Air Cargo

DHL Express said it will raise rates worldwide by an average of 5 percent from January 1 to offset inflation and increased operating costs.

The chief executive of TNT Express, Marie-Christine Lombard, is stepping down by the end of the month to pursue a new career, but the Dutch delivery group said its takeover by US rival UPS won’t

Australian airline Qantas has admitted that a crocodile was found roaming the cargo hold of one its planes last week.

Japan Airlines Corp. (JAL) relisted on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) on Wednesday, demonstrating its full recovery from bankruptcy only 32 months ago both nominally and virtually.

FedEx Express users of slower services will bear more of the brunt of the parcel carrier's price hike than shippers that use faster options, as the company works to slow shippers from shifting to chea

Lufthansa plans to build a modern logistics center at Germany’s Frankfurt Airport despite

A major upgrade of Dubai International Airport will increase freight capacity to more than 3.1 million tons per year by 2018.

Parcel shippers in China won’t just get more domestic options through FedEx’s and UPS’s limited access in the market, but they’ll also likely see Chinese carriers step up their

FedEx cut its fiscal year earnings forecast after more shippers chose slower service amid a slowing global econom

Hong Kong International Airport saw cargo volumes increase in August on the back of strong trade to and from Japan and South East Asia and a 3 percent increase in exports.

Cathay Pacific Airways saw cargo volumes lose further ground in August but predicted a rebound in the latter part of this month.

Frankfurt airport’s freight traffic dipped 4.1 percent in August from a year ago as an uncertain global economy and the deepening euro crisis continue to impact Europe’s second-largest air

Saudi Airlines Cargo has extended its reach in West Africa to nine new destinations.

Air China Cargo has launched a new flight linking China to Europe.

FedEx and UPS have received approval to operate limited domestic service in China, giving the rivals access to a burgeoning multibillion-dollar market amid slagging global business.

Air Cargo Germany is adding two 747-400 extended range freighters to its fleet and boosting frequencies on services to the U.S., Mexico and China as rival carriers shrink their operations in response

Lufthansa Cargo carried 8 percent less freight in August than a year ago as it reduced capacity in a bid to stay profitable in a slowing global air cargo market.

Japan’s All Nippon Airways Co. said that its international cargo volume grew for the sixth consecutive month in July on a year-over-year basis, rising 2.7 percent to 43,523 tons.

Cargolux has resumed flights to Ecuador after a nearly 39-month hiatus.

Transportation and warehousing employment increased 1.9 percent year-over-year in August, the same rate as in July, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

United Parcel Service has delayed closing on its planned acquisition of Dutch rival TNT Express because European Union regulators have extended their probe of the $6.8 billion deal.

The world freighter fleet will nearly double during the next 20 years to keep pace with 5.2 percent annual growth of air cargo traffic, according to Boeing.

Fedex lowered its earnings outlook for the quarter ending Aug.

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The fragile recovery in the air cargo market stalled in July, with traffic declining 3.3 percent from a year ago amid faltering business confidence in many key economies, according to the Internationa

The United Parcel Service on Tuesday opened its first logistics facility in Halifax, Nova Scotia, a key part of the parcel giant’s Atlantic Canadian expansion.

Philippine Airlines this week placed an order with Airbus for more than 50 single-aisle A321 and widebody A330-300s for roughly $7 billion.

DHL has opened a new logistics facility in India to support international time-definite delivery volumes.

Frankfurt-Hahn airport is facing insolvency without a government cash infusion, according to a key shareholder of Germany’s fifth-largest air cargo and freighter hub.

A new Cathay Pacific service between Hong Kong and India will target the growing movement of pharmaceutical cargoes.

DHL has launched new services from Asia to the Americas from a new multimodal gateway located at South Korea’s Port of Busan.

Australia’s Qantas Group has canceled orders for 35 aircraft with Boeing after recording an annual loss.

United Parcel Service is extending the offer period for its Dutch rival TNT Express from Aug. 31 to Nov.

Singapore Changi Airport recorded a 4.5 percent year-over-year contraction in cargo traffic last month despite a 4.6 percent increase in traffic movements.

BlueGrace Logistics, Riverview, Fla., increased its revenue 7,368 percent over three years to $63.6 million in 2011, making the Florida-based firm the fastest-growing logistics and transportation comp

The world’s largest freight airport saw a slight month-on-month increase in volume during July, but growth compared to 2011 remained negative.

Airport operator BAA has opted to sell London Stansted airport, ending a long-running legal battle to retain ownership of the U.K.’s second largest cargo hub.

FedEx Express is nearly doubling its “International Service” network by adding destinations in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Japan, Luxembourg and Mexico.

Amsterdam Schiphol airport’s net profit fell in the first half but revenue increased as higher passenger numbers outweighed lower cargo traffic.

A global trade war over the European Union’s controversial aviation carbon tax is drawing closer with Brussels refusing to budge as Washington and its allies ratchet up the retaliatory rhetoric.