Air Cargo Carriers News

TNT Express, Europe's second largest express delivery carrier, boosted capacity on the Europe-China route on Sept. 18 with the addition of a new 747 extended range freighter.

Cathay Pacific Airways’ cargo tonnage fell in August at the smallest rate of the year, a 6.3 percent decline the airline said provided greater evidence that the air freight downturn has bottomed

FedEx reported a $181 million profit Thursday for its fiscal quarter ending Aug.

The world’s airlines have grounded 227 freighters, or nearly 12 percent of the fleet of all-cargo planes, in response to the global economic downturn that has cut steeply into cargo traffic and

Striking flight crewmembers at cargo airline Amerijet International overwhelmingly approved a contract settlement that could put them back to work in a week, the Teamsters union announced Monday.

The Teamsters union, already fighting legal and legislative battles to organize FedEx workers in the United States, said Monday it is launching a “large-scale campaign” to bring FedEx work

Air France-KLM, Europe's biggest airline, reportedly plans to transfer its freighter operations to Martinair, its low cost Dutch subsidiary, in the next two years as part of a radical restructuring of

The union representing striking flight crewmembers at Amerijet International reached a tentative agreement with the cargo airline, negotiators said Friday, and members will vote on the pact over the w

FedEx issued an upbeat new view of the economy Friday, saying its earnings could end up nearly double earlier projections in part because of gains in international express shipping.

DHL will eliminate 560 jobs in Germany as a result of the insolvency of German retailer Arcandor, the company announced.

Boeing predicts the Asia Pacific region will become the world’s largest aviation market over the next 20 years, investing more than $1 trillion in new airplanes.

Malaysia Airlines Cargo launched service to Narita International Airport, Japan’s busiest air freight hub.

The International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Air Transport Association will create two Web-based products under a commercial agreement to facilitate the implementation of danger

Lufthansa Cargo's freight volume fell 1.1 percent in August from a year ago, ending several months of double digit declines.

Japan's two largest airlines saw the deep slump in their international cargo operations ease in July, their monthly reports show, amid growing hopes for a global economic recovery.

Air France announced it will cut its cargo capacity by fifteen percent and eliminate 1,500 jobs to cut costs amid steep falls in freight traffic.

Cargo airline Amerijet said it headed into the second week of a strike by flight crews with aircraft operating normally as the Teamsters union claimed growing support for its walkout.

American Airlines Cargo Division launched an express temperature-controlled service on Sept. 1 following a successful trial in the early summer.

Lufthansa Cargo warned it might give up its fleet of freighters if night flights are outlawed at its Frankfurt airport hub.

South American freight airline Tampa Cargo is considering direct all-cargo flights between Colombia and Europe, airline industry officials said Friday.

Cargo airline Amerijet International said Friday it is maintaining its scheduled freighter flight operations despite a strike by pilots and flight engineers.

Asia-Pacific airlines saw their best month for freight traffic in 2009 in July as they pulled capacity back faster than falling demand and recorded their smallest year-over-decline in freight traffic

The year long decline in global air cargo slowed in July but revenue and freight rates remain under intense pressure, the International Air Transport Association said.

A class-action lawsuit filed against UPS last week claims the delivery giant has been withholding as much as $100 million in overtime wages from account managers throughout the United States.

Cathay Pacific Airways and subsidiary Dragonair carried 133,233 tonnes of cargo and mail in July, down 6.7 percent compared to the same month last year, but a sharp cut in capacity helped boost the ca

Latin American exporters have long believed they could gain longer shelf life for products by bypassing Miami and flying goods closer to markets in the Midwest.

Japan Airlines said Friday it is in talks with rival Nippon Cargo Airlines to merge their freight businesses because of the dramatic drop in shipping demand.

A German court on Aug. 21 approved a $5.6 billion expansion plan for Frankfurt airport, Europe’s biggest air cargo hub.

UPS Airlines and seven passenger carriers will start using renewable diesel fuel for ground service operations at Los Angeles International Airport under a contract aimed at meeting new California cle

Australian airline Qantas said cargo revenue fell 20.3 percent in its fiscal year ending June 30 to US$634 million, the lowest level since 2005.

Australian competition regulators filed a suit in the country’s federal court against Emirates, alleging price fixing in an arrangement with other air cargo carriers.

Lufthansa Cargo will launch a twice-weekly freighter service between Frankfurt and Seattle on Thursday, Aug.

Singapore Airlines saw its cargo load factor reach its highest point in nearly two years in July as sharp capacity cuts surpassed reduced demand.

A halting expansion in cargo at London Heathrow Airport accelerated in July as freight tonnage grew 5.7 percent on a month-to-month basis, giving the European gateway its busiest month this year for c

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Freight traffic for European airlines fell 20.7 percent in June compared to last year, including an accelerating decline in European air trade with Asia, the Association of European Airlines said.

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Air Transport Services Group withstood the sharp cutback in operations for DHL by reporting an $8.1 million net profit in the second quarter after losing money in the same period a year ago.

Japan's two largest airlines both saw their international cargo volume continue to fall in June on a year-on-year basis but at the slowest pace in eight months, according to their monthly reports.

Freighter operator Atlas Air says big capacity reductions across the international air cargo market helped the carrier post a better-than seven-fold increase in net profit in the second quarter, to $1