Terminal Agreement Cinches K-Line Calls at Tacoma
Port Commission approval of a re-stated lease will allow terminal operator International Transportation Service Inc. to expand a larger facility to serve...
U.S. and European Airlines Make Gains in China
Under the recently completed U.S.-China bilateral agreement to expand aviation rights, four U.S. airlines will gain frequency to China. UPS could triple...
International Air Cargo Continues to Climb
The problem for international airlines as for other modes is increased fuel costs that can mean income losses for the carriers. Unlike factors that have...
Break in the Clouds for United and US Airways
In the last issue of News & Views, Logistics Today reported talks between US Airways and its pilots had broken down when the two sides failed to reach...
So what exactly is a freight forwarder anyway?
The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America Inc. (NCBFAA) explains just what freight forwarders are and do: The international freight...
Warning bells toll at North American airlines
Delta Airlines will launch a survival strategy that includes job cuts, pay and benefit restructuring, and operational improvements to become what CEO...
Global airfreight is looking up
at a glance This article looks at the latest trends and the fastest-growing sectors in international airfreight. Capacity concerns are as troublesome...
Pay it forward
As president of a freight forwarder as well as a high-ranking official with a national trade association, Jeffrey Coppersmith has unique insight into...
North American Airlines Struggling to Survive
Delta Airlines will launch a survival strategy that includes job cuts, pay and benefit restructuring, and operational improvements to become what CEO...
Air France/KLM Combo Boosts Cargo Carried
In July, KLM cargo increased (up 11.9%) as did its capacity (up 11.7%). Cargo loads were up minimally at 75.2%, up less than 1%. During the same period,...
Agreement to Ease O'Hare Delays...For Now
Though most effects of some 60,000 flights delayed in the first half of 2004 hit passengers, commercial airlines particularly United and American at OHare...
Atlas Air Emerges From Bankruptcy
As part of a restructuring approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, parent of Atlas Air...
Air Volumes Strong; Profitable 2004 Possible
If current growth trends prevail, and barring any unforeseen event, [the airline industry] could end the year with double-digit growth, surpassing our...
Promoting Export for Small U.S. Businesses
The Commerce Departments U.S. Commercial Service conducts thousands of trade events and hopes, through a new cooperative agreement with FedEx Corp., to...
United Gets $500 Million Loan for 12 Months
Uniteds inability to obtain a loan guarantee from the Air Transportation Stabilization Board will force more restructuring, cost reductions and, under...
Lufthansa and US Airways Enhance Cargo Interlines
Under an agreement that begins Sept. 1, 2004, Lufthansa Cargo will assume responsibility for marketing US Airways freight capacity in Europe for U.S.-bound...
Cost cutting isn't enough to save airline profits
Cost cutting isn't enough to save airline profits The world's airlines lost a total of $6.57 billion in 2003 according to estimates of the International...
Getting the dirt on the Athens
Getting the dirt on the Athens Olympics The Greeks have words for it import duties which apply to the dirt being sent from the U.S. to create the two...
Now Four Cargo Flights a Week to Baghdad
The airfreight carrier offers two weekly flights into Baghdad from Dubai and has now added two more flights from Kuwait into Iraq. Coyne Air says its...
$1 per Barrel for Oil = $1 Billion Loss for Airlines
Freight volumes for the first five months of 2004 are 12.2% ahead of 2003 and 13.6% ahead of 2000, the "last normal year" for the industry, according...
Panalpina acquires IAF
In a move to strengthen its local presence in Korea, Panalpina, the global forwarding and logistics group, has acquired the business of International...
Pilot Air is benefiting from DHL/Airborne deal
Pilot Air is benefiting from DHL/Airborne deal Pilot Air Freight is an indirect beneficiary of DHL's acquisition of Airborne Express. Pilot reported record...
Extreme Logistics: God save the queen, and her whiskey
Extreme logistics- God save the queen, and her whiskey While the movement of alcoholic beverages from one country to another isn't usually considered...
Airlines Need More Cost Cuts
As part of its restructuring, Air Canada has reached an agreement with the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union that, coupled with similar concessions from...
Russia Launches a New All-Cargo Airline
AirBridge will become fully independent next year. It begins operations as a wholly owned subsidiary of Russias Volga-Dnepr Group, which recently tested...
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