Air Cargo Carriers News

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.

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

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.

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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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

Lufthansa Cargo will nearly double frequency to Japan with 12 flights a week beginning Nov. 1.

China Cargo Airlines will launch regular service to Singapore Changi Airport with 12 weekly flights beginning Oct. 9.

Etihad Crystal Cargo, a division of Etihad Airways, said it will launch a twice weekly service from its hub at Abu Dhabi International Airport to Hong Kong, China.

Air France-KLM faces claims for over $675 million in damages by European companies alleging they suffered from the carrier's role in an international cartel that fixed air cargo freight rates.

Dutch airline Martinair Thursday confirmed it will focus completely on air freight and discontinue passenger services at the end of 2011.

World Airways, a subsidiary of Global Aviation Holdings, extended into 2011 a contract to provide two MD-11 freighters to Etihad Crystal Cargo.

Brambles, the Australian pallet supplier and documents management company, acquired Zurich, Switzerland-based Unitpool, an independent provider of pooled cargo containers and pallets for airlines, for

An Atlanta grand jury Tuesday indicted Martinair Holland senior vice president Maria Christina Ullings for conspiracy to fix air cargo prices.

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings gave new momentum to the recovering air freight market on Tuesday, increasing its profit outlook for the year more than 20 percent on what the freighter said was growing d

Air France-KLM Cargo and Martinair Cargo launched twice weekly freighter flights between Amsterdam and Shanghai via Moscow.

AirBridgeCargo Airlines launched the first scheduled freighter flights between Russia and France.

Fedex doubled its net profit in its quarter ending Aug. 31 to $380 million on strong expansion in international express shipping, but the company issued a forecast for slower global economic growth.

Panalpina is expanding its dedicated air cargo operation with a leased 747-400 freighter the global forwarder will use to launch trans-Pacific services connecting the company’s European and Nort

SAS Cargo will pay $13.9 million to settle class-action lawsuits over price-fixing in international air freight transport, pushing airline settlements in the private claims by attorneys representing s

As Commodity Forwarders prepared for the final deadline in tough new rules for screening shipments that move on passenger aircraft, the specialist in perishables shipping faced a problem it had not fo

Miami-based freighter conversion company Aeronautical Engineers delivered four 737SF cargo conversions in the third quarter of 2010.

Lufthansa carried 18.7 percent more cargo in August than a year ago, outpacing its main European rivals Air France-KLM and British Airways.

Authorities say a fire may have broken out in the cargo compartment of the UPS plane that crashed in Dubai last week, according to published reports.

All Nippon Airways said international cargo volume soared 36.8 percent year over year to 41,354 tons in July, increasing for the eleventh consecutive month.

A UPS 747-400 freighter crashed just after takeoff from Dubai on Friday. Both crew members died, according to local reports.

Polar Air Cargo will pay a $17.4 million fine to settle charges the freighter operator took part in a global conspiracy with other airlines to fix international air cargo prices.

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings announced a loan agreement with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China that the freighter operator said signals a stronger focus on business ties to Asia.

As Japan Airlines, the country’s largest air carrier, moves away from cargo flights, Japan’s second largest airline, All Nippon Airways, is gaining a large share of the recovering market.

Cargolux is making a weekly flight to Riyadh. The frequency expands services to Saudi Arabia in addition to the carrier’s twice-a week service to Dammam.

The Transported Asset Protection Association recognized the DHL Express hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport for meeting the group’s standards for cargo security.

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings more than tripled its net profit to $32.8 million in the second quarter on strong demand for chartered aircraft in the resurgent global air cargo market, the freighter ope