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EU, US to Recognize Each Other's Air Cargo Security Regimes

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |

The European Union and the U.S. have agreed to recognize each other’s air cargo security regimes under a hard fought agreement that took effect on June 1.<br /> <br />

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Cargo Jet Crashes in Ghana, Kills 10

Mark Szakonyi, Associate Editor |

A Boeing 727-200 overshot the runway of the largest airport in Ghana while landing during heavy rains Saturday, crashing into two vehicles and killing 10 people, according to a report.<br /> <br />

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Transport Industries Gained Most Jobs in May

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |

Transportation and warehousing added 36,000 jobs in May, the largest gain of any industry in a month when only 69,000 jobs were added to non-farm payrolls, according to <a href="http://www.bls.gov/new

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US, Canada to Eliminate Double Air Cargo Screening

Mark Szakonyi, Associate Editor |

Shippers are expected to save time and money through the elimination of rescreening cargo on passenger aircraft traveling between the U.S. and Canada. <br /> <br />

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NAFTA Trade Hits Record $85.7 Billion in March

Mark Szakonyi, Associate Editor |

The value of surface transportation trade between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico hit a monthly record in March, topping $85.7 billion. <br /> <br />

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International Air Cargo Fell 4.5 Percent in April

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |

Global air cargo traffic fell 4.5 percent in April from a year ago, but the market appears to be bottoming out, the International Air Transport Association said.<br /> <br />

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FedEx to Buy Brazilian Transportation Company

Mark Szakonyi, Associate Editor |

FedEx plans to acquire a major Brazilian transportation and logistics company, as the parcel giant works to counters the increased UPS presence in the top South American economic engine. <br />

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Asian Airlines Hit by Weak Demand and Softening Rates

Mike King, Special Correspondent |

Softening cargo rates due to weak demand continue to impact the bottom lines of Asia’s leading carriers, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines.<br /> <br />

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Emirates SkyCargo to Add Dubai-Dulles Service

Mike King, Special Correspondent |

Emirates SkyCargo this year will launch service between Dubai and Washington Dulles International Airport, the seventh U.S. airport the U.A.E.-based all-cargo operator will serve. <br /> <br />

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FedEx to Open Japan Hub

Mike King, Special Correspondent |

FedEx Express will set up a new regional hub for the North Pacific in Japan in 2014.<br /> <br />

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Air France Cargo to Slash Freighter Capacity

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |

Air France will reduce its freighter capacity by 20 percent as part of a cost-cutting and efficiency program aimed at returning to profitability. <br /> <br />

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Deutsche Post Sees Annual Profits Soaring by 2015

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |

Germany’s Deutsche Post said it expects profits to increase by 1 billion euros ($1.25 billion) a year by 2015, driven by strong growth across its DHL transport and logistics businesses and stabi

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Freight Volume Declines at Singapore's Changi Airport

Mike King, Special Correspondent |

Singapore’s Changi Airport saw freight volume decline by 4.9 percent in April compared to a year earlier, despite aircraft movements increasing by 8.8 percent.<br /> <br />

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China Airlines Launches Freight Service to Luxemburg

Mike King, Special Correspondent |

China Airlines has launched a new freighter service linking Asia and Europe via India and Southeast Asia.<br /> <br />

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Cargolux Airlines Adds Manaus to Europe-Latin America Service

Mike King, Special Correspondent |

Cargolux Airlines International has added an additional stop on its freighter service between Europe and Latin America.<br /> <br />

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Damco Volume Grew in First Quarter

Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |

Damco, the logistics unit of the A.P.

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Cargo Volume Falls at Hong Kong International Airport

Mike King, Special Correspondent |

Cargo throughput at the world’s largest freight airport fell 12.5 percent last month compared to March.<br /> <br />

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DHL Opens Distribution and Consolidation Center in Hong Kong

Mike King, Special Correspondent |

DHL Express has opened a distribution and consolidation center in Hong Kong near to Hong Kong International Airport. <br /> <br />

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FAA to Reconsider Cargo Pilot Fatigue Rule

Mark Szakonyi, Associate Editor |

The Federal Aviation Administration is reconsidering expanding fatigue rules to air cargo pilots, not just passenger plane pilots, after the agency <u><em><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ups

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TSA to Begin 100 Percent Global Cargo Screening in December

Mark Szakonyi, Associate Editor |

The Transportation Security Administration will begin screening all cargo arriving from international passenger flights in early December, a year after the agency was tasked to expand its screening re

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Cathay Pacific Sees Volume Fall Again

Mike King, Special Correspondent |

Cathay Pacific Airways saw a year-over-year decline in freight volume in April.<br /> <br />

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Cargolux Starts Service to Chinese Interior

Mike King, Special Correspondent |

Cargolux Airlines International has started a twice-weekly freighter service linking Luxembourg to the booming Chinese interior city of Chongqing.<br /> <br />

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New Malaysia Airlines Freighter Service Takes Off

Mike King, Special Correspondent |

The cargo division of Malaysia Airlines has launched a new intra-Asia freighter service.<br /> <br />

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Chicago to Open $200 Million Air Cargo Hub Next Year

Mark Szakonyi, Associate Editor |

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday said the city plans to open a $200 million hub next year, as the city attempts to boost international volume through O’Hare International Airport.<br />

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Japan Airlines Posts $2.3 Billion Net Profit

Hisane Masaki, Special Correspondent |

Japan Airlines Corp. (JAL) said on Monday that it posted a net profit of $2.33 billion on a consolidated basis in fiscal 2011, which ended on March 31, despite a decline in passenger numbers.<br />

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Customs Plods On With Trade Enhancement Programs

Bill Mongelluzzo, Associate Editor |

The October 2010 discovery of bomb-making materials from Yemen in express air cargo shipments bound for the U.S. served as a wake-up call for Customs and Border Protection.

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FedEx Completes Tatex Acquisition

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |

FedEx wrapped up its second European acquisition in two months May 10, signing an agreement to purchase <a href="http://www.joc.com/parcel-package/fedex-negotiating-purchase-french-express-carrier-tat

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Singapore Airlines Profit Plunges 69 Percent

Mike King, Special Correspondent |

Singapore Airlines said high fuel prices and poor cargo returns had contributed to its 69 percent profit slump in the year ended March 31.<br /> <br />

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Lufthansa Cargo Traffic Slumps 10.5 Percent

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |

Lufthansa Cargo carried 10.5 percent less freight in April than a year ago as it continued to slash capacity in response to softening global demand and soaring fuel prices.<br /> <br />

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ANA, JAL International Cargo Volumes Rise

Hisane Masaki, Special Correspondent |

Japan’s All Nippon Airways Co.

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Cathay Pacific to Cut Air Cargo Capacity

Mike King, Special Correspondent |

Cathay Pacific Airways said it would cut operating costs to combat a “challenging” business environment as the carrier issued a profit warning for its first half 2012 results.<br />

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FedEx, UPS Keep Rural Reach Through USPS Backtrack

Mark Szakonyi, Associate Editor |

Parcel giants FedEx and UPS will still be able to keep piggybacking on the U.S.

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Saudi Airlines Cargo Expands West Africa Service

Mike King, Special Correspondent |

Saudi Airlines Cargo has increased freighter frequency from its Jeddah hub to N’Djamena in Chad with the addition of a second B747F flight each week.<br /> <br />

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International Air Cargo Tumbled in March

Mike King, Special Correspondent |

Global air traffic contracted 2.2 percent in March as 14 of the world’s top 20 freight airports experienced year-over-year declines, according to the latest figures from Airports Council Interna

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UPS Expands Air Freight Reach to Nicaragua, Honduras

Mark Szakonyi, Associate Editor |

UPS is expanding its premium air freight service into Nicaragua and Honduras, as the parcel giant taps the growing economies that share the U.S.

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Profit Plummets for Asia Pacific Air Freight Carriers

Mike King, Special Correspondent |

Declining cargo revenue and rising fuel prices devastated the profits of Asia’s leading airlines last year, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines.<br /> <br />

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TNT Profit, Acquisition by UPS on Track

Mark Szakonyi, Associate Editor |

The <a href="http://www.joc.com/parcel-package/ups-buy-tnt-express-68-billion" target="_blank"><u>UPS acquisition of TNT Express</u></a> is on track and so is profitability at the Dutch parcel deliver

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EU’s Emissions Scheme Threatens Trade War

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |

When the European Union’s highest court in December ruled the EU could force all airlines to pay for carbon emissions from flights to and from airports in its 27 member nations, the reaction was

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Emirates SkyCargo to Begin Its Own Vietnam Service

Mike King, Special Correspondent |

Emirates SkyCargo will offer its own freight capacity out of Vietnam in June, launching a service between Ho Chi Minh City and Dubai.<br /> <br />

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ANA Net Profit Rose 20.9 Percent in Fiscal 2011

Hisane Masaki, Special Correspondent |

All Nippon Airways Co.

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