Air Cargo

DHL Express has opened a distribution and consolidation center in Hong Kong near to Hong Kong International Airport.

The Federal Aviation Administration is reconsidering expanding fatigue rules to air cargo pilots, not just passenger plane pilots, after the agency

The Transportation Security Administration will begin screening all cargo arriving from international passenger flights in early December, a year after the agency was tasked to expand its screening re

Cathay Pacific Airways saw a year-over-year decline in freight volume in April.

Cargolux Airlines International has started a twice-weekly freighter service linking Luxembourg to the booming Chinese interior city of Chongqing.

The cargo division of Malaysia Airlines has launched a new intra-Asia freighter service.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday said the city plans to open a $200 million hub next year, as the city attempts to boost international volume through O’Hare International Airport.

Japan Airlines Corp. (JAL) said on Monday that it posted a net profit of $2.33 billion on a consolidated basis in fiscal 2011, which ended on March 31, despite a decline in passenger numbers.

The October 2010 discovery of bomb-making materials from Yemen in express air cargo shipments bound for the U.S. served as a wake-up call for Customs and Border Protection.

FedEx wrapped up its second European acquisition in two months May 10, signing an agreement to purchase

Singapore Airlines said high fuel prices and poor cargo returns had contributed to its 69 percent profit slump in the year ended March 31.

Lufthansa Cargo carried 10.5 percent less freight in April than a year ago as it continued to slash capacity in response to softening global demand and soaring fuel prices.

Japan’s All Nippon Airways Co.

Cathay Pacific Airways said it would cut operating costs to combat a “challenging” business environment as the carrier issued a profit warning for its first half 2012 results.

Parcel giants FedEx and UPS will still be able to keep piggybacking on the U.S.

Saudi Airlines Cargo has increased freighter frequency from its Jeddah hub to N’Djamena in Chad with the addition of a second B747F flight each week.

Global air traffic contracted 2.2 percent in March as 14 of the world’s top 20 freight airports experienced year-over-year declines, according to the latest figures from Airports Council Interna

UPS is expanding its premium air freight service into Nicaragua and Honduras, as the parcel giant taps the growing economies that share the U.S.

Declining cargo revenue and rising fuel prices devastated the profits of Asia’s leading airlines last year, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines.

The UPS acquisition of TNT Express is on track and so is profitability at the Dutch parcel deliver

When the European Union’s highest court in December ruled the EU could force all airlines to pay for carbon emissions from flights to and from airports in its 27 member nations, the reaction was

Emirates SkyCargo will offer its own freight capacity out of Vietnam in June, launching a service between Ho Chi Minh City and Dubai.

All Nippon Airways Co.

Despite a dip in cargo movements to and from Europe and South Asia, Singapore’s Changi Airport saw freight volumes remain stable last month.

Package delivery giant UPS reported a 4.3 percent increase in first quarter revenue to $13.1 billion from $12.6 billion a year earlier.

International air cargo traffic carried by Asian airlines fell 4.5 percent year-over-year in March as key consumer markets remained weak.

BAA, one of the U.K.’s largest airports operator, reported first quarter operating profit grew 15.1 percent from a year ago to $372 million, driven by strong traffic growth and higher landing ch

Confidence regarding European air cargo improved slightly in April from the month before, but shippers and forwarders view most lanes connecting to the continent as “persistently lackluster,&rdq

Net income at Forward Air in the first quarter soared 30.6 percent to nearly $10.3 million, as the air freight trucker saw an increase in demand for its core services along with its logistics manageme

Cargo volume through Hong Kong International Airport dipped 0.4 percent year-over-year in March, to 368,000 metric tons, despite a 5.2 percent increase in flights.

Qantas Freight Enterprises’ first scheduled freighter service linking Australia to the Chinese manufacturing hub of Chongqing and the U.S. will depart tomorrow.

Air cargo pilots, not just passenger plane pilots, would be subject to tougher regulation aimed at reducing fatigue in airline operations through a bipartisan-backed House bill.

Cathay Pacific Airways will launch a new twice-weekly freighter service to Hyderabad, India’s fourth most populous city and a centre for pharma production on May 17.

Singapore Airlines Cargo will boost its Asia Pacific coverage after agreeing to manage the bellyhold capacity of Scoot, a new entrant regional airline.

FedEx Corp said it is in negotiations over a “potential plan” to buy French express shipping company Tatex as it seeks to expand its European footprint by taking over small to midsized fir

The launch of electronic products by manufacturers such as Samsung and Apple gave a significant boost to air freight exports from Asia in March.

Emirates SkyCargo has doubled freighter capacity on its service between Dubai and Australia.

Frankfurt airport handled 11 percent less freight in March than a year ago as a night flight ban aggravated the impact of a weak global economy on Europe’s second largest cargo hub.

Japan’s All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) said that its international cargo volume soared 24.5 percent in February from the same month of last year to 42,470 tons.

TNT Express has started a service it says will simplify and secure the international movements of pharmaceutical products such as vaccines and insulin that require strict temperature control.