Cargolux Airlines International has plans to double the frequency of its cargo flights from Hong Kong to Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus, Ohio, The Columbus Dispatch reports.
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12 Jun 2013
Air cargo handled by Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd. showed a slight year-over-year decrease in May 2013, resulting from a 1 percent drop in imports.
11 Jun 2013
Total air freight traffic worldwide in April increased 1 percent year-over-year, although growth continued to be mixed across airports because about half of the world’s Top 20 air freight hubs registered declines for the month.
11 Jun 2013
10 Jun 2013
The European Union and Israel today signed an air transportation agreement that will gradually develop an aviation area with common rules.
29 May 2013
Air freight markets in April experienced “modest growth” of 1.4 percent compared with April 2012, helping to offset the 2.6 percent year-over-year decline in March and continuing an 18-month trend of flatness in the cargo markets...
28 May 2013
Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates moved 199,985 metric tons of freight in April, rising 7.3 percent from 186,385 metric tons in April 2012.
28 May 2013
Singapore Changi Airport handled 145,600 metric tons of cargo in April, dropping 1.8 percent compared with April 2012.
28 May 2013
The International Civil Aviation Organization has confirmed that it received a letter from Qatar advising the United Nations agency that it has decided to withdraw its earlier offer to become ICAO’s new permanent seat.
21 May 2013
Cargo throughput at Hong Kong International Airport reached 342,000 metric tons in April, up 4.5 percent year-over-year.
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