Air Cargo

Shippers in Asia should expect delays for air and ocean shipments to the U.S. in the wake of super-storm Sandy, which devastated parts of eastern U.S., including New York and New Jersey on Monday.

Garuda Indonesia increased its cargo volumes nearly 20 percent in the third quarter.

IAG Cargo, the single business created following the merger of British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, today launched Cargo Connector...

Asia’s airlines saw a marginal contraction in cargo demand in September, but the pace of year-over-year decline showed some signs of slowing.

An increase in online shopping is pushing up freight volumes at the nation’s largest package carriers, with UPS reporting stronger domestic volume and FedEx preparing to hire 20,000 seasonal workers to handle holiday shipping demand.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Oct. 24 in a Federal Register Notice that it is formalizing and expanding the Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot...

US Airways reported operating cargo revenue in the third quarter, ending Sept. 30, was $35 million, dropping 13.3 percent year-over-year in the same quarter.

The travails spreading through the Asia-Europe trade are as painful in the air as they are on the sea.

Amsterdam Schiphol airport boosted freight traffic by a modest, but significant, 2 percent in September from a year ago on higher outbound shipments to Asia.

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways and leading handlers at Hong Kong International Airport reported a major uptick in volumes last month.

Panalpina Group’s air freight volumes are expected to be weak in the third quarter of 2012, negatively impacting the company’s preliminary earnings...

Chapman Freeborn Airchartering opened a new office in Hong Kong yesterday, expanding its on-board courier services after acquiring Euro Express Ltd...

Boeing 787 deliveries boost belly space on long routes, downgrading airline use of freighters.

The U.S. freight-related transportation industry and the warehouse sector added about 4,300 jobs in September from August, helping to push down national unemployment under 8 percent for the first time since 2009.

Air France-KLM’s cargo traffic declined 6.6 percent in September from a year ago as further cuts in its freighter operations shrunk the airline’s market share.

International Airlines Group, the merged British Airways-Iberia carrier, reported year-over-year growth

UPS will deploy 40 new hydraulic hybrid vehicles, developed by Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. and Parker Hannifin Corp.

Boeing on Tuesday downgraded its forecast for global air cargo growth by nearly 12 percent, a reaction to the slowing international economy and

FedEx today opened its new South Pacific Regional Hub in Singapore, officiated by Minister of Transport Lui Tuck Yew.

Three new services launched to the U.S. by Emirates SkyCargo this year are attracting large flows of cargo, according to the airline.

Qantas has agreed a deal with Australia Post to buy its 50 percent stake in Australian air Express in exchange for selling its 50 percent stake in StarTrack.

Lufthansa Cargo has launched a new freighter service between Israel and its German hub.

There was no sign of a bounce back in cargo demand for Asian carriers in August, according to the latest figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines.

The U.S. air freight and express industry saw volume fall 1.3 percent year-over-year in 2011 to 12.117 billion ton miles (for domestic freight and mail, combined)...