Air Cargo

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The JOC Week in Review for October 29 gives you the highlights of top news stories from this week, and also a preview of the Nov. 1 edition of the Journal of Commerce.

A federal grand jury indicted Ulrich Ogiermann, the president and CEO of Cargolux Airlines International, and his top deputy on criminal charges of conspiring to fix air cargo prices, the U.S.

Soaring cargo demand helped Japan’s All Nippon Airways earn net profit of $162.96 million in the first half of fiscal 2010, the six months to Sept.

British Airways swung to its first profit in two years in first half of its fiscal year, helped by a 39.4 percent gain in cargo revenue that was driven by a strong upturn in freight pricing.

The European Union Oct.

FedEx Express inaugurated a new solar powered Central and Eastern Europe hub at Cologne Bonn Airport.

Germany's Lufthansa forecast an operating profit of more than $1.1 billion in 2010 compared with $180 million in 2009, driven by a strong rebound in cargo and long haul passenger traffic as well as co

Global air freight traffic grew at the slowest rate in nearly a year in September, expanding 14.8 percent over last year but also falling 2.1 percent from the month before.

Germany’s DVB Bank says a new agreement with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to finance the lease of aircraft for Chinese and other international carriers is a milestone for the financial

TNT Express said Tuesday it is launching a direct scheduled 747 service between Chongqing, a fast-growing high-tech manufacturing center in Western China, and Europe, through TNT’s Liege hub.

U.S. Postmaster General John E.

Purolator USA last week launched its Purolator USA Express service, providing New York metropolitan area businesses guaranteed overnight delivery to Canada with Web-based customs clearance.

The United States and Japan signed an aviation treaty on Monday that turns a once highly restricted airline services market into an “open skies” trade lane with no limits on flights for cargo carriers

Forward Air says it is satisfied with the level of demand and pricing in the air freight trucking business, signaling the company is in no hurry to raise rates this fall after reporting its best resul

Stimulus spending by the Department of Transportation reached $21.2 billion as of Oct.

Cargo traffic carried by Asian airlines grew 18.5 percent in September over the same month last year, but new figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines showed the upturn in the region’s ai

Stronger global demand and daily shipping volume helped UPS boost its profit margin to 8.1 percent from 4.9 percent in the third quarter a year ago.

Panalpina launched its dedicated 747-400 freighter service linking Luxembourg with Dubai's new international airport and with Hong Kong.

While a small number of air forwarding customers remain concerned about the Transportation Security Administration's 100 percent screening rule, most seem to be adapting, according to a new survey by

A UPS humanitarian mission funded by the UPS Foundation paid dividends last week.

Turkish Airlines is taking delivery of two new A330-200 freighters and four 777-300 extended-range aircraft by the end of the year.

Kuehne + Nagel booked a record $282 million third quarter operating profit, an 18.9 percent increase on last year's $237 million profit driven by sharply higher ocean container and air freight volumes

TNT Airways signed an agreement to lease three new 777-200 Long Ranger freighters in 2011 to operate on its long haul Europe-Asia routes.

All Nippon Airways increased its international cargo volume for the 12th consecutive month in August, soaring 30.2 percent to 39,110 tons.

The UK's coalition government Oct.

Aeronautical Engineers said it will provide one 737-400SF, 11 pallet configuration, passenger-to-freighter conversion for an undisclosed customer.

French Dockworkers Oct. 12 joined a 24-hour nationwide protest, crippling major ports as well as rail and air transport in Europe's second largest economy.

French logistics provider SDV opened two offices in Poland and plans to open several more to handle the country’s growing market for inbound and outbound freight services.

Frankfurt airport's cargo traffic jumped 15.4 percent in September from a year ago to an all time high for the month.

Cargo traffic at London Heathrow grew 12.2 percent in September over the same month a year ago, but freight demand showed signs of slipping with the airport’s smallest monthly tonnage since April.

Lufthansa carried 20.5 percent more cargo in September than a year ago, easily outpacing its main European rivals Air France-KLM and British Airways as the carrier prepares to boost freighter services

The United States Department of Transportation Oct. 6 issued an order tentatively approving an antitrust immunity application filed in February by American Airlines and Japan Airlines.

Federal airline safety officials, moving cautiously in an area of growing concern, are warning airlines that lithium batteries can ignite in cargo compartments if the hold gets too hot.

Senior air cargo executives have identified pharmaceuticals, perishables and temperature-controlled cargoes as a niche where they can add value and turn a realistic profit.

In WTO Rulings, It’s China, 2; US, 0

UPS expects to hire about 50,000 temporary workers for the holiday shipping season, about the same number the parcel carrier brought on last year, company officials said Friday.

The vast majority of U.S. freight forwarders see pricing for international ocean and air transport staying flat or growing only modestly, according to an industry survey.

Delta Cargo joined DHL Global Forwarding's Strategic Air Cargo Security Partnership program. The airline also joined the company's Performance Scorecard system.