ACN Monthly: Automotive revs up; Handling changes; Data insight

Read the top Air Cargo News stories [View the web version]( | [Add us as safe sender]( | [Forward this email]( August 2024 [Email]( [Email]( [Email]( [Email]( August's premium content Recent news highlights Air cargo is gearing up for what looks like a busy peak season. Recent reports show that freighter operators have been busy switching capacity to Asia Pacific to take advantage of anticipated soaring rates from the region. Also revving its engine is the automotive market, according to this month's special report. Elsewhere, Swissport updates on the current challenges facing the handling market and Ian Putzger examines how narrowbody freighters lost their allure. [✈]( 25 air forwarders: K+N keeps the lead]( [✈ Schenker the bright spot for Deutsche Bahn]( [✈ Shippers brace for Q4 hike in air cargo rates]( [✈]( eases back on cost cutting programme]( [✈ Qatar Cargo to refocus freighter strategy]( [✈ E-commerce: Just what air cargo ordered]( Special Report: Automotive Driving air cargo success For air cargo carriers and forwarders who handle automotive logistics alike, there is plenty of business to be done in this specialised segment of the airfreight sector, but there are also challenges... [Read More ✈]( Interview: Guillaume Halleux, Swissport Changing places Guillaume Halleux has a unique overview of air cargo having worked across various sectors. Now he is applying that experience at Swissport... [Read More ✈]( The Putzger perspective Smaller freighters fall out of fashion Smaller freighters are dropping out of the skies. FedEx is retiring about one fifth of its 757 freighter fleet. Next year Atlas Air will stop flying eight 737 cargo planes for Amazon – one year ahead of their contract expiry... [Read More ✈]( Focus: Drone milestone FAA approves drone flights without visual observers in common airspace In what the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says is a first for US aviation, it has authorised... [Read more ✈]( Forward focus: Airforwarders Association Preserving the US de minimis threshold to foster global trade The de minimis threshold, a key facilitator of global trade, has been instrumental in encouraging the seamless movement of goods into the US. Its increase, though perhaps unexpected, has sparked a surge... More]( Supply chain spotlight: Logistics UK New UK government shines spotlight on aviation The new government came into power one month ago and it is encouraging that several initiatives have already been announced to support the aviation sector... [Read More ✈]( Data hub Air cargo rate increases on major Asia trades taper off in July Airfreight rates on key trade lanes out of Hong Kong were largely flat in July compared with June but they continue to be higher than a year ago... [Read More ✈]( Xeneta: strong demand for air cargo drives higher spot rates The quicker than expected recovery following July’s global IT outage meant that there was no significant ongoing disruption to rates amidst continued strong demand for air cargo, according to the latest market... [Read More ✈]( [CONTACT US]( Air Cargo News, 1st Floor Chancery House, St Nicholas Way Sutton, Surrey, SM1 1JB, United Kingdom Copyright © 2024 DVV Media International Ltd All rights reserved. By viewing this site you agree to our [Terms and Conditions]( and [Privacy Policy](. Website by DVV Media International Ltd. [Unsubscribe here](