Most are DHL and their feeders.

It's about reduction. To keep the number of people in need of treatment below the number of available hospital capacity. 100 percent is impossible, but the more people staying at home the better. Sorry for off-topic.

Not in New Zealand

For freighters, business is booming
 

For once, freighters are where the money is. For the time being.

Prices are skyrocketing, rising from 2$ per kg to 10 in a matter of days.
Full loads to and from the Far East, same story North Atlantic.

Crews moved from city hotels to near-deserted beach hotels. Emergency rations in their overnight bag, because food availability is not guaranteed.

Some airlines even 'intern' their crews in hotels at homebase, to avoid them from getting sick while home.

'May you live in interesting times' :hmm:

We have seen a huge increase in freight at FedEx in the UK. Additional two contracts added and bulking out on most flights.

Yes I know NG1. My point remains nevertheless.

Freight big players FEDeX, DHL, UPS etc.etc have always been in a different league. Corporate level driven, a mega multi billion pound industry. Often moving high end vital goods globally.
The pilots are on big money, have good hotels which they tend to choose and can have personalised rosters in many cases. Many of these guys use to fly passenger aircraft.
But it is in a very different league, but who knows, in the future if UVAs will probably be flying freight first.

Pretty basic question but if I wanted to charter cargo a/c to lift from China to Europe what's the market like?

very hard to get any EU a/c now at all.. CN-EU is like 7+usd p/kg now lol
still the US is in the highest demand.. huuuuuuuuuuuge backlog here for us bound cargo

For once? 😂😂😂

First rule of Freight Club .........