: freight transport by air in volume
also
: the charge for this service
airfreight
transitive verb
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The postal service said the move to switch carriers to UPS should help improve efficiency of mail transportation as well as reduce overall transportation costs, specifically airfreight costs.
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Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 1 Apr. 2024
With the clock ticking down to practices and qualifying, DHL diverted three planes and urgently sent employees to Singapore to unpack the sea freight containers and hustle the cargo into airfreight ones.
—Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 5 May 2023
Historically, about 50% of air cargo is carried in the bellies of passenger aircraft, so experts say major airports will always be the main channels for airfreight.
—Paul Berger, WSJ, 24 Jan. 2023
The boom in airfreight helped drive record orders and deliveries for freighters last year.
—Benjamin Katz, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2022
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Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 1 Apr. 2024
With the clock ticking down to practices and qualifying, DHL diverted three planes and urgently sent employees to Singapore to unpack the sea freight containers and hustle the cargo into airfreight ones.
—Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 5 May 2023
Historically, about 50% of air cargo is carried in the bellies of passenger aircraft, so experts say major airports will always be the main channels for airfreight.
—Paul Berger, WSJ, 24 Jan. 2023
The boom in airfreight helped drive record orders and deliveries for freighters last year.
—Benjamin Katz, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2022
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“Airfreight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airfreight. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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