In 1910, something remarkable happened that would forever change how goods move worldwide. A department store in Ohio, eager to try a groundbreaking approach, loaded 200 pounds of silk onto a Wright Brothers’ Model B plane and sent it on a 65-mile flight from Dayton to Columbus. This wasn’t just a simple delivery but a…
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The Road to Decarbonization in the Air Freight Industry Through Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
Over sixty companies, spanning carriers, fuel companies, and airports, pledged to embrace Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), aiming to constitute 10% of the global aviation fuel supply by 2030. Shifting towards SAF, as opposed to crude oil, holds the potential to steer the air freight sector towards achieving net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050. Sustainable Aviation Fuel…
A quick look at the declining demand in the air freight shipping industry
According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), global air cargo volumes are projected to decline by 4 per cent in 2023 compared to the previous year. This downward trend which is attributed to the challenging economic conditions prevailing worldwide can be a problem for air freight forwarders. IATA’s latest forecast, released on Wednesday,…
How airlines are turning their effort towards increased sustainability
The air freight industry is one of those few industries which were responsible for keeping our society functional during the peak of the pandemic. Transportation of cargoes across air is one of the fastest and most efficient modes of moving an item from point A to point B but we also have to consider the…