Air Freight

Supply Chain Solutions, Inc | February 19, 2015

With years of experience as a global forwarder, SCS's airfreight solutions offer you the flexibility to meet a variety of transit time requirements from "yesterday to next week" while allowing you manage your transportation costs effectively. Through our extensive world-wide network, you have access to all your markets through a single source —SCS....

DHL Supply Chain | April 04, 2017

DHL Global Forwarding has received International Air Transport Association’s CEIV Pharma Certification for its freight station in Leipzig.The location in Leipzig comprises 2,760 square meters, of which 232 square meters are available for the temperature span between +2 and +8 degrees Celsius and 265 square meters between +15 and +25 degrees Celsius....

supplychaindive | August 07, 2017

June 2017 marked air freight's strongest first six months of growth since 2010, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) June 2017 Air Freight Report. Global freight ton kilometers (FTKs) grew 10.4% in H1 2017, and the report also noted that increasing demand is now "outpacing" capacity. Although air freight growth slowed from 12.7% in May to 11% in June, H1 2017 grew 27% YoY from 2016, which is why the IATA believes air freight will continue its upward trend...

supplychaindive | September 05, 2017

Air freight tonne kilometers (AFTKs) grew 3.6% in 2016, which according to IATA is almost double the average five-year pace at 2%. As fuel prices dropped, fuel costs contributed only 19% of airline costs in 2016. IATA reported that the industry facilitated 67.7 billion supply chain jobs and produced $3.0 trillion in "value-added output globally" in 2016. Post-tax profits declined slightly to $34.8 billion from $35.9 billion in 2015, but the operating margin jumped 0.3%. The report also...