Air Cargo

Japan's second-largest air carrier All Nippon Airways lost $278 million in the first half of fiscal 2009, ending Sept. 30, compared with a group net profit of $242 million a year earlier.

Three Japanese airlines announced separately that they have been warned by South Korea over their possible violation of that nation's anti-trust law in their international cargo operations.

International air cargo traffic fell 5.4 percent in September from a year ago but rose 12 percent from its December 2008 low point, the International Air Transport Association reported.

Losses in the cargo sector at Lufthansa soared to $300 million in the first three quarters of 2009 from a $240 million year-earlier profit.

Los Angeles International Airport saw its first year-over-over gain in freight traffic in nearly two years in September, in a new signal of a growing recovery in beaten-down air cargo shipping.

BAA, the world's biggest airports operator, reported losses widened in the first three quarters of 2009 from a year ago on lower passenger and cargo traffic at its three London hubs.

Group net profit for Japanese international freight forwarder Yusen Air & Sea Service plunged 89.5 percent to $2.75 million in the first half of fiscal 2009, which started in April.

The global forwarding and logistics group Panalpina and its long-time airline partner Atlas Air renewed their cooperation agreement.

After major shifts in operations and structure, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings increased net profit by 181 percent in the third quarter to $14.7 million.

Asia’s air carriers saw their strongest signs yet of recovery in the air cargo business, reporting their busiest month in nearly a year in September, according to figures released by the Associa

Panalpina’s third quarter results fell significantly below the company’s own expectations.

Air India will begin a daily combined New York/Washington, D.C., service linking Delhi and Kolkata on Dec. 1 with a 777LR.

People who operate airplanes, locomotives, trucks and buses would still be in violation of Department of Transportation rules against drug use if they use marijuana, despite a reported shift by federa

FedEx Express shifted deliveries to an earlier schedule for inbound international express service in the Pearl River Delta region of China, including the city of Shanghai.

Amid signs of growing balance between capacity and demand, AirBridge Cargo Airlines, part of Volga-Dnepr Group, is launching 747 freighter service from Amsterdam to Tokyo.

A 707 freighter crashed Wednesday shortly after takeoff from Sharjah Airport in the United Arab Emirates. All six crew members are dead.

Parcel industry leader UPS saw its profit fall to $549 million in the third quarter, 43.4 percent below a year earlier, on a 14.9 percent decline in revenue to $11.15 billion.

UAL Corporation, the holding company whose primary subsidiary is United Airlines, reduced net losses 92.8 percent to $57 million, compared with a loss of $792 million in third quarter 2008.

Airport-to-airport trucker Forward Air earned a profit of $3.8 million, down 69 percent from a year earlier, on revenue which fell 15 percent to $103.1 million in the third quarter as the recession re

London -- BAA, the world’s biggest airports company, reached agreement to sell London Gatwick, the UK’s second largest airport, to Global Infrastructure Partners for $2.5 billion.

Aircraft manufacturer Boeing swung to a third quarter loss of $1.6 billion compared with a profit a year ago of $695 million, the company reported Wednesday.

Aviation authorities in Vietnam granted Trai Thien Air Cargo a license to provide air cargo services in the country, according to Vietnamese press reports this week.

Marking its 10th anniversary, the FedEx Express hub at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris opened its expanded facilities last week.

Airgroup, a subsidiary of air forwarder Radiant Logistics, opened an office in San Antonio, Texas.

FedEx Express completed expansions of a hub in France and a bonded warehouse in Mexico this week, strengthening the infrastructure in its global network.

Membership is growing in a worldwide organization dedicated to stopping cargo crime.

Freight transportation was on the upswing through the summer, as indicated by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s closely watched Transportation Services Index.

Cargo traffic for European airlines fell at the slowest rate of the year in August, but the 15.1 percent decline from last year reported by the Association of European Airlines came with the signs tha

Frankfurt airport handled 5.4 percent less cargo in September than a year ago, the third consecutive single digit monthly decline at Europe’s top freight hub.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey appointed Susan M. Baer director of aviation. She replaces William R. DeCota, who died unexpectedly early in October.

Lufthansa Cargo carried 8.5 percent less freight in September than a year ago, half the decline of its closest European rival Air France-KLM.

The recovery may be sharper and quicker than expected, but FedEx’s chief economist believes consumer wariness could blunt it within a few quarters.

The U.S.

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines expressed its full support for industry targets on lower emissions and added an appeal for a global approach to the problem.

Two of the world’s oldest airlines are merging to form the largest airline group in Latin America.

The Department of Transportation is renewing efforts to ensure the safe transport of lithium batteries.

Air France-KLM,Europe's largest air freight airline, will cut cargo capacity 40 percent this winter compared to last year after watching a slump in demand this year extend into September.

Boeing announced Tuesday a $1 billion pretax charge for higher costs and delays in its B747-8 widebody aircraft development program.

In the global air cargo market, an 11 percent year-over-year decline in business in one month counts as something of a recovery in 2009, and airlines are trying to seize the opportunity.

The Toronto airport is cutting its fees for airlines for the third straight year, part of a cost-reduction plan the Canadian gateway says has added up to more than $100 million since 2007.