Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr has become the first industry figure to give the phenomenon of passenger-to-cargo transformations a name.
German national carrier Lufthansa has turned to its A350 fleet to ferry PPE and other medical cargo from Chinese airports to the central European country.
As many airlines have grounded or repurposed passenger fleets due to travel restrictions and low demand, Qatar Airways has managed to maintain relatively high levels of activity in the sector.
Boeing has delivered the first set of reusable 3D-printed face shields to US healthcare authorities, in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19.
FedEx will add 150 flights over the next month to transport medical supplies such as masks, protective suits, and other healthcare equipment to the U.S. from China.
A new cargo seat bag that can repurpose an A320 passenger plane into a makeshift freighter has been given the green light by the European Aviation Safety Agency.
