In a long-awaited deal, Amazon announced Wednesday it has acquired a stake in the Ohio company that has been helping the e-commerce giant run its secret air cargo operation in the state since last year and has signed a five- to seven-year lease for 20 cargo planes.

Any suggestion that freighter aircraft would play a lesser role in the supply chains of the future was firmly put to bed with 29 the number of all-cargo planes ordered from Boeing by the time the Paris Air Show ended this week.

Asia-Pacific airlines will continue to dominate air cargo markets and freighter orders over the next two decades, according to the latest report from Airbus.

IAG Cargo will be expanding its per-plane capacity when it adds at least 18 Airbus A350-1000s to its fleet beginning in 2018.

Air cargo carrier executives would like to think 2013 will be better than last year, but they see little or no cause for

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Australia’s Qantas Group has canceled orders for 35 aircraft with Boeing after recording an annual loss.

DHL Express opened its largest hub in Asia today (July 12), the latest step in the logistics major’s massive roll-out of new capacity across Asia’s key freight markets.

FedEx plans to buy 19 Boeing 767-300 aircraft, as the parcel giant speeds up its fleet upgrades to offset volatile fuel costs.

FedEx plans to retire 24 aircraft and shortened the depreciable life of 54 older aircraft, as the parcel giant works to align its U.S. domestic air cargo capacity with slowing demand.

Emirates SkyCargo this year will launch service between Dubai and Washington Dulles International Airport, the seventh U.S. airport the U.A.E.-based all-cargo operator will serve.

Emirates SkyCargo has doubled freighter capacity on its service between Dubai and Australia.

Saudi Airlines Cargo will expand its European freighter operation with the start of two new services.

Air France-KLM Cargo and Martinair Cargo will jointly roll out a raft of new services from Europe to China, the U.S. and Africa.