Air Cargo Carriers News

Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific and wholly owned subsidiary Dragonair carried a total of 140,824 metric tons (about 155,231 tons) of cargo and mail in November...

AMR Corporation, parent of American Airlines, reported a 0.8 percent increase year-over-year in system cargo ton miles for the month of November, at 145,028, up from 143,855 ton miles in the same month last year.

International Airlines Group, the merged British Airways-Iberia carrier, reported 525 million metric ton kilometers of cargo in November, a 1.7 percent decrease year-over-year.

Global air traffic organization International Air Transport Association today called on the European Commission, EU member states and Europe’s air navigation service providers to ensure that functional airspace blocs are delivering valuable results.

London-based International Airlines Group today launched IAG Cargo as a single commercial entity, combining the networks of Iberia Cargo, British Airways World Cargo and bmi Cargo.

President Obama today signed into law the bill S. 1956, the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011, signifying to the European Union that the imposition of a unilateral tax scheme on the U.S. civil aviation industry will not be tolerated.

Emirates SkyCargo launched a new service to Phuket, Thailand, expanding the carrier’s weekly capacity to the country to more than 640 tons.

Cargo volume through Singapore Changi Airport nose-dived in October, extending a disappointing year for the world’s 11th-largest cargo airport by tonnage.

The International Air Transport Association today announced successful trials of the Electronic Consignment Security Declaration, which meets regulatory demands for evidence that security measures have been applied to air cargo and mail.

With the U.S. and Europe struggling to escape recession, and China’s stellar economy displaying signs of exhaustion, it’s tough to find a region of the world that’s thriving on the logistics front. But here’s a hint: Follow the money — the oil money, that is.

Outsourced aircraft and aviation operating service provider Atlas Air Worldwide announced that dispatchers of its subsidiaries, Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, have ratified a five-year collective bargaining agreement...

AMR Corporation, parent of American Airlines, recently reported a 7.6 percent year-over-year decline in system cargo ton miles for the month of October, at 141,532, down from 153,199 ton miles in the same month last year.

Japan’s All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) said that its international cargo volume grew for the eighth consecutive month in September on a year-on-year basis.

Cosco and China Cargo Airlines are trying to sell their combined 30.7 percent stake in Shanghai Eastern Logistics, according to various reports in China.

Air cargo transportation company Air Transport Services Group recently reported profit in the third quarter was $11.4 million, increasing $16.2 million from last year’s net loss of $4.8 million.

The International Air Transport Association urged aviation leaders in the Asia-Pacific region to focus on airport and air traffic management infrastructure to meet the region’s growing demand for connectivity.

International Airlines Group, owner of British Airways, said it plans to cut 4,500 jobs at Iberia to ensure the survival of its Spanish subsidiary and boost the merged carrier’s profitability.

Emirates SkyCargo has launched service between Dubai and Adelaide, Australia.