Air Cargo

The Journal of Commerce’s air cargo news covers the movement of air cargo, including air cargo shipping, air cargo carriers, air freight forwarders, air freight, air shipments, cargo airports and cargo news. It also tracks air cargo trends, air freight news, shifting of cargo between air and ocean, airports and airfreight delays and congestion.

The latest Air Cargo News & Analysis

Fraport Boosts Earnings to $406 Million

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
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IAG Cargo Volume Inches Up 0.6 Percent

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Air Cargo Carriers News

DPD Announces $280 Million Expansion Plan

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Air Cargo Forwarder News

Emirates Launches Flights to South Australia

JOC Staff |
Emirates SkyCargo has launched service between Dubai and Adelaide, Australia.
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DPD Opens Parcel Sorting Center in Poland

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
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IAG Cargo Signs Agreement With Forwarders Group

JOC Staff |
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SIA Cargo Cuts Capacity

JOC Staff |
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Air Freight Drags Down Profit at Panalpina Group

JOC Staff |
Panalpina Group reported net profit of approximately US$4.4 million for the third quarter of 2012, compared with approximately US$33.7 million in the same quarter a year ago.
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Global Air Cargo Growth Slows

JOC Staff |
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Japan Airlines Posts Record Half-Year Net Profit, But Cargo Revenue Drops

JOC Staff |
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China Sovereign Fund Buys 10 Percent of London Heathrow Owner

JOC Staff |
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Air France-KLM Cargo Losses Almost Double

JOC Staff |
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Lufthansa Cargo Stays in the Black, But Profit Slumps 52.5 Percent

JOC Staff |
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All Nippon Airways' First-Half Profit Soared 61.6 Percent

JOC Staff |
All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) said on Wednesday that its group net profit surged 61.6 percent in the first half of fiscal 2012, which started on April 1, from a year earlier to $461.25 million.
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Airports Council International Projects Doubling of Air Freight Traffic by 2031

JOC Staff |
Air Cargo Forwarder News

Cargo Volume Grows at Dubai Airport

JOC Staff |
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Royal Mail to Invest $120 million in Parcels Business

JOC Staff |
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Nippon Express Acquires Hong Kong Logistics Firm

JOC Staff |
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Sandy Delays Asia Shipments

Mike King, Special Correspondent |
Shippers in Asia should expect delays for air and ocean shipments to the U.S. in the wake of super-storm Sandy, which devastated parts of eastern U.S., including New York and New Jersey on Monday.
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US Private Equity Group TPG in Bidding for London Stansted

JOC Staff |
Air Cargo Forwarder News

Heathrow 's Profit Climbs 9.6 Percent

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
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TNT Express Profit Dives

JOC Staff |
Air Cargo Forwarder News

Garuda Indonesia's Cargo Volume Soars

JOC Staff |
Garuda Indonesia increased its cargo volumes nearly 20 percent in the third quarter.
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IAG Cargo Launches UK Collection Service for Small Freight

JOC Staff |
IAG Cargo, the single business created following the merger of British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, today launched Cargo Connector...
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Decline in Demand Decelerates at Asia-Pacific Airlines

Mike King, Special Correspondent |
Asia’s airlines saw a marginal contraction in cargo demand in September, but the pace of year-over-year decline showed some signs of slowing.
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FedEx Plans Shanghai Hub

JOC Staff |
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Package Carriers Prepare E-Commerce Holiday Push

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
An increase in online shopping is pushing up freight volumes at the nation’s largest package carriers, with UPS reporting stronger domestic volume and FedEx preparing to hire 20,000 seasonal workers to handle holiday shipping demand.
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ECS Expounds on Asia’s Value to Air Cargo Carriers

Mike King, Special Correspondent |
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US Customs Expands Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot

JOC Staff |
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Oct. 24 in a Federal Register Notice that it is formalizing and expanding the Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot...
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US Airways' Cargo Revenue Falls 13.3 Percent

JOC Staff |
US Airways reported operating cargo revenue in the third quarter, ending Sept. 30, was $35 million, dropping 13.3 percent year-over-year in the same quarter.
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo to Launch Daily US-India Service

JOC Staff |
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Cargolux Unions Call for Mass Demonstrations to Protest Job Cuts

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
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Lufthansa to Boost Europe-Middle East Capacity

JOC Staff |
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Hong Kong Airport's Cargo Rebound Continues

JOC Staff |
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Cargo Volume Stagnant at Singapore's Changi Airport

JOC Staff |
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Asia-Europe Air Carriers See Turbulence, Too

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The travails spreading through the Asia-Europe trade are as painful in the air as they are on the sea.
Air Cargo Carriers News

Cargo Up 2 Percent at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

JOC Staff |
Amsterdam Schiphol airport boosted freight traffic by a modest, but significant, 2 percent in September from a year ago on higher outbound shipments to Asia.
Air Cargo Forwarder News

Cathay, Dragonair Volumes Up in September

JOC Staff |
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways and leading handlers at Hong Kong International Airport reported a major uptick in volumes last month.
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JAL's Cargo Volume Rises 5.1 Percent

Hisane Masaki, International Correspondent |
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ANA's International Cargo Volume Soars 14 Percent

Hisane Masaki, International Correspondent |
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