air cargo

NOUN

load in an aircraft

Synonyms

WEAK

air freight payload

Example Sentences

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Abdurakhmanov, who got his start as an airport check-in agent, launched the air cargo business in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

The air cargo system generally carries time-sensitive and high-value cargo such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices and tech components whose speed of delivery takes precedence over cost.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

At an airfield in Texas, Todd Graetz is hoping to use that concept to disrupt the market for air cargo.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2024

Postal Service to deliver air cargo domestically, which will end Sept. 29.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2024

More than 1,100 workers at DHL Express’s global air cargo hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport went on strike on Thursday after months of failed negotiations with the parcel carrier.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2023