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23 posts tagged with “air-cargo”
California’s Jet Fuel Crunch: What 2.6 Million Barrels of Inventory Means for Air Cargo Planning
California’s jet fuel inventory has slipped to just over 2.6 million barrels while refining capacity keeps shrinking, creating a tougher risk environment for air cargo shippers moving time-sensitive freight through West Coast gateways.
CXTMS InsightsApril 27, 2026 · 6 min read
Alaska Airlines’ Amazon Cargo Upgrade Shows Why Dedicated Air Capacity Is Getting More Strategic
Alaska Air’s revised Amazon freighter deal is a sharp reminder that dedicated air capacity is no longer just emergency lift. It is becoming a network design decision tied to margin, resilience, and service guarantees.
CXTMS InsightsApril 24, 2026 · 6 min read
Lufthansa’s 20,000-Flight Cut Shows How Fuel Stress Can Spill Into Freight Planning Fast
Lufthansa’s decision to cut 20,000 flights to save jet fuel is a warning for air cargo buyers. When fuel markets tighten, capacity, rates, and routing assumptions can change fast, and freight planning has to keep up.
CXTMS InsightsApril 23, 2026 · 7 min read
Air Cargo Is Still the Shock Absorber, but the New Playbook Is Ocean-Air via Los Angeles
Air cargo is still absorbing global trade shocks in 2026, but rising rates and Middle East disruption are pushing shippers toward a more tactical model: ocean-air routings through Los Angeles.
CXTMS InsightsApril 14, 2026 · 6 min read
UPS’s $100 Million Taiwan Hub Shows How Semiconductor Logistics Is Becoming a Premium Freight Discipline
UPS’s new Taiwan hub is more than a network expansion. It shows how semiconductor freight is turning into a premium logistics discipline built around speed, precision, and capacity control.
CXTMS InsightsApril 12, 2026 · 6 min read
The Q2 2026 Multimodal Freight Market Divergence: Why Trucking, Maritime, and Air Cargo Are Moving in Opposite Directions
Trucking capacity is tightening with tender rejections at 14%, ocean freight faces overcapacity with rates down 70% from peak, and air cargo demand surged 11.2% YoY. Here's how shippers can exploit Q2 2026's modal divergence.
CXTMS InsightsApril 2, 2026 · 7 min read
Iran Airport Attacks Disrupt Asia-Europe Air Cargo Lanes: How Emirates and Qatar Hub Shutdowns Are Reshaping Global Freight Routing in 2026
Iran's retaliatory strikes on Gulf airports have shut down Dubai and Doha — two of the world's busiest air cargo hubs — triggering a 40%+ capacity drop on Asia-Europe corridors and forcing shippers to reroute through Istanbul, Mumbai, and Singapore.
CXTMS InsightsMarch 24, 2026 · 7 min read
Etihad Cargo and SF Airlines Forge the Largest China-Middle East Air Freight Corridor: What Global Shippers Need to Know
Etihad Cargo and SF Airlines have built the largest dedicated China-Middle East air freight corridor, contributing 30% of Etihad's cargo revenue. Learn what this means for global shippers routing through Abu Dhabi in 2026.
CXTMS InsightsMarch 19, 2026 · 7 min read
Tradelane Intelligence Platforms: How Airfreight Data Analytics Is Transforming Route Selection and Carrier Procurement
A new category of tradelane intelligence platforms is replacing gut-feel airfreight procurement with data-driven carrier benchmarking, route analytics, and predictive delay modeling. Here's what shippers need to know.
CXTMS InsightsMarch 17, 2026 · 7 min read
Cargo.one Acquires Cargofive in €17M Multimodal Push: Why Air Cargo Platforms Are Racing to Become Full-Spectrum Freight Marketplaces
Cargo.one's €17M acquisition of Cargofive signals the freight platform consolidation wave. Learn why air cargo booking platforms are expanding into multimodal marketplaces and what it means for forwarders.
CXTMS InsightsMarch 7, 2026 · 7 min read