fallout from the Japanese earthquake Considering that it hit one...
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Lifting hopes: new production freighters' prospects assessed
After a long period during which new freighters were rare, three new types have come along almost at once. How will these widebody cargo carriers change the sector?
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Forecasts 2011: Freight - Cargo holds on to gains
Airline cargo departments are looking forward with cautious optimism in 2011, after an October-to-November peak season that was not as hectic as in 2010, but at least did not signal a new downturn.
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Renewed push to rid cargo of paper
Dutch move part of efforts to give fresh impetus to accelerating reach of IATA's e-freight initiative
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Information-based approach likely for cargo security
A stronger commitment to existing information and intelligence-based approaches to air cargo security looks likely to result from the discovery of explosives in ink cartridges being shipped from Yemen to the US on express aircraft on 29 October.
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Cargo's cautious optimism
A strong recovery and capacity constraint have been good news for cargo so far this year - but can the brighter bulletins continue?
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Airlines keep cargo under scrutiny despite bounce back
Air cargo volumes have bounced back, but yield recovery has proved too slow for some major freighter operators