Air Cargo

Air Canada reported cargo traffic of 123.6 million metric-ton-kilometers in May, down 1.1 percent compared with the same month last year, according to Statistics Canada.

IAG Cargo has broken ground on the site of its new Constant Climate center located at its London Heathrow hub.

Members of Congress, along with the Department of Transportation’s Inspector General, on Wednesday urged the Federal Aviation Administration to focus on modernization of nation's air traffic system, as funding for the long-delayed, over-budget initiative tightens.

Lynden Air Cargo has promoted Richard Zerkel to president.

A fire aboard a Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane caused Heathrow Airport to close both its runways Friday afternoon.

In June, Fraport Group’s five majority-owned airports handled 205,119 metric tons of cargo, an increase of 1.9 percent from June 2012.

The parent of American Airlines, AMR Corp., reported June cargo figures for its principal subsidiary, showing an increase to 160,427 million ton miles, up 8.0 percent from 148,601 million ton miles reported in June 2012.

International Airlines Group reported cargo traffic of 463 million metric-ton-kilometers in June, down 8.7 percent from 507 million metric-ton-kilometers of cargo in June 2012.

Total air freight traffic worldwide slid 0.4 percent year-over-year in May, as air freight continued to maintain a sluggish pace with virtually no growth in the volume of traffic worldwide...

Etihad Cargo expects to see strong cargo volume and revenue growth during the rest of 2013 despite the global downturn afflicting the air freight sector.

GeoPost, a European express parcels delivery provider, has invested in DTDC, a domestic express courier company in India.

Airlines will struggle to finance the next generation of aircraft unless governments remove obstacles to global mergers, the International Air Transport Association warned.

DHL’s hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport joins DHL’s two other super-hubs in Leipzig and Hong Kong as the international gateways for air cargo trade in those regions. CVG (the symbol for the Cincinnati airport, which is actually in Kentucky) is the gateway for the transshipment of DHL cargo moving to and from Latin America and the rest of the world.

Growth in global air cargo markets remained relatively flat in May, broadly following the trend of the last 18 months, according to the International Air Transport Association.

IAG Cargo has started offering Capacity Guarantee to customers moving smaller shipments on its Prioritise service, designed for express cargo shipments.

Singapore Airlines Cargo has appointed Lik Hsin Lee its new president, effective Aug. 1, 2013.

Air cargo operators in Asia are now finally seeing a few shafts of light after more than a year of gloom.

UPS has a new national master package contract, but Teamsters in many regions threw up roadblocks by voting down key supplemental agreements and a UPS Freight contract, forcing a new round of negotiations.

Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates moved 209,985 metric tons of freight in May, increasing 11.9 percent from 187,638 metric tons in May 2012.

Penny Pritzker was sworn in today as the U.S.’s 38th Commerce Secretary.

Airlines for America reported yield in April for domestic cargo was $73.05 per revenue ton mile, dropping 1.8 percent year-over-year, while yield for international cargo was $37.83 per RTM, sliding 0.2 percent.

Pilot Freight Services has opened a new station in A Coruña, Spain, a port city in the Northwest of the country.

Shippers aren’t only scaling back how much freight they plan to move this year and in early 2014, but also how much they plan to pay to transport their goods by rail, truck, air and sea.

The International Air Transport Association has called for strong partnerships to promote air cargo competitiveness through e-commerce technology.

The global courier and delivery services industry’s revenue is expected to rise 3.5 percent in 2013, according to an industry market research report from IBISWorld.

IAG Cargo will offer additional freight capacity between London and Rio de Janeiro.

Cathay Pacific Airways reported that Cathay Pacific and Dragonair combined carried 121,529 metric tons of cargo and mail in May, down 1.5 percent compared with May 2012.

Cargolux Airlines International has plans to double the frequency of its cargo flights from Hong Kong to Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus, Ohio, The Columbus Dispatch reports.

The air cargo downturn suffered by Asia’s carriers in 2012 has continued this year.

Total air freight traffic worldwide in April increased 1 percent year-over-year, although growth continued to be mixed across airports because about half of the world’s Top 20 air freight hubs registered declines for the month.

AMR Corp., the parent company of American Airlines and US Airways Group, has named the 12 members of the board of directors of the combined company, American Airlines Group, as well as the senior leadership team.

The parent of American Airlines, AMR Corporation, reported May cargo figures for its principal subsidiary, showing an increase to 161,732 million ton miles, up 4.1 percent from 155,303 million ton miles reported in May 2012.

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.