The startup’s Air One electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is simple, comfortable and efficient, with eight motors and a user-friendly control system, Air Chief Executive and co-founder Rani Plaut tells Air Cargo Next in this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo Next.”    

“The core of the design is trying to keep things as simple as possible,” he said. “We don’t have any moving parts. Our solution is based on smart compromises and a little bit of aerodynamic trickery versus high complexity.” 

Air One, capable of traveling up to 150 miles per hour with a payload of 550 pounds, debuted in 2022, and Air joined the U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program in 2023 to expand technology transition paths for electric aircraft manufacturers.   

The eVTOL, which is intended to optimize last-mile cargo deliveries, can also be used recreationally and seats two people, Plaut said. 

“The cargo unit is the same unit, simply without the seats and the avionics,” he said. “And since we have started testing the aircraft, as all the individual companies are doing by remotely piloting or autonomous piloting, it is already set for cargo use cases. So far, we have $17 million in purchase orders for cargo units.” 

Air generated more than $1 million in revenue in 2023 and, this year, that number is expected to reach $7 million, Plaut said. 

In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo Next,” the CEO discusses how the company was founded, why eVTOL designs should remain simple and Air’s next moves. 

With products like RiskGPT, launched in July, Overhaul integrated AI into its software to scrape the internet for information on cargo theft and synthesize it. Overhaul response teams use then use the information to determine where a crime is likely to occur and quickly identify a corrective path. 

In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo Next,” Air Cargo Next Senior Consultant Cathy Roberson speaks with Donna Mullins, vice president of Kale Logistics, about technology’s role in improving the airfreight industry — and how more tech is necessary. 

“During the pandemic, the technology grew three times, like the Grinch’s heart, but it needed to grow 30 times,” said Mullins. “We are still very behind in the technology of the land-side part of the movement.” 

Listen as Mullins discusses how to streamline logistics, lobbying for government support and industry transformation in the next five years.

In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo Next,” Air Cargo Next Senior Consultant Cathy Roberson speaks with Matt Motsick, chief executive of Rippey AI, formerly RPA Labs, about the future of AI chatbots in logistics. 

Listen as Motsick discusses how the Rippey AI bot speeds up the process of booking shipments and obtaining quotes, as well as the future of AI in logistics.

NEXT Renewable Fuels will begin production at its flagship renewable fuel refinery in 2026, with an expected production of up to 50,000 barrels a day, according to United’s release.

In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” Associate Editor Ashley Mowreader speaks with Andrew Chang, managing director of United Airlines Ventures, about the carrier’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) investments and carbon-offset initiatives.

Listen as Chang dives into United’s sustainability goals and investments into technology-based solutions for sustainable flying and the airline’s historic 200 aircraft order.  

In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World” John Cheetham, chief commercial officer of IAG Cargo speaks with Senior Associate Editor Ivan De Luce about leveraging digital booking capacity and the carrier’s recent route expansion and sustainability initiatives. 

The carrier in November resumed flights between London Heathrow (LHR) and Tokyo Haneda (HND), as well as between Madrid (MAD) and Caracas (CCS) and Rio de Janeiro (GIG). It also added digital booking capacity on CargoWise this month, with a direct connection for customers to access schedules, dynamic rates, capacity and allotment bookings. 

Listen as Cheetham discusses these moves and more, and shares IAG Cargo’s predictions on the airfreight industry in 2023. 

In this episode of the “On Air with Air Cargo World” podcast, Associate Editor Ashley Mowreader speaks with Cathy Morrow Roberson, founder of Logistics Trends & Insights, about the holiday retail season and the effects of supply chain disruption.

Listen as Morrow Roberson shares her insight into the fourth quarter and predictions for 2023.  

In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” Sabrewing Chairman and Chief Executive Ed de Reyes discusses the flight, drone development and commercial use cases for the Rhaegal. 

California-based Sabrewing’s drone has a 17-meter wingspan and can carry a maximum payload of 2,454 kg, use up to 50% sustainable aviation fuel and accommodate various types of unit load devices. 

Listen as de Reyes describes working with the Federal Aviation Authority, sustainability in drone manufacturing and how Rhaegal is beating competitors. 

In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” Associate Editor Ashley Mowreader speaks with Matt Petot, co-founder and chief executive at software developer CargoAi, about the origins of the company, CargoAi’s digital solutions, stakeholder adoption and sustainability within the airfreight industry.  

CargoAi launched in 2019 to optimize digitalization within the supply chain for airfreight stakeholders, aiming to simplify processes without overcoming legacy systems. CargoAi offers a software-as-a-service platform and API integration to provide digital booking, payment and analytical capabilities.  

Listen as Petot shares his perspective on the industry’s digital adoption and where data can close gaps in sustainability.  

In this episode of the “On Logistics: On Air with Air Cargo World” podcast, Craig Strickland, chief sales officer at e-commerce logistics management platform BoxC, joins Air Cargo World columnist Cathy Roberson, president of Logistics Trends & Insights, to discuss e-commerce movements this year and holiday peak season potential.

BoxC’s platform uses an API to simplify e-commerce transportation for logistics providers to increase international growth. The company provides access to its open, international shipping network, allowing smaller groups to move goods without the traditional infrastructure needed for e-commerce distribution. 

Listen as Strickland divulges the current challenges of the e-commerce market and potential growth opportunities for businesses. 

In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” Associate Editor Ashley Mowreader speaks with Soham Chokshi, Shipsy’s co-founder and chief executive, about the key players in sustainability initiatives, the solutions available and where the supply chain is moving in terms of sustainability.

Shipsy, an India-based logistics management platform, helps supply chain stakeholders best optimize cargo movements and reduce carbon emissions in a cost-effective way. The company offers solutions for all aspects of the supply chain, from freight procurement and route planning to last-mile delivery.

Listen as Chokshi provides insight into supply chain sustainability development and the power of digitalization.

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 digitalization of the cargo charter sector.  

When it first launched in July 2019, the platform’s founders did not foresee they would be navigating global challenges like Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the London-based charter broker offers cargo charter services to freight forwarders in an effort to provide rate transparency and a faster way to book charters.  

Listen as Watson discusses the origins of CharterSync, global challenges and digitalization in the charter market. 

In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” Manouj Tahiliani, general manager of master data management and 360 applications at software development company Informatica, speaks to Air Cargo World about the need for data transparency to create a more efficient and resilient supply chain.

Informatica focuses on data management, offering technology solutions powered by artificial intelligence, automation and the cloud. As the airfreight market continues to digitalize, data transparency has become a hot-button issue as stakeholders streamline operations.  

Listen as Tahiliani provides insight into the future of technology and the supply chain. 

Airforwarders Association board member Amanda Barlow also serves as regional vice president, western region for Roanoke Insurance. In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” she and Associate Editor Ashley Mowreader take on new attitudes about insurance and the habits of U.S. forwarders during the war in Ukraine, as well as how forwarders can protect themselves against cyberattacks.  

Join Air Cargo World for this important podcast with Barlow on what forwarders need to know now about insurance.  

The inaugural event, to be held live in Miami June 6-7, will cover a variety of industry topics, including sustainability, drone operations, digital records, digital booking and more.

View the ACTS agenda.  

In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” Associate Editor Kelly Stroh speaks with columnist Cathy Roberson, president of Logistics Trends & Insights and an Air Cargo World columnist, about what to expect at the Air Cargo Tech Summit next week.

 The Air Cargo Tech Summit, the new airfreight logistics event presented by Air Cargo World, will take place LIVE in Miami from June 6-7. Learn more and register here.

DDC’s completed and expected 2022 milestones include the launch of dangerous goods (DG) transportation in Ontario for DSV Canada, the planned Q2 launch of its Canary drone and the expected second-half launch of the long-range, heavy-lift Condor drone. 

High airfreight rates once again supported revenues for express and airfreight during the most recent quarter, but headwinds are emerging with the Ukraine-Russia war and another spike in fuel prices. Meanwhile, the cyberattack that affected freight forwarder Expeditors in February is another warning to logistics providers of the threat, and the need to prioritize cybersecurity and plan for those attacks that can’t be prevented.

In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” Associate Editor Kelly Stroh speaks with Jack Burt, vice president of U.S. freight at Air Partner, about 2022’s charter outlook, rising rates and changing air transport regulations, among other topics. 

Listen as Burt discusses these topics in this Air Cargo World podcast.  

In this On Logistics episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” Cathy Morrow Roberson speaks with Nate Skiver, founder of LPF Spend Management. LPF Spend Management works with e-commerce and parcel shippers to locate shippers and services aligning with their shipping strategy and negotiate more favorable contracts. 

Listen as Roberson and Skiver review the 2021 peak season and discuss what may be coming soon for express and last-mile providers in this Air Cargo World podcast.

In addition to e-booking becoming a helpful tool for small and medium-sized freight forwarders to more easily access cargo capacity, the option for instant rates, dynamic pricing features and data insights have enabled freight forwarders to better navigate the volatile market landscape.

In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” Associate Editor Kelly Stroh speaks with Moritz Claussen, co-founder and managing director of cargo.one, about digitization efforts within the industry, the progression of digital booking, cargo.one’s growth and market expectations for 2022. 

Listen as Claussen discusses these topics in this Air Cargo World podcast. 

In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” Associate Editor Kelly Stroh speaks with Cathy Roberson, president of Logistics Trends & Insight and an Air Cargo World columnist, about digitalization efforts across the airfreight industry, risk management, this year’s acquisition market and what forwarders and shippers might expect in the year to come.

In this On Logistics episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” Cathy Morrow Roberson speaks with Brandon Fried, executive director of the Airforwarders Association and a quarterly contributor to Air Cargo World, about how some of the changes could factor into future air cargo operations, and what airfreight logistics providers want ocean freight operators to understand about the historical airfreight market.

Listen as Air Cargo World contributors Cathy Morrow Roberson and Brandon Fried cover modal changes, the role of freight forwarders and how operational changes today stand to affect airfreight in the years ahead.

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 the early Q3 avoided the typical summer slump due to global supply chain disruptions encouraging modal shifts to air. Combination carriers also saw some relief in Q3 earnings, as travel restrictions loosened and additional passenger flights — and bellyspace — returned to the market.

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 during WCS and the three themes of this year’s event: Digitalization, Sustainability, and Safety and Security. For coverage of WCS and the Daily Report, produced by Air Cargo World each day of the event on IATA’s behalf, visit the WCS section of our site at https://aircargoworld.com/2021-iata-world-cargo-symposium/. 

Listen as Roberson and Livingston review the highlights from the 2021 WCS in this Air Cargo World podcast.  

In this On Logistics episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” Cathy Morrow Roberson speaks with Nate Skiver, founder of LPF Spend Management. LPF Spend Management works with e-commerce and parcel shippers to locate shippers and services aligning with their shipping strategy and negotiate more favorable contracts. The discussion covers peak season surcharges, transportation capacity for parcels, and options for retailers struggling to secure capacity with big express carriers.

In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” Editor Caryn Livingston speaks with Lenora Turner, director, Opportunity Knocks, and Jose Ubeda, senior vice president, Digital Solutions, at Expeditors, about the program’s objectives, track record and Expeditors’ move to share the program with other companies. Interested companies can find more information on the program here.

In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” Associate Editor Kelly Stroh speaks with Asok Kumar, executive vice president and global head of airfreight at DB Schenker, about SAF, sustainability initiatives and the current push to decarbonize the airfreight industry.

For more on SAF and sustainability, see our full feature in the latest online issue of Air Cargo World.

In this episode of “On Logistics with Air Cargo World,” Cathy Morrow Roberson speaks with Audrey Ross, in-house logistics and customs specialist at Orchard Custom Beauty, a cosmetics and personal and home care product manufacturer. The two discuss the changes in in-house supply chain management for major shippers, how to mitigate some impacts of the reductions in ocean, air and road capacity, and vulnerabilities in sourcing that will likely take years of planning and investment to correct.

Listen as Roberson and Ross take a deep dive into these topics in this Air Cargo World podcast.

The On Logistics with Air Cargo World podcast segment explores air cargo logistics with analysis from regular Air Cargo World columnist Cathy Roberson of Logistics Trends & Insights. The podcast analyzes major trends affecting global logistics, including topics such as sustainability, e-commerce growth and M&A strategies, and changes in the global express market. On Logistics with Air Cargo World is brought to you by Air Cargo World, the leading air cargo magazine. 

Not all operators are avoiding some of the pitfalls of pandemic operations, however.

Roberson, a weekly columnist at Air Cargo World and the host of the On Logistics podcast, discusses how major integrators, combination carriers and freight forwarders are faring so far in 2021, expectations for the remainder of the year, and how the current strategies employed by airfreight operators may continue to evolve as aviation slowly returns to normal.

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 Commercial, about the high demand for warehousing space, the factors behind shortages in U.S. commercial real estate markets, and Alexander’s outlook on future demand and development in the space.

While some growing metros are more development-friendly from a policy and geography standpoint, others may be constrained by local regulation, geography or less land available for development. Advancements in warehousing technology are also driving up customer expectations for warehouse features and capabilities, making some existing properties outdated by today’s standards. Combined, these factors are pushing warehousing prices up significantly from even five years ago.

Listen as Roberson takes a deep dive into these topics in this Air Cargo World podcast.

The On Logistics with Air Cargo World podcast segment explores air cargo logistics with analysis from regular Air Cargo World columnist Cathy Roberson of Logistics Trends & Insights. The podcast analyzes major trends affecting global logistics, including topics such as sustainability, e-commerce growth and M&A strategies, and changes in the global express market. On Logistics with Air Cargo World is brought to you by Air Cargo World, the leading air cargo magazine. 

The pandemic has dramatically altered global supply chains, complicating not only capacity availability, but also the traditional ways in which carriers and forwarders cooperate. Consequently, the current state of forwarder-controlled charters, block-space negotiation and digitalization initiatives catalyzed by the pandemic could leave forwarder-carrier communication changed long after the world emerges from the pandemic. 

For more on how the pandemic has changed the carrier-forwarder relationship, see our full feature in the latest online issue of Air Cargo World. 

Years before the pandemic began, major forwarders began adopting transportation management systems (TMS), which allow logistics companies plan and optimize their freight flows across modes. But the abrupt changes in freight flows and demands during 2020 have reinforced the need for visibility into supply chains and are prompting more companies to utilize TMS as a foundational part of business planning.

In this episode of “On Logistics with Air Cargo World,” Cathy Morrow Roberson speaks with Ron Lazo, vice president of professional services at Manhattan Associates, about technology trends and demands the supply chain solutions company is seeing.

The On Logistics with Air Cargo World podcast segment explores air cargo logistics with analysis from regular Air Cargo World columnist Cathy Roberson of Logistics Trends & Insights. The podcast analyzes major trends affecting global logistics, including topics such as sustainability, e-commerce growth and M&A strategies, and changes in the global express market. On Logistics with Air Cargo World is brought to you by Air Cargo World, the leading air cargo magazine. 

A younger company in the logistics space, Teleport has built its logistics services to align with its digital goals, including with the 2020 launch of its digital air cargo network on the blockchain platform Freightchain. The company is in the process of bringing several new carriers onto the platform and has a bullish outlook on cargo demand in Southeast Asia, where it is based, with e-commerce growing at around 40% per year. 

In this episode of “On Air with Air Cargo World,” Editor Caryn Livingston talks to Teleport CEO Pete Chareonwongsak about the use of technology to optimize cargo loads across the fleets of AirAsia and Teleport’s other airline partners, and the current and expected growth trajectory for e-commerce in Southeast Asia. 

Despite the recent increase in cases in India and some other countries, vaccinations are well underway in several countries and some lockdowns are easing, leading to the reopening of many retail businesses. The higher airfreight rates driven by the current capacity shortage will also eventually return to more normal levels when passenger aviation increases, meaning express carriers may no longer realize the record profits that peak surcharges have helped them achieve during the past year. Airfreight’s place in e-commerce fulfillment beyond the pandemic remains to be seen.

In this episode of “On Logistics with Air Cargo World,” Cathy Morrow Roberson talks to Charles Brewer, chief operating officer for Canada Post, about the e-commerce growth of the past year, the longer-term outlook for e-commerce logistics and whether the pursuit of e-commerce cargo will be a viable strategy for realizing profits beyond the pandemic.

The On Logistics with Air Cargo World podcast segment explores air cargo logistics with analysis from regular Air Cargo World columnist Cathy Roberson of Logistics Trends & Insights. The podcast analyzes major trends affecting global logistics, including topics such as sustainability, e-commerce growth and M&A strategies, and changes in the global express market. On Logistics with Air Cargo World is brought to you by Air Cargo World, the leading air cargo magazine. 

California-based startup Airspace has created a technology platform that expedites transportation and improves accuracy and visibility for time-critical shipments across transportation modes. Airspace’s ability to reroute critical shipments has attracted attention due to the disruption from the pandemic, and has helped the startup secure more than $70 million across three funding rounds, the most recent closing in January at $38 million.

For this launch of our new podcast segment “On Logistics with Air Cargo World,” host Cathy Morrow Roberson, founder of Logistics Trends & Insights and a regular Air Cargo World contributor, is joined by Airspace co-founder and CTO Ryan Rusnak. Hear Roberson and Rusnak discuss the niche that Airspace has carved out in time-critical shipments, and the startup’s expansion goals.

The On Logistics with Air Cargo World podcast segment explores air cargo logistics with analysis from regular Air Cargo World columnist Cathy Roberson of Logistics Trends & Insights. The podcast analyzes major trends affecting global logistics, including topics such as sustainability, e-commerce growth and M&A strategies, and changes in the global express market. On Logistics with Air Cargo World is brought to you by Air Cargo World, the leading air cargo magazine.

In this episode of On Air with Air Cargo World, Kelly Stroh talks to industry executives Emma Murray and Celine Hourcade about their new Women in Aviation and Logistics Pledge program, as well as gender equality in the industry. The program strives to not only spark conversation regarding the lack of visibility for women industry professionals, but also offers solutions to help reconcile this issue.

In this episode of On Air with Air Cargo World, Joshua Aelick talks to Nathan de Valck, Frank van Gelder and Emir Pineda of Pharma.Aero about some of the security issues surrounding the transport of COVID-19 vaccines. The Brussels-based, collaborative organization unites airports, pharma shippers and other stakeholders to ensure shipments are immune to other dangers. 

In this episode of On Air with Air Cargo World, Charles Kauffman and Caryn Livingston discuss how new strategies developed by airlines and freight forwarders in 2020 are affecting the airfreight market so far in 2021. With insights from the latest Baltic Air Freight Index report, their discussion covers capacity and rate volatility in the weeks ahead and following the Lunar New Year holiday, as well as the outlook for when relief may finally arrive for the capacity crunch.

All-cargo carriers and the express industry have reaped the benefits of airfreight demand, due to their all-freighter operations, without suffering the penalties associated with large fleets of passenger aircraft. Major express carriers are further benefiting from increased e-commerce demand during 2020, and for the foreseeable future.

In this episode of the On Air with Air Cargo World, Editor Caryn Livingston is joined by Cathy Roberson, founder and president of Logistics Trends & Insights and a regular contributor to Air Cargo World, to discuss how the express market has changed in the past year. This episode covers trends in express, e-commerce, and how recent developments in the space will affect industry players like FedEx, UPS, DHL and Amazon in the years ahead. 

We and our readers also selected Dorothea von Boxberg of Lufthansa Cargo and Yngve Ruud of Kuehne + Nagel as two Executives to Watch in 2021. These air cargo executives helped guide their divisions through the most challenging year in aviation history, and for reasons revealed in their respective profiles, should continue their successes in 2021 and beyond.

In this episode of On Air with Air Cargo World, excerpts of the interviews conducted with these executives reveal how they adapted their respective operations in 2020 and how they are maintaining flexibility during a time of ongoing uncertainty.

Read the full stories in the December/January digital issue.

Simultaneously, shipments of personal protective equipment are increasing again as the U.S. hits its worst point yet for new infections and European countries have reinstituted lockdowns. India-based SpiceJet, which operates converted freighters and passenger freighters, is planning to transport PPE between the U.S. and India, and has applied to the U.S. Department of Transportation for a foreign air carrier permit. Initial shipments are likely to occur using wet leased A340 passenger freighters operated by Hi Fly. 

Vaccines also began flying recently ahead of regulatory approvals, with United Airlines using its passenger freighters to position vaccines made by Pfizer ahead of wider distribution. Forwarders this week explained why passenger freighters may have found a niche for initial distribution and point-to-point vaccine shipments in the weeks and months ahead. 

In this episode of On Air with Air Cargo World, Kauffman and Castle discuss the current state of the pharma cold chain, how C.H. Robinson is making contingency plans for existing customers as vaccine information eventually emerges, and how vaccine-adjacent commodities are already being transported in advance of an approved vaccine.

This episode of On Air with Air Cargo World was created from an early October interview with van As, who provided us with insights into how regulatory agencies and customs are working with airport stakeholders to prepare for a vaccine distribution scenario still plagued by unknown factors and potential bottlenecks.

Read the full feature story in the digital issue of Air Cargo World.

The August feature story “Greener on the other side” highlights some of the initiatives and companies targeting more environmentally friendly operations. In this episode of On Air with Air Cargo World, we continue the focus on sustainability with Neil Cloughley, founder and CEO of U.K.-based Faradair Aerospace, which six years ago introduced the concept for its bio-electric-hybrid-aircraft, or BEHA. Cloughley discusses Faradair’s concept for a hybrid-electric aircraft the company hopes will help pave the way for cleaner and quieter regional cargo operations, and the obstacles still standing in the way of industry-wide advancement toward sustainability.

In this episode of On Air with Air Cargo World, New York-based freight forwarder Sobel Network Shipping’s president and CEO Brian Wills speaks on the opening of the company’s Miami office and its new division launched in June, offering logistics services to cruise lines and hotels. 

Meanwhile, cross-border e-commerce demand has soared thanks to lockdowns that have turned the retail tide in favor of online shopping compared with brick-and-mortar. Cainiao, the logistics arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, has launched a new Hong Kong-Madrid route operated by Volga-Dnepr Group subsidiary AirBridgeCargo in support of cross-border e-commerce, with many more charters ahead for 2020.

Finally, Latin America has been hit particularly hard by the lockdowns and passenger flight cancellations. With some service in the Americas beginning to return, cargo capacity is slowly returning in passenger aircraft bellies. Still, a forwarder with a large South American network tells Air Cargo World there is a long way to go in terms of reopening capacity.

Find this and more in this week’s edition of the Weekly Wrap, featuring Editor Caryn Livingston and Publisher JJ Hornblass.

Airlink is a nonprofit organization working with aviation and logistics partners to transport relief workers and emergency supplies for reputable nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) responding to rapid-onset disasters and other humanitarian crises around the globe. Airlink’s network consists of more than 40 commercial and charter airlines and more than 100 international NGOs.

In this episode of On Air with Air Cargo World, DHL Express U.S. CEO Greg Hewitt shares the integrator’s strategy to meet the seasonal demand, as well as details on volumes it has moved this holiday period thus far. DHL Express anticipates it will see an increase of 15% in volumes for holiday shipments driven predominantly by e-commerce from just before Thanksgiving through to the New Year, compared to the same period last year. Top trade lanes for these volumes include routes to and from the U.S. to China, Hong Kong, Italy, the U.K., Mexico and Australia. 

In this episode of On Air with Air Cargo World, we spoke with Robert Keen, British International Freight Association director general, regarding what regulatory uncertainty stemming from Brexit means for freight forwarders – namely, a potential skilled labor shortage and increased costs to customers.  

In this episode of On Air with Air Cargo World, we spoke with Alexandra Kleinschmidt, Vice President, Customs & Trade Services at Crane Worldwide Logistics regarding the challenges facing global trade in the current market. Alongside her team at Crane Worldwide, Kleinschmidt works to help companies navigate shifting customs landscapes and address short-term trade concerns while planning for the future. 

Today we hear from Celine Hourcade on her consultancy work with Zhengzhou Airport regarding the Economic Zone’s development. At the end of October, she and ten other experts visited the project to advise on its construction and accreditation processes as the airport seeks to boost volumes through attracting carriers, logistics providers and other business, including fintech and sustainable fuel.

In this episode of On Air with Air Cargo World, we sit down with Cathy Roberson, Cargo Facts Consulting senior consultant and Air Cargo World columnist, to discuss trends and challenges in the application of drones across logistics chains, as well as the position various countries are taking on drone development.  

In this episode of On Air with Air Cargo World, we sit down with John Peery, President & COO, Mercury Air Cargo, to discuss how the handler is working with CargoSprint CEO Joshua Wolf to digitalize Mercury Air Cargo’s ops in an effort to combat congestion at LAX. The implementation efforts come amid the airport’s recent decision to delay construction of its new Century Cargo Complex terminal by two years. 

In this inaugural episode of On Air with Air Cargo World, we sit down with Chuck Stipancic, President & CEO, AFCO, to discuss some of the key trends in the development of air cargo facilities in North America that aim to meet future demand in e-commerce and emerging markets.