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The Boeing 777-9, the larger, shorter-range version of the 777X, has 8% more belly-hold cargo capacity than the current production 777-300ER, Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) has confirmed to FreightWaves. The first 777X test flight was Saturday, and the company expects to begin deliveries in 2021, but no...

Freightcaster Chad Prevost speaks with Susy Schöneberg, Head of Flexport.org at Air Cargo 2020 in Nashville, TN. Speaker biography – Susy Schöneberg is an experienced logistics professional and leads Flexport.org, a cross-functional group within Flexport that ensures that sustainable solutions are...

Recent news that federal recertification of the 737 MAX might not take as long as Boeing estimated was welcomed by airlines, but it is becoming clear that the aircraft's production line won't return to normal for a long time. On Thursday, Spirit AeroSystems (NYSE: SPR) in Wichita, Kansas,...

At the Air Cargo 2020 Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, we had the opportunity to catch up with Susy Schoneberg, head of Flexport.org, for one of our Fireside Chats. Flexport.org is the nonprofit arm of Flexport. Flexport seeks to be a single platform that is changing the operating model for...

It's day 2 at Air Cargo 2020 in Nashville and today we're talking to Craig Fuller CEO and founder of FreoghtWaves, Eric Hare CEO of K9Global, Steven Polmans chairman of The International Air Cargo Association, Dan Diephouse CEO of Cargocast, and Andy Kirschner Delta's Director of Cargo Sales!...

The deadly coronavirus that has shuttered several Chinese cities could provide a triple punch to an airfreight industry already in recession for 13 months, even though the more obvious risk is to passenger airlines. The crisis is already forcing airfreight shipments to be held up, according to...

Three pilots and three ground staff detained after more than 175 pounds of cocaine allegedly were found stashed on a Martinair Cargo-operated freighter in Buenos Aires, Argentina, have been released, according to Martinair and parent company KLM. Original reports had indicated seven people were...

We're coming to you live from Air Cargo 2020 in Nashville with our second session including conversations with Air Cargo Reporter Eric Kulisch, Bryan Schreiber, Manager, Air Cargo at Rickenbacker International Airport, Andrew Ladebauche, CEO Reliance Parnters and Ronald Ramsey CCO, Reliance...

The New England Patriots are the closest thing to an American sports dynasty, with six Super Bowl wins since 2001. That's weak tea compared with Southwest Airlines Cargo's domination. On Monday, the Airforwarders Association (AfA) named the carrier the best domestic airline for the 11th...

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Entering Q4 earnings a year ago, Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) appeared to be flying high. Its stock was in healthy shape and so were its aircraft deliveries. Shares climbed toward $400 and seemed to wing to new peaks every day. True, there was some concern about a crash the previous year of one...

The continued grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX significantly impacted Southwest Airlines Co's (NYSE: LUV) fourth-quarter and full-year profits and the airline said Thursday that 2020 earnings will also be compromised by the crisis. The Dallas-based carrier reported fourth-quarter net income fell 21...

Suffering the same cargo malaise as its competitors, American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL), which saw its cargo revenue top $1 billion in 2018, retreated from that benchmark in 2019 and is forecasting further declines for early 2020. The airline's fourth-quarter 2019 cargo revenue fell 18.3% from the...

Financial pain from the grounding of Boeing's 737 MAX program continues spreading to key industry stakeholders, but new CEO David Calhoun said Wednesday the company plans to slowly restart production a few months before aviation authorities certify the plane to fly again. Earlier, Canadian...

United Airlines' (NASDAQ: UAL) 2020 capital spending will jump 40% from 2019's level largely because of a planned influx of new widebody airplanes. Company officials told securities analysts Wednesday that adjusted capital expenditures this year will be about $7 billion, up sharply from 2019's...