Air cargo insights
Guides, explainers and news on air freight, cold chain, perishables, e-commerce logistics and heavy cargo from the Jumbo Air Cargo team.
Choosing a Dangerous Goods Air Freight Forwarder or 3PL
What to ask a dangerous goods air freight forwarder or 3PL before shipping lithium batteries: training, airline acceptance, packaging and red flags.
Sea-Air Freight Explained: Combining Ocean and Air
Sea-air freight ships cargo by ocean to a hub such as Dubai or Los Angeles, then flies it onward, cutting weeks off ocean transit for far less than full air.
Is Air Freight Expensive? What Drives the Cost
Air freight costs far more per kilogram than ocean shipping, but it can lower landed cost for urgent or high-value goods. See what drives the price.
Exporting Fresh Fruit and Vegetables by Air: Checklist
A step-by-step checklist for exporting fresh fruit and vegetables by air: temperature, packaging, labels, phytosanitary certificates and booking.
Fresh Seafood Air Freight: Packaging, Temperature, Timing
Fresh seafood flies as wet cargo: leak-proof packs, gel coolants instead of dry ice for live product, clear labels and tight timing from dock to dock.
Cut Flowers by Air Freight: How They Stay Fresh
Cut flowers travel by air in a cold chain held at about 0 to 4 °C; here is how growers, forwarders and airlines keep them fresh from farm to florist.
Shipping Clinical Trial Materials by Air: A Practical Guide
Clinical trial shipments by air need temperature control, correct dangerous goods paperwork and tight timing; here is how sponsors and sites plan them.
Temperature Data Loggers in Air Cargo: What to Use and Why
Temperature data loggers prove a shipment stayed in range; learn types, placement, and IATA lithium battery rules that apply when one flies in the box.
How Vaccines and Biologics Are Shipped by Air
Vaccines fly in qualified packaging at 2 to 8 °C, frozen or ultra-cold, under IATA rules; here is how temperature, dry ice and monitoring work.
CEIV Pharma Certification: What It Means for Shippers
CEIV Pharma is IATA's certification for pharma handling in air cargo; here is what it covers, who holds it and how shippers should use it.
ACMI Lease Explained: ACMI Leasing, Wet vs Dry Lease
ACMI leasing is a wet lease: the lessor supplies Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance. See how it compares with damp, dry, CMI and charter deals.
Perishables Air Freight: PER Codes, Temperatures and Rules
Perishables fly under IATA's Perishable Cargo Regulations, coded PER and kept at product-specific temperatures from about 13 °C down to -18 °C.