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Across the Pacific, the US military is quietly reviving airfields first carved out of jungle and coral during World War II. The work, say military planners, is practical, urgent, and rooted in a hard truth: fixed air bases are increasingly vulnerable in a war defined by long-range precision weapons.  The effort is driven by the US Air Force’s Agile Combat Employment doctrine, or ACE, a concept that assumes US aircraft will need to operate from many different airfields and move frequently, rather than flying from a few large, permanent bases. Instead of relying on big, established hubs such as Guam, Okinawa, or Hawaii, US airpower would operate from dozens of smaller, far-flung locations. Fighters, tankers, and support aircraft would move frequently,…

The calendar says everyone’s back. The data says otherwise. We looked at what actually happened across regions in the first week back from the holidays. Short version: Asia-Pacific hit the ground running. Europe took its time. Everyone else landed somewhere in between. Let’s look at the numbers. What We Looked At  We analyzed over 1.3 million WebCargo quote and booking records from freight forwarders across all regions, comparing: Baseline: Average daily activity in October 2025 Winter break: December 20, 2025 – January 4, 2026 Snap-back day: January 5, 2026 (first day back from holidays) This is real quoting and booking…

Eamonn Forbes, chief commercial officer at Titan Aviation Leasing, will join Cargo Facts LATAM 2026 for the panel discussion “Latin America’s evolving leasing and investment market” on Thursday, Feb. 12, at 11:15 a.m. (GMT-6). The fourth annual Cargo Facts LATAM conference will take place Feb. 10-12 at the Marquis Reforma in Mexico City, assembling decision-makers, global executives and leaders to share insights and analyze the latest market trends, air cargo developments and their potential impact in Latin America. View the full event agenda. Forbes, was named chief commercial officer at Titan in 2021. Also serving as senior vice president, he…

Cargo Facts, the world’s leading air cargo industry media brand, has established a partnership with Etihad Cargo for the inaugural Cargo Facts Routes and Airports Conference. Etihad Cargo, the logistics arm of Etihad Airways, will serve as the airline host partner for the event, set for April 27-28 at the Marriott Al Forsan Abu Dhabi. The first Cargo Facts Routes and Airports Conference will bring together industry decision-makers, global executives and leaders to analyze cargo-specific route development processes, the global factors shaping network changes and the role airports play in route optimization. Etihad operated five 777Fs and transported 322,000 tonnes…

The entire mission hinged on a narrow break in Venezuela’s weather. When that window opened, the U.S. military moved fast, launching more than 150 aircraft from 20 bases in a high-risk operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from the country’s populated capital over the weekend. After a tightly synchronized mission that lasted less than five hours from authorization to exfiltration, Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were taken Saturday by U.S. forces from their Caracas compound, according to President Donald Trump and Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.RELATEDOne defense expert, who was not involved…

Saudia Cargo will begin A330-300P2F operations this month through its new ACMI arrangement with ASL Aviation Holdings. The first aircraft (1272, ex-China Airlines) will enter service after completing registration and entry-into-service procedures, Saudia Cargo told Cargo Facts. Unit 1272 has been in Dubai (DWC) since Dec. 1, 2025, after arriving from Shannon (SNN). It will […] source

Amazon has abandoned plans to launch drone delivery in Italy just more than one year after successfully testing its MK30 delivery drone in the country. The e-tail giant decided last week to halt its drone delivery plans in Italy following a strategic review of operations, infrastructure and objectives, Amazon told Cargo Facts. “Despite positive engagement […] source

The Pentagon has reached an agreement with Lockheed Martin to increase manufacturing of the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor to over 2,000 a year, more than tripling its current production rate. “We will create unprecedented capacity for PAC-3 MSE production, delivering at the speed our nation and allies demand while providing value for taxpayers and our shareholders,” Jim Taiclet, Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO, stated in a release.The seven-year agreement, which is currently in its framework stages pending an initial contract award, follows the Defense Department’s new Acquisition Transformation Strategy to secure long-term investments with industry partners while…

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