Air Cargo

IAG Cargo today reported its cargo traffic totaled 2.76 million metric-ton-kilometers in the first six months of 2013, down 8.4 percent compared to the first six months of 2012.

Atlas Air Worldwide’s net income plummeted 32.8 percent from $31.2 million in the second quarter of 2012 to $21.0 million in the second quarter of 2013.

Japan Airlines Corp. (JAL) said on July 31 that its net profit tumbled 31.9 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2013, which started on April 1, from a year earlier, to 18.337 billion yen ($187.11 million) on a consolidated basis.

Forward Air Solutions is preparing to occupy an 89,600-square-foot distribution facility at Port San Antonio’s industrial airport, Kelly Field, later this year.

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol handled 736,608 metric tons of cargo in the first half of 2013, rising 1.02 percent compared with the same period in 2012.

Japan’s ANA Holdings Inc., the parent firm of All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA), said on July 30 that it slipped into the red in the first quarter of fiscal 2013, which started on April 1, despite a jump in international cargo revenue.

The International Air Transport Association reported air freight demand increased 1.2 percent year-over-year in June...

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines reported preliminary traffic figures in June showed demand for air cargo continued to be weak.

Blue Dart Express, India's leading air express and logistics services provider, reported a net income of $7 million in its fiscal 2013-14 first quarter, which ended June 30, flat compared to the profit in the same period of fiscal 2012-13.

IAG Cargo has added Johannesburg as the third route for its new A380 superjumbo aircraft.

Chapman Freeborn Airchartering and Swiss WorldCargo have entered into a partnership to enhance their cargo offerings.

Grupo Aeroméxico reported its cargo revenue in the second quarter of 2013 was $510 million pesos (about US$40.3 million), dropping 10.2 percent from $44.9 million in the second quarter of 2012.

Airlines for America reported yield in June for domestic cargo was $71.10 per revenue ton mile, down 9.9 percent year-over-year. Yield for international cargo was $34.40 per revenue ton mile, sliding 8.1 percent.

Forward Air reported its net income in the second quarter of 2013 was $13.8 million, falling 2.8 percent from $14.2 million in the second quarter of 2012.

The parent of American Airlines, AMR Corp., reported profit in the second quarter of 2013 was $220 million, rebounding from a net loss of $241 million in the second quarter of 2012, although cargo revenue dropped.

Air Canada reported cargo traffic of 123.6 million metric-ton-kilometers in May, down 1.1 percent compared with the same month last year, according to Statistics Canada.

IAG Cargo has broken ground on the site of its new Constant Climate center located at its London Heathrow hub.

Members of Congress, along with the Department of Transportation’s Inspector General, on Wednesday urged the Federal Aviation Administration to focus on modernization of nation's air traffic system, as funding for the long-delayed, over-budget initiative tightens.

Lynden Air Cargo has promoted Richard Zerkel to president.

A fire aboard a Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane caused Heathrow Airport to close both its runways Friday afternoon.

In June, Fraport Group’s five majority-owned airports handled 205,119 metric tons of cargo, an increase of 1.9 percent from June 2012.

The parent of American Airlines, AMR Corp., reported June cargo figures for its principal subsidiary, showing an increase to 160,427 million ton miles, up 8.0 percent from 148,601 million ton miles reported in June 2012.

International Airlines Group reported cargo traffic of 463 million metric-ton-kilometers in June, down 8.7 percent from 507 million metric-ton-kilometers of cargo in June 2012.

Total air freight traffic worldwide slid 0.4 percent year-over-year in May, as air freight continued to maintain a sluggish pace with virtually no growth in the volume of traffic worldwide...

Etihad Cargo expects to see strong cargo volume and revenue growth during the rest of 2013 despite the global downturn afflicting the air freight sector.

GeoPost, a European express parcels delivery provider, has invested in DTDC, a domestic express courier company in India.

Airlines will struggle to finance the next generation of aircraft unless governments remove obstacles to global mergers, the International Air Transport Association warned.

DHL’s hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport joins DHL’s two other super-hubs in Leipzig and Hong Kong as the international gateways for air cargo trade in those regions. CVG (the symbol for the Cincinnati airport, which is actually in Kentucky) is the gateway for the transshipment of DHL cargo moving to and from Latin America and the rest of the world.

Growth in global air cargo markets remained relatively flat in May, broadly following the trend of the last 18 months, according to the International Air Transport Association.

IAG Cargo has started offering Capacity Guarantee to customers moving smaller shipments on its Prioritise service, designed for express cargo shipments.

Singapore Airlines Cargo has appointed Lik Hsin Lee its new president, effective Aug. 1, 2013.

Air cargo operators in Asia are now finally seeing a few shafts of light after more than a year of gloom.

UPS has a new national master package contract, but Teamsters in many regions threw up roadblocks by voting down key supplemental agreements and a UPS Freight contract, forcing a new round of negotiations.

Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates moved 209,985 metric tons of freight in May, increasing 11.9 percent from 187,638 metric tons in May 2012.