Air Cargo

The trans-Pacific market appears to have flipped. In a reversal of the established traffic patterns of the past three decades, U.S.

The Federal Aviation Administration will finally be able to bring the country’s air traffic control systems into the modern era, but only after fighting through some long-standing conflicts.

Germany will shut a canal linking the river Rhine to Hamburg, Europe’s second largest container port, late Friday night as the coldest February temperatures across Europe in almost three decades

Kintetsu World Express, Japan’s second-largest international forwarder, posted consolidated net profit of $97.5 million for the first nine months of its f

Hong Kong International retained its title as the world’s largest air cargo gateway in 2011, despite a decline in volume resulting from Asia’s slowing exports.

Etihad Crystal Cargo is reaping the benefits of added capacity in a growing Middle East air freight ma

Lufthansa Cargo said it will stop diverting freighters to Cologne Airport to avoid a night flight ban at its Frankfurt hub, saying the diversion is too costly and has resulted in a loss of customers.<

Lufthansa Cargo&rsquo;s freight traffic tumbled 11.4 percent in January from a year ago amid a weakening global economy that threatens further declines over the coming six months.

Global air freight volumes declined by 1 percent last year, but traffic could improve quickly this year if the overall economic situation improves, according to Airports Council International.

The Senate passed and sent to President Obama on Tuesday a bill authorizing the Federal Aviation Administration for four years, ending a five-year battle over the measure that held up modernization of

Air France-KLM blamed a weak global economy and the timing of the Chinese New Year for cargo revenue slumping 10.3 percent in January from a year ago.

Korean Air said it will strengthen its cargo operations on a trans-Pacific and a North Europe service by adding a new freighter to each.

Worldwide smartphone shipment volume jumped 54.7 percent in the fourth quarter to 157.8 million units, spurred by the release of new products that provided a flood of new electronics shipping last yea

Forwarder Nippon Express saw net profit surge 67.3 percent in nine months ending Dec. 31, as the end of a retirement-related accounting loss boosted earnings on flat revenue.

China barred its airlines on Monday from joining the European Union&rsquo;s new carbon trading scheme that will charge airlines for carbon emissions for flights to and from Europe.

Japan Airlines posted a $1.92 billion net profit of on a consolidated basis in the first nine months of fiscal 2011, which started on April 1, 2011, after the carrier emerged from bankruptcy and withd

After five years and 23 extensions, authorization of Federal Aviation Administration operations could clear Congress as early as this week.

Kuehne + Nagel&rsquo;s acquisition of specialized Australian freight forwarder Link Logistics International is the Swiss logistics giant&rsquo;s latest expansion in the fast-growing global perishables

BAA must sell London Stansted, the U.K.&rsquo;s second largest air cargo hub, after a court rejected the airport operator&rsquo;s appeal against a ruling by anti-trust regulators.

Yusen Logistics&rsquo;s net profit surged 14.7 percent in the first nine months of fiscal 2011, which started on April 1, 2011, as the Japanese forwarder saw revenue jump 90.9 percent in the same peri

Global air cargo traffic increased in December on a month-to-month basis for the second straight month, but yields remain under pressure, the International Air Transport Association said.

Cargo volume at Dubai International Airport fell 1.5 percent last year, the first year-over-year decline at Dubai since the site pushed into the upper echelons of the

UPS reported a record $1.22 billion net profit in the fourth quarter that was 9.3 percent better than the same quarter the year before and came on healthy gains in U.S.

All Nippon Airways&rsquo; net profit fell 10 percent in first nine months of fiscal 2011, which ended June 30, despite revenue expanding 3 percent at Japan&rsquo;s largest airline in the same period.

The port of Antwerp faces a shutdown Monday as Belgian dockers participate in a nationwide 24-hour general strike against a government austerity program that will halt rail freight traffic and close

Etihad Crystal Cargo plans to buy A330-200 freighters, valued at roughly $423 million, as the Abu Dhabi-based carrier works to double its fleet capacity amid an industry slump.

Asian air carriers shipped 5.4 percent less freight last month than in December 2010, as the traditional end of the year peak season failed to materialize, said the Association of Asia-Pacific Airline

Throughput at Kong Kong International Airport in December fell 4.3 percent year-over-year, pulling annual traffic down 4.6 percent at the world&rsquo;s largest cargo airport.

European Union trust busters ordered Deutsche Post to pay back up to $1.3 billion in aid from the German government that breached the bloc&rsquo;s competition rules.

Emirates SkyCargo will further boost cargo capacity to Africa in early February by adding five weekly flights from Dubai to the capitals of Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Pantos Logistics recently opened a second logistics center at South Korea's Incheon airport, the world&rsquo;s fourth largest cargo airport by volume in 2010.

Amazon plans to open a 1 million-square foot fulfillment center in Spartanburg, S.C., its second new fulfillment center in the Palmetto State in two years.

Panalpina said its new logistics center in Moscow will target shippers of high tech, automotive, high-end fashion and telecoms cargoes across Russia.

Congress is closer to finally completing a long-term measure authorizing the Federal Aviation Administration after reaching a compromise on labor provisions that have

Spain&rsquo;s new centre right government scrapped a plan to privatize Madrid and Barcelona airports, the country&rsquo;s two largest cargo hubs, citing market volatility amid Europe&rsquo;s sovereign

Lufthansa Cargo is putting its freighter capacity behind the recovering automobile manufacturing industry.

Frankfurt-Hahn airport&rsquo;s cargo traffic surged 25 percent in 2011 from a year ago, as export shipments at the German airport skyrocketed to an all-time high.

New freighter services that included the launch of all-cargo connections to China helped Singapore Changi Airport to its busiest month for cargo in three years in December and a strong finish to 2011.

The recovery in U.S. shipping demand is showing up at Los Angeles International Airport, North America&rsquo;s largest gateway for trans-Pacific air cargo.

South Korean air cargo traffic in 2011 fell 1.9 percent year-over-year, but government officials expect various international events, including the London Olympic Games, to boost shipments of high-tec