Air Cargo

The U.S. Postal Service Monday began contract negotiations with the National Rural Letter Carriers Association.

SAS Cargo will pay $13.9 million to settle class-action lawsuits over price-fixing in international air freight transport, pushing airline settlements in the private claims by attorneys representing s

As Commodity Forwarders prepared for the final deadline in tough new rules for screening shipments that move on passenger aircraft, the specialist in perishables shipping faced a problem it had not fo

Miami-based freighter conversion company Aeronautical Engineers delivered four 737SF cargo conversions in the third quarter of 2010.

Frankfurt airport's freight traffic soared 18.4 percent in August from a year ago to an all time high for the month.

Lufthansa carried 18.7 percent more cargo in August than a year ago, outpacing its main European rivals Air France-KLM and British Airways.

Authorities say a fire may have broken out in the cargo compartment of the UPS plane that crashed in Dubai last week, according to published reports.

All Nippon Airways said international cargo volume soared 36.8 percent year over year to 41,354 tons in July, increasing for the eleventh consecutive month.

Dutch express and logistics company TNT this week launched the first fully electric delivery vehicle fleet in China.

Global air cargo growth will slow down sharply over the next year and a half for an industry that has seen a rapid recovery from the international trade downturn, , the International Air Transpor

A UPS 747-400 freighter crashed just after takeoff from Dubai on Friday. Both crew members died, according to local reports.

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines reported a 27.7 percent increase in traffic in July, slower than the year-to-date average of 33.7 percent.

Polar Air Cargo will pay a $17.4 million fine to settle charges the freighter operator took part in a global conspiracy with other airlines to fix international air cargo prices.

Cargolux is adding a fifth flight to the trans-Pacific service the freighter operator launched this year, bringing more capacity into Asia markets that are seeing sharp gains in air cargo services.

Deutsche Post, the German postal and logistics group, does not have to repay state aid and interest of $1.5 billion, the European Union’s highest court ruled.

Aeroports de Paris, operator of the French capital's Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports, said first half freight traffic climbed 14.1 percent from a year ago, contributing to an 8.2 percent rise in p

Frankfurt airport announced a major expansion of freight facilities to keep pace with surging shipments.

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Average air freight prices out of Asia fell 10.1 percent in July from the month before to the lowest point in nearly a year, according to the latest Drewry Air Freight Price Index.

Struggling Japan Airlines submitted its state-backed rehabilitation plan to the Tokyo District Court on Tuesday, two months later than initially planned.

Schiphol Group, operator of Amsterdam airport, booked a 22 percent increase in freight traffic as first half net income tripled from a year ago.

Air freight volume rose sharply this year but will see “little or no Christmas rush” as retailers and consumers limit their spending, said Julian Keeling, chief executive of Consolidators Internationa

Spanish logistics company Azkar acquired airport cargo handler Cargo Aerospace Logistics.

Qantas Freight launched courier and baggage delivery services under the new brand name Qantas Courier.

Air China reported an increase in cargo revenue of 127 percent for the first six months of 2010 compared to the same period last year. Total revenue for the period was $656 million.

Japan’s All Nippon Airways is expanding its freighter schedule to China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods rose 0.3 percent in July but only because of a 76 percent jump in sales of commercial aircraft, the Commerce Department said.

Global air cargo traffic climbed 22.4 percent in July from a year ago but the pace of recovery is likely to slow toward the end of the year, the International Air Transport Association said.

One of the world’s largest aircraft leasing companies is closing the books on one part of the financial industry’s 2008 meltdown.

Singapore Changi Airport handled 158,000 metric tons of cargo in July.

Nippon Express, Japan's largest freight forwarder, last week opened a representative office in Bangladesh, expanding its global logistics network with a foothold in the growing Southeast Asian export

ALG Worldwide Logistics realigned the senior management team at its freight forwarding division, with a new president and two vice presidents.

The Department of Transportation's payouts of stimulus checks to states for work on roads, bridges and other projects reached $17.134 billion as of Aug.

A 95 percent majority of air freight forwarders reported only minor or no problems in the first week of federal enforcement rules requiring 100 percent screening for cargo moving on passenger aircraft

The battle over the employment status of drivers at FedEx Ground moved to Massachusetts this week as 31 current and former drivers sued the carrier, alleging improper classification.

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings announced a loan agreement with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China that the freighter operator said signals a stronger focus on business ties to Asia.

Air freight forwarding grew at nearly triple the rate of ocean forwarding in the first half of 2010, a sign of volatile swings in capacity following last year’s contraction in shipping volume, a

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Indian exporters of machine parts, foodstuffs and other commodities scrambled to find an air freight option after a major accid

UBM Aviation, a sister company of The Journal of Commerce, acquired the Manchester, UK-based Route Development Group for an undisclosed sum.