$1.5 Billion Boeing Aircraft Freighters for UPS.

International Air Courier freight boom sends UPS on a buying spree.

Back in December 2021 United Parcel Service Inc. realised the demand for fast international freight delivery was not going to stop. Soaring e-commerce sales coupled with severely limited shipping options lead to an unprecedented boom in the demand for fast air freight delivery. Collectively, the organisation agreed to buy 19 huge Boeing freighter jets.

UPS plans to take delivery of the 767 Freighters somewhere around 2023 and 2025, according to a media statement.

The purchase bolsters the UPS air fleet and completes a record-breaking year for Boeing’s air freighter sales. As we all know only too well, the pandemic has pushed international freight carriers to unprecedented levels of operational capacity. We’ve seen a huge rise in time-sensitive online shopping and delivery that is expected to last well after the pandemic subsides.

Lufthansa Cargo gears up for delivery of new planes

What we’re also witnessing is more and more freight carriers are turning to air transport as ocean-cargo routes suffer badly from lengthy delays at ports all over the world. Although Lufthansa is not a dedicated standalone, it does provide worldwide freight solutions via its dedicated AG’s cargo division. Lufthansa Cargo has become the airline’s best-performing division, contributing almost 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in earnings in the first nine months of 2021. Plans are in place to expand its cargo-fleet with the purchase of Boeing planes.

Just as with UPS, Lufthansa are rushing to keep pace with the booming global demand. New aircraft purchases could include Airbus SE’s new A350F model.

Low-cost Air Courier freight rates to over 200 countries

Carriers such as UPS, FedEx, DHL and TNT partner with One World Courier and offer low-cost Air Courier freight rates to over 200 countries. Air freight can help move customers urgent freight in the best possible time frames.  The industry expects the current air-freight boom to extend into mid-2022 at least, with indicators such as record dwell times at ports suggesting no immediate easing of disruption to ocean-going container traffic.