How to Use airfreight in a Sentence

airfreight

noun
  • But even in normal times, airfreight is roughly eight times the cost of sea shipment.
    — New York Times, 6 Mar. 2021
  • The boom in airfreight helped drive record orders and deliveries for freighters last year.
    — Benjamin Katz, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2022
  • But airfreight isn’t an option for many shippers because of the expense.
    — Paul Berger, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2021
  • Most airfreight is carried in the cargo holds of passenger jets.
    — New York Times, 6 Mar. 2021
  • As the conflict broadens, shipments are slowing at ports and airfreight terminals around the world.
    — Peter S. Goodman, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2018
  • The firm is jumping into the business amid signs that a boom in airfreight demand appears to be tapering off.
    — Erica E. Phillips, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2019
  • For example, Adidas warned this week that some shipments sent by airfreight could face delays.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The company plans to achieve this partly by relying less on airfreight and shipping more products by sea, truck or rail.
    — Nina Trentmann, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The company has said the boom in airfreight helped drive record orders and 41 deliveries for its freighters last year.
    — Andrew Tangel, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2022
  • Flights for airfreight rose 4% at MSP last year, and military flights were up 32%.
    — Jackie Crosby, Star Tribune, 29 Jan. 2021
  • About half the world’s airfreight typically moves in the bellies of passenger aircraft, while the rest travels aboard air freighters.
    — Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2020
  • Workers in a cold room handing boxes of flowers, a mainstay of airfreight, in Nairobi, Kenya.
    — Doug Cameron, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2021
  • Companies can also take advantage of the de minimis rule using ocean shipping, which is cheaper than airfreight.
    — Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Colgate Palmolive used more costly airfreight to ship its toothpaste and toothbrushes.
    — Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2021
  • Cargo rates jumped after thousands of passenger planes, which carry more than half of airfreight, were grounded due to the travel restrictions.
    — Fortune, 19 Oct. 2020
  • This innovation allowed the fish to be shipped with airfreight, landing on customers’ doorsteps within just 24 to 48 hours.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Dell said with customers no longer clamoring for new equipment, the company can use sea freight rather than relying on faster but more expensive airfreight, lowering costs.
    — Denny Jacob, WSJ, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Drug companies, which already use airfreight to ship some of the most perishable medicines, could resort to more plane shipments in extreme Brexit conditions.
    — Max Colchester, WSJ, 31 Dec. 2018
  • Per pound, costs for airfreight worldwide are up by some 75%, according to data provider WorldACM.
    — Jon Gambrell, Star Tribune, 9 May 2021
  • Her company has turned to far more expensive airfreight to get some shipments to the United States faster, further cutting into the firm’s margins.
    — New York Times, 16 Jan. 2022
  • Both ocean and airfreight are major producers of the gases contributing to climate change, accounting for about 5% of global carbon emissions.
    — Keith Bradsher, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Most airfreight is carried in the cargo holds of passenger jets and with international air travel severely constrained, so are available cargo slots.
    — Garth Friesen, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Both ocean and airfreight are major producers of the gases contributing to climate change, accounting for about 5 percent of global carbon emissions.
    — Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Experts say the late surge is being driven by accelerating e-commerce growth, which is driving a big increase in airfreight and ocean shipments across the Pacific.
    — Paul Page, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Her father, John, owned an airfreight company, and her mother, Anne (Duffy) Murphy, worked with him and also designed bridal wear.
    — New York Times, 3 July 2021
  • The manufacturing scramble has helped boost airfreight volumes this year, and the competition for space inside the phones could restructure some factory supply chains.
    — Paul Page, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2017
  • The company engages in the provision of global logistics services, and offers airfreight, ocean freight and ocean and customs brokerage and other services.
    — Q.ai - Investing Reimagined, Forbes, 17 June 2021
  • One move to accommodate demand involved using airfreight rather than cargo ships to speed up shipping from QBP’s suppliers.
    — Bob Timmons, Star Tribune, 3 Sep. 2020
  • As a result, some impatient African shippers are switching to more expensive airfreight for high-value goods or less efficient bulk shipments for goods such as scrap metal, dog food or coffee.
    — Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2021
  • The company saw its airfreight costs go up as a result of the pandemic, and faces delays to its plan to relocate some of its manufacturing from China to Malaysia.
    — Mark Maurer, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2020

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