Air Cargo Forwarder News

The Express Association of America, representing DHL, FedEx, TNT and UPS, has formed an export committee to manage policy issues affecting the efficiency of their supply chains that move products out of the U.S.

The European Union and Israel today signed an air transportation agreement that will gradually develop an aviation area with common rules.

Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates moved 199,985 metric tons of freight in April, rising 7.3 percent from 186,385 metric tons in April 2012.

Singapore Changi Airport handled 145,600 metric tons of cargo in April, dropping 1.8 percent compared with April 2012.

The International Civil Aviation Organization has confirmed that it received a letter from Qatar advising the United Nations agency that it has decided to withdraw its earlier offer to become ICAO’s new permanent seat.

Cargo throughput at Hong Kong International Airport reached 342,000 metric tons in April, up 4.5 percent year-over-year.

Fraport, which operates Frankfurt Airport in Germany, handled 174,047 metric tons of cargo, including transit, in April, sliding 0.1 percent from April 2012.

Deutsche Post DHL’s profit edged 2.9 percent higher in the first quarter as strong growth in its international express and a boom in German parcel deliveries offset the impact of a weak European economy.

Incheon Airport handled 576,343 tons of cargo in the first quarter of 2013, down 3.2 percent from 595,367 tons in the first quarter of 2012.

Global air freight traffic continues to exhibit “signs of weakness” with an overall year-over-year decline of 1.0 percent in March, according to the Airports Council International.

Operators in the perishables sector of the global air cargo market are seeing gains while volume in other sectors has declined.

Dubai World Central handled 53,974 metric tons of freight in the first quarter of 2013, a 7.8 percent increase from 50,062 metric tons in the first quarter of 2012...

Nippon Express Co., Japan’s largest international freight forwarder, said on May 8 that its net profit sank 11.6 percent year-over-year in fiscal 2012, which ended on March 31, to 23.831 billion yen ($240.72 million) on a consolidated basis.

In the first quarter of 2013, cargo throughput at Germany’s Frankfurt Airport was about 493,000 metric tons, improving by 0.9 percent compared with the first quarter of 2012.

Hochtief is selling its airport division to Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board for $1.95 billion, as Germany’s biggest construction company focuses on its core building business.

Total cargo tonnage for San Francisco International Airport fell 13.5 percent year-over-year in March to 28,724 metric tons, despite growth in U.S. mail cargo.

Cargo through Amsterdam Airport Schiphol rose slightly in the first quarter of 2013 to 366,269 metric tons, up 2.3 percent year-over-year.

Lambert-St. Louis International Airport reported its total cargo and mail volume for the first three months of 2013 was 37.3 million pounds, increasing 3.5 percent from the same period in 2012.

Qatar has presented the International Civil Aviation Organization with an offer to serve as the new permanent seat of the United Nations agency.

In preparation for the European Union air freight security regulations going into effect in Germany on April 29, 2013, Logwin has invested in a second X-ray scanner and more manpower for...

MASkargo, Cathay Pacific and Thai Airways International have settled with the New Zealand Commerce Commission for fixing air cargo prices between February 2000 and February 2006...

Singapore Changi Airport reported air freight volume in March rose 2.5 percent year-over-year to 167,200 metric tons of cargo.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has lifted its temporary ground stop on flights into Boston Logan International Airport, following Monday’s bomb explosions at the end of the Boston Marathon, USA Today reports.

From January to March, Fraport Group’s five majority-owned airports handled 555,737 metric tons of cargo, an increase of 1.7 percent year-over-year.

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam has awarded a contract to infrastructure company Parsons Brinckerhoff to conduct a preparatory study on the possibilities for redevelopment of the Chu Lai International Airport...

The Baltic Air Charter Association has elected Tony Coe, owner of Aviation Complete, as its new chairman.

Nippon Express and Panasonic have signed a memorandum of understanding in which Panasonic agreed to transfer a part of its shares in its subsidiary Panasonic Logistics to Nippon Express.

TNT Express has sold its domestic Chinese trucking business, TNT Hoau, kicking off the Dutch delivery company’s stand-alone strategy after a failed $6.8 billion takeover by UPS.

The International Air Transport Association has called for government and industry to collaborate on a series of projects to enhance safety, security and efficiency in India.

Nippon Express Co., Japan’s largest international freight forwarder, and NEC Corp., one of the nation’s biggest electronics makers, said on Wednesday that they have agreed to form a strategic business alliance to strengthen their global logistics operations.

TNT Express said it plans to cut 4,000 jobs, slash costs, slim its aircraft fleet and sell its Chinese and Brazilian operations as it focuses on its core European market following the recent collapse of a planned $6.8 billion takeover by United Parcel Service.

The European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee has approved new rules to make groundhandling services at large European Union airports more competitive.

DHL Express has increased its cargo capacity by 30 percent with the addition of its new A300 freighter service in Penang, Malaysia.

Luxembourg-based overland transportation company Wallenborn Transport has joined forces with VIP Truck, a provider of air-cargo road feeder services in Germany.

Towne Air Freight will relocate its regional hub in Atlanta to a larger facility in early April.

John Menzies, the U.K. aviation services and distribution company, posted a 4 percent increase in profit in 2012 as a strong performance by its cargo handling unit outweighed restructuring costs.

Forward Air has acquired Total Quality, a Michigan-based provider of security and temperature-controlled services to the pharmaceutical and life science industries.

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals has handled the largest horse shipment on a single flight in its history.