Air Cargo

Freight volume at Los Angeles International grew 13.5 percent in August over the same month a year ago, but the major trans-Pacific gateway saw strong signs that the air cargo demand recovery was wani

Lufthansa Cargo certified London Heathrow as a premium security station following a successful audit.

Cargo traffic at Air France-KLM grew 6 percent in September over the same month a year ago as Europe's largest airline group saw growing demand heading into the peak shipping season.

Lufthansa Cargo will nearly double frequency to Japan with 12 flights a week beginning Nov. 1.

China Cargo Airlines will launch regular service to Singapore Changi Airport with 12 weekly flights beginning Oct. 9.

Etihad Crystal Cargo, a division of Etihad Airways, said it will launch a twice weekly service from its hub at Abu Dhabi International Airport to Hong Kong, China.

The U.S.

The Drewry Air Freight price Index for shipping out of Asia inched upward 1.6 percent in August, the first growth in three months amid signs that expedited demand and supply were falling into balance

United and Continental airlines officially closed their $3.2 billion merger on Friday, extending the consolidation of the U.S.

Boeing said Thursday it will delay delivery of the first 747-8 freighter until mid-2011 instead of the fourth quarter of 2010.

Six international forwarders agreed to a total of $50.3 million in criminal fines after pleading guilty to air cargo price fixing, the U.S.

China Airlines agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $40 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices in the air transportation industry, the Department of Justice announced Monday.

Air France-KLM faces claims for over $675 million in damages by European companies alleging they suffered from the carrier's role in an international cartel that fixed air cargo freight rates.

British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia will start joint passenger and cargo operations across the Atlantic in October after signing a $7 billion-a-year revenue sharing alliance.

The growth in global air cargo traffic slowed in August but remains higher than in the pre-recession peak of early 2008, the International Air Transportation Association said.

Dubai Airports reported a 21.5 percent increase in August cargo traffic to 198,543 metric tons handled compared to 163,427 metric tons in the same month last year.

Cargo traffic for Asia-Pacific airlines grew 25 percent in August over the same month a year ago, the Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines reported, the lightest year-over-year growth this year.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas J.

Dutch airline Martinair Thursday confirmed it will focus completely on air freight and discontinue passenger services at the end of 2011.

World Airways, a subsidiary of Global Aviation Holdings, extended into 2011 a contract to provide two MD-11 freighters to Etihad Crystal Cargo.

FedEx Express is expanding and adding Saturday delivery to its FedEx First Overnight service.

DHL launched its EXPRESS 10:30 service in South Korea. The premium door-to-door delivery service guarantees the arrival of shipments by 10:30 a.m. the next business day.

Swiss International Air Lines Chairman Rolf Jetzer, 59, died Sunday after suffering heart failure while hiking in the mountains.

Brambles, the Australian pallet supplier and documents management company, acquired Zurich, Switzerland-based Unitpool, an independent provider of pooled cargo containers and pallets for airlines, for

Lufthansa appointed Christoph Franz chairman and chief executive officer and named Karl Ulrich Garnadt to head the cargo business in a series of management shifts at Europe's second-largest airline.

An Atlanta grand jury Tuesday indicted Martinair Holland senior vice president Maria Christina Ullings for conspiracy to fix air cargo prices.

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., said Tuesday he will be working on a bill to create a national infrastructure bank that should be ready by the time the 112th Congress convenes in January 2011.

UPS said it is preparing to follow its ban on driver texting with a broader policy on use of cell and smart phones while its employees are behind the wheel, in support of federal policies to combat di

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings gave new momentum to the recovering air freight market on Tuesday, increasing its profit outlook for the year more than 20 percent on what the freighter said was growing d

The world's airlines likely will post a net profit of $8.9 billion in 2010, the International Air Transportation Association said, more than tripling its previous forecast of $2.5 billion in June as u

Air France-KLM Cargo and Martinair Cargo launched twice weekly freighter flights between Amsterdam and Shanghai via Moscow.

AirBridgeCargo Airlines launched the first scheduled freighter flights between Russia and France.

Struggling with rising freight volume and continuing losses, FedEx will merge its FedEx Freight and FedEx National LTL networks, closing as many as 100 facilities.

Fedex doubled its net profit in its quarter ending Aug. 31 to $380 million on strong expansion in international express shipping, but the company issued a forecast for slower global economic growth.

Panalpina is expanding its dedicated air cargo operation with a leased 747-400 freighter the global forwarder will use to launch trans-Pacific services connecting the company’s European and Nort

The second-highest official at the Department of Transportation told senators that increasing the share of freight hauled by railroads "could be a cost-effective approach to meeting our stated st

Jade Cargo International, the German-Chinese cargo airline, signed a one year agreement to have World Airways operate a 747-400 freighter on around the world service starting in October.

Korean Air’s cargo revenue soared 86.4 percent in the second quarter as demand nearly doubled and strong pricing pushed yield up 69.1 percent.

Asiana Airlines began scheduled freighter service from Seoul to Atlanta this week, adding a direct connection between Atlanta and South Korea’s rapidly growing export economy.

Struggling Japan Airlines signed an agreement to sell its logistics unit, JAL Logistics, to a second-tier domestic logistics services provider.