Air Cargo

British Airways officials say they are reworking schedules and planning to contact cargo customers about the changes in case flight crewmembers launch a strike as threatened next week.

Fifteen major airlines, including top cargo carriers, signed what the Air Transport Association calls “groundbreaking” agreements to line up supplies of alternative aviation fuels with two

The world's airlines will lose $5.6 billion in 2010, nearly 50 percent higher than a forecast of $3.8 billion in September, because of rising fuel prices, the International Air Transport Association s

Lufthansa employees brought the airline’s operations at its Frankfurt Airport hub to a stop Monday as the Lufthansa Cargo Corporate Works Council staged a special meeting to oppose the airport&r

British Airways cabin crewmembers plan to launch a strike against the airline next week in a dispute over wages and job cutbacks.

Lufthansa is launching fresh legal action against night flight restrictions at Frankfurt airport which it claims threatens the existence of its freight business.

Federal payouts for construction projects authorized by the Department of Transportation under the stimulus law reached $6.818 billion by Dec. 4, DOT reported.

Volga Dnepr, saying demand for outsized freighter aircraft grew 30 percent in the last five years, wants to order 20 new AN-124 project cargo aircraft over the next decade in a strong expansion of mar

LONDON -- BAA said cargo traffic at its seven U.K. airports rose 6.2 percent in November from a year earlier, the second successive monthly rise that ended a 14-month run of declines.

Frankfurt airport handled 7 percent more freight in November than a year earlier, the second successive monthly gain that was driven by surging intra-European shipments.

Freight traffic at Los Angeles International Airport grew 3.5 percent in October as the major trans-Pacific gateway showed signs of a growing recovery in cargo business.

Global forwarder Panalpina is in discussions with the U.S. Justice Department to settle allegations that it violated American anti-bribery laws in Nigeria, the company said Wednesday.

Japan's two largest airlines got opposite results in international cargo volume in October as Japan Airlines volume declined for the 15th consecutive month while All Nippon Airways enjoyed its second

Cargo traffic for Latin American airlines grew 7.2 percent in October, the second straight month of year-over-year growth and a new sign the region’s air trade is resisting the industry’s

U.S. and Canadian activist investors acquired more than five percent of TNT, reigniting speculation of a break-up or takeover of Europe's second largest parcel delivery and mail group.

Air France-KLM, Europe's biggest air cargo carrier, said volume shrunk 14.7 percent in November from a year ago but yields and capacity utilization improve for the second month in a row.

President Obama will promote David T. Matsuda to head the Maritime Administration from administrator, where he has filled the top position on an acting basis since July.

FedEx scaled up its earnings projections sharply on Monday, saying it is seeing a steady increase in international express shipping demand and new strength in its domestic ground parcel service.

TNT said it will focus on its express parcel and freight operations over the next five years to offset shrinking mail volume.

Cargo moving through Frankfurt-Hahn Airport surged in November to an all-time record for the 15-year-old facility 120 kilometers to the west of Frankfurt International.

A single KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight took off and landed in Amsterdam after only an hour in the air last month, but some hope it carried the airline industry into a new environmental world.

Someday the “sovereign” states of shipping and aviation will join nations of the world in adopting an overall scheme to reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Edward J. Kelly, the head of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration’s cargo division, died on Friday on complications from pneumonia.

FedEx will raise list prices for its ground parcel service an average 4.9 percent in 2010, matching the rate increase announced by competitor UPS.

Cargo traffic at Continental Airlines jumped 16.5 percent in November, the strongest year-over-year growth yet in 2009 amid growing signs of stability in the freight market for U.S.

A lower Canadian income tax rate, realignment of management and cutting back the number of employees helped same-day delivery specialist Dynamex stay even with last year’s profit figures for its

Frankfurt airport plans to raise airline fees by 12.5 percent over the next two years to help pay for expansion of Europe's biggest air cargo hub.

AirBridgeCargo Airlines, the scheduled cargo subsidiary of Volga-Dnepr Group and Russia’s largest international cargo carrier, added a fourth 747-400 extended range freighter to its fleet.

UPS Canada on Dec. 1 formally opened a $70 million expansion of its Toronto distribution center, the largest single Canadian investment for the global package delivery company.

The chief executive officer of International Lease Finance Corp.

While the average online shopper spent more on purchases than last year, consumers who went out to the stores for Black Friday weekend spent less, bringing total consumer spending for the three day st

Dubai's state-owned Emirates Airlines, a passenger and cargo carrier, said it will not be forced to cancel any aircraft orders following the debt crisis afflicting the Persian Gulf emirate.

The decline in international air cargo traffic slowed significantly in October with volume just 0.5 percent below a year ago, the International Air Transport Association said.

Freight airline Cargolux will lose more than $100 million in 2009, its third consecutive annual loss, the head of the Luxembourg-based carrier said.

An MD-11 freighter crashed on takeoff from Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport on Saturday, killing three crewmembers.

DHL Express said it will transfer its European headquarters from Brussels to Germany and the Czech Republic over the next two years.

Germany plans to ease regulations limiting night flights at the country’s airports.

Same-day and next-day delivery specialist Eastern Connection is expanding in its home state of Massachusetts, opening a facility in Norwood, outside Boston.

Turkish Airlines signed a firm order Nov. 24 for two A330-200 freighters, the latest Airbus cargo jet which made its maiden flight earlier in the month.

Deutsche Post DHL, the global mail and logistics company, is seeking to sell its loss-making French parcel delivery business.