Air Cargo Forwarder News

El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. last week agreed to pay $15.8 million to scores of air freight shippers to settle a U.S.

International air cargo traffic declined 3.8 percent in November from a year ago, the eighth straight monthly decline amid a faltering global economy and weakening demand in the Asia-Pacific region, t

Falling trade with Asia sent cargo traffic for European airlines down 4.4 percent in November, the sharpest year-over-year decline in 2011, according to the Association of European Airlines.

The union representing FedEx Express pilots says it is “outraged at the casual dismissal of cargo pilots and their families” in the

The union representing UPS pilots asked a federal court on Thursday to review the Department of Transportation’s

When FedEx reported the busiest day for shipments in its history a couple of weeks before Christmas, the company credited not its flashy signature express delivery but the business segment that once s

FedEx Express is adding capacity in the air. It’s also putting off adding capacity in the air.

Europe’s highest court on Wednesday upheld the European Union’s right to make international airlines pay for carbon emissions on flights to and from European airports, risking a trade war

Cargo traffic at New York¹s Kennedy International Airport fell 9.4 percent in October, the steepest year-over-year rate of decline so far in 2011 and a downbeat ending to the peak air freight shi

FedEx profit soared on higher pricing and fuel surcharges despite declining shipment volume at its air package and industrial freight businesses in the

Leipzig-Halle airport boosted freight traffic by 14.9 percent in the first 11 months of 2011, helping Germany’s second largest cargo hub to outperform its larger rival Frankfurt and hit a new re

The Drewry Air Freight Price Index took a sharp turn upward in October, increasing 14.7 percent from the previous month to its highest level in a year.

Frankfurt airport handled 10.8 percent less freight in November than a year ago as Europe’s second largest cargo hub took a double hit from a

TNT Express, extending the reorganization of its global delivery operations, said Monday it will sell the company’s domestic road business in India to a private equity firm, India Equity Partner

FedEx expects Monday to be the busiest day in its history. The package giant forecasts 17 million shipments will move through its global network on Dec.

Japan’s All Nippon Airways saw cargo traffic slip 0.3 percent in October from the same month last year September, while rival Japan Airlines Corp.'s traffic plummeted 37.6 percent in the same pe

Korean Air’s cargo traffic fell 5.9 percent in the third quarter, and the world’s largest international freight airline said it expects a deep slowdown in high-tech shipments out of Asia t

Cargo traffic for European airlines fell at the steepest rate in nearly two years in October, sliding 3 percent from a year ago on weak trade with Asia, according to the

Air France-KLM’s cargo traffic in November slumped 8.1 percent year-over-year, as the Franco-Dutch carrier cut freighter capacity amid falling demand on key Asia/Pacific and Americas routes.

Global air cargo revenue risks shrinking by $4 billion in 2012 if Europe’s sovereign debt crisis triggers another banking meltdown, the International Air Transport Association said.

FedEx Ground will raise rates for its U.S. package and home delivery services an effective 4.9 percent Jan.

Achieving 100 percent on-time delivery performance is a team effort among transportation carriers, shippers and consignees.

A former Peruvian airline executive has pleaded guilty to conspiring to fix surcharges on cargo shipments from the United States and Latin America following hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

The parent of American Airlines, the nation’s third-largest airline, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and began an overhaul of its management, labor relations and operations

International air freight traffic fell 4.8 percent in October from a year ago, the seventh consecutive

Air freight carried by Asia-Pacific airlines fell at the steepest rate in six months in October, sliding 7.7 percent as a

Lufthansa Cargo is suspending plans for a $1.35 billion expansion of the airline’s Frankfurt hub because of a German court’s ban on night flights at the airport, according to a published r

Hong Kong International Airport saw cargo volume fall 8.2 percent in October from the same month a year ago as a surge in peak season shipping airlines have been looking for failed to materialize.&nbs

UPS announced it will raise rates for ground and air parcel shipments an effective 4.9 percent in 2012, matching the price increase for this year and showing confidence the carrier can maintain its st

International cargo volume at Japan’s All Nippon Airways edged up 0.8 percent year-over-year in September in a slight recovery after ANA reported its

DHL Express and Air Hong Kong are doubling air cargo freighter capacity between Manila and Hong Kong to meet growing demand from the electronics export sector.

Cargo transported by Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific and sister carrier Dragonair fell for the seventh straight month in October, and the company warned the usual

Federal Express opened a new facility and expanded delivery service in Northern Ireland, speeding global delivery times to and from the U.K. province by a day.

Air France-KLM’s cargo unit swung to a $50.3 million loss in the fiscal second quarter ending Sept.

Frankfurt airport handled 9.3 percent less cargo in October than a year ago, a significant acceleration on previous monthly declines at Europe’s second largest freight hub.

Deutsche Post DHL raised its full year earnings forecast Wednesday after reporting an 18.5 percent surge in third quarter operating profit to $885 million driven by strong growth in domestic mail and

Air France-KLM carried 5.2 percent less freight in October than a year ago, as the Franco-Dutch carrier capped freighter capacity in a sharply deteriorating global air cargo market.

Displaying confidence in U.S.

International Airlines Group’s cargo revenue was flat at $395 mi

Amsterdam Schiphol airport handled 6 percent less cargo in September than a year earlier, but Europe’s third largest freight hub