Air Cargo

NYK Logistics and Yusen Air & Sea Service, part of Japan’s NYK Group, consolidated operations in India by combining their local arms into a single business unit.

A House Republican report blasted the Transportation Security Administration for having a bloated bureaucracy and failing to use technology to effectively screen passengers, setting the stage for expe

International cargo volume at Japan’s All Nippon Airways edged up 0.8 percent year-over-year in September in a slight recovery after ANA reported its

DHL Express and Air Hong Kong are doubling air cargo freighter capacity between Manila and Hong Kong to meet growing demand from the electronics export sector.

The U.S.

Qatar Airways ordered two 777-200 freighters from Boeing on Tuesday, as the Doha-based carrier aims to expand its long-range service to become one of the world’s largest air cargo operators with

Cargo transported by Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific and sister carrier Dragonair fell for the seventh straight month in October, and the company warned the usual

Lufthansa Cargo carried 3.1 percent less cargo in October than a year ago, an improvement on the two previous months, as growth in the Americas network couldn’t offset the overall decline of the

Federal Express opened a new facility and expanded delivery service in Northern Ireland, speeding global delivery times to and from the U.K. province by a day.

Air Cargo Germany is launching twice-weekly 747-400 freighter service between

Air France-KLM’s cargo unit swung to a $50.3 million loss in the fiscal second quarter ending Sept.

Frankfurt airport handled 9.3 percent less cargo in October than a year ago, a significant acceleration on previous monthly declines at Europe’s second largest freight hub.

The U.S.

Deutsche Post DHL raised its full year earnings forecast Wednesday after reporting an 18.5 percent surge in third quarter operating profit to $885 million driven by strong growth in domestic mail and

Air France-KLM carried 5.2 percent less freight in October than a year ago, as the Franco-Dutch carrier capped freighter capacity in a sharply deteriorating global air cargo market.

Struggling Japan Airlines said Tuesday that it posted a net profit of $1.25 billion on a consolidated basis in the first half of fiscal 2011, which started on April 1, thanks to rigorous cost-cutting

Displaying confidence in U.S.

Nippon Express Co. saw profit surge 133.9 percent to $128 million in the first half of fiscal 2011, which started in April, despite flat revenue.

International Airlines Group’s cargo revenue was flat at $395 mi

Amsterdam Schiphol airport handled 6 percent less cargo in September than a year earlier, but Europe’s third largest freight hub

Panalpina reported lower third quarter profit as a strong Swiss franc offset record ocean container volume and strong air freight margins across the Swiss forwarder and logistics group’s global

FedEx Trade Networks opened its first office in South Africa, and added offices in Italy and Turkey, as the air and ocean forwarder expands its network outside of the U.S.

Senior Democratic members of the House Homeland Security Committee on Monday criticized the Transportation Security Administration for not meeting a December deadline to screen 100 percent of cargo ar

Global semiconductor sales fell 1.7 percent year-over-year in September, leaving the foundation technology industry down 2.7 percent in the third quarter, according to figures released by the

Boeing delivered its first 747-8 freighter to Cathay Pacific Airways this week, making the Hong Kong-based airline the second carrier to take the aircraft and giving the aircraft manufacturer a needed

The contraction in the global air cargo market continued for a fifth consecutive month in September, with traffic falling a further 2.7 percent from a year earlier on sharply lower Asian shipments, th

TNT Express is eyeing more cost cuts after profit in the third quarter

As Lufthansa Cargo tells it, the fate of the world’s fourth-largest air freight carrier is hanging in the balance until a court issues a final ruling early next year on a surprise night flight b

All Nippon Airways reported a 72.1 percent gain in group net profit in the first half of its 2011 fiscal year on Friday that included a 10.4 percent increase in revenue from international cargo operat

Lufthansa Cargo’s profit fell 57 percent year-over-year to $50.4 million in the third quarter, as the German air carrier warned the future is clouded by economic uncertainty and the impact of a

Cargoitalia created a division to handle growing charter and aircraft wet lease operations, which are compensating for reductions in the Italian cargo airline’s scheduled services.

HNA Group bought a Turkish air cargo operator and will add up to 15 freighters over the next two years, as the Chinese transportation group attempts to become the leading global logistics conglomerate

UPS cut its air capacity out of Asia 10 percent during the recent third quarter amid a deep slowdown in demand, and carrier officials said Tuesday they are poised to adjust space again based on market

UPS reported a 5.1 percent gain in net profit in the third quarter on Tuesday, to $1.04 billion, as pricing and efficiency gains offset weak volume in a “muted growth environment.”

Lufthansa Cargo employees walked off the job at Frankfurt airport Tuesday to protest a temporary ban on night flights at the carrier’s global hub.

Singapore Airlines is adding twice-weekly freighter service between Singapore and Frankfurt, adding Asia-Europe capacity just as a ban on night flights at Frankfurt threatens to limit service at the G

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica said he will take “every measure that’s needed” to pass a four-year authorization of the Federal Aviation Adminis

FedEx, showing strong confidence in U.S.

Air freight moving through Hong Kong fell 6.1 percent year-over-year in September, the seventh straight monthly decline and a lackluster start to the peak fall shipping season.

Semiconductor giant Intel, projecting caution across the technology sector despite its own record sales in the third