Higher Costs For Freight Users
The National SurfaceTransportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission released its findings,including a call to action. One of the more strikingrecommendations...
Boeing's 787 Delayed, Again
The manufacturer cited supply chain and manufacturing problems as causes for putting off delivery of the new plane to both ANA (All Nippon Airways) and...
Air Industry Profits to Decline in 2008
For the first time since 2000, we are profitable, says Giovanni Bisignani, IATAs director general and CEO. That is good news, representing a lot of hard...
Passengers Share Hazmat Responsibility
Q: I was flying out for a camping trip and found that some of the cleaning products and stove fuel were removed from my luggage by TSA. They left a card....
Oman Air Appoints Cargo Agent
Oman Air, which currently operates a fleet of new-generation Boeing 737-700s/800s and ATR-42 aircraft, signed the cargo segment of its ground services...
Singapore Link For China Eastern Nixed
China National Aviation Holding Co. (CNAC) and Air China reportedly will make a bid for China Eastern Airlines in the wake of a failed effort to link...
Airfreight Surcharge Collusion Charges Spread
According to reports, among those charges are British Airways, Japan Airlines, Air France-KLM, the SAS Group, Cargolux, ANA, Air New Zealand, Air Canada,...
Air Freight Goes Big Bigger Biggest
The behemoths of the sky, as far as air cargo is concerned, are not quite making their promised flights. Both major airplane manufacturers, Airbus and...
Is Malev European Enough?
Following Malev's privatization, the Hungarian government sold 99.95% of the airline to AirBridge, a Hungarian company. AirBridge is a holding company...
Berlins Historic Airport To Close
A German court approved plans to close Tempelhof Airport despite several airlines' efforts to block the shut down. Tempelhof, which has been unprofitable,...
China Southern Joins the SkyTeam Alliance
The addition of China Southern widens SkyTeams global hub network to include the new Baiyn International Airport in Guangzhou. It also is the first Chinese...
Cathay Pacific Orders 10 Freighters
Cathay Pacific, Hong Kongs largest commercial airline, has placed an order for 17 Boeing aircraft, including ten freighters to be delivered between 2009...
ABX Acquires Cargo Holdings As Its Pilots Vote Down a Contract Offer
After rejecting an unsolicited bid to be acquired by ASTAR Air Cargo Holdings in late July, Wilmington, OH-based ABX has now reached agreement to purchase...
Air France-Delta Launch a Trans-Atlantic Joint Venture
According to reports, in its initial phase to begin in April 2008, the joint venture will include nonstop flights from Air France French hubs including...
Air Group Pushes Environmental Programs
IATA appointed Paul Steele to direct its environmental initiatives. Its strategy is built on four elements: investment in new technology, environmentally...
Flight Caps Wont Help Ease Congestion
Congestion problems have reached crisis levels for the airline industry, admits the Boeing CEO, but the demand management proposals by the US Dept. of...
Kitty Hawk Shuts Down Its Air Freight Network
The beleaguered company had filed for bankruptcy protection in 2000, reorganized, and then emerged from Chapter 11 in 2002 to compete in the highly competitive...
The Airbus A380 is Finally Delivered
Although it is configured to handle 555 passengers on two decks in three separate class arrangements, the A380 has a lower deck reserved for cargo. Freight...
New US-China Air Routes Awarded
The Department of Transportation (DOT) awards went to Delta Airlines for the Atlanta connection and United Airlines for the San Francisco flight. Delta...
New Freighter Ready for Volga-Dnepr
The 50 tonne-capacity (110,000 lb.) freighter follows a firm order with MAK Ilyushin for the production and delivery of three more IL-76TD-90VD freighters....
UPS and Polar to Expand Japanese Air Operations
The U.S. Departments of State and Transportation reached the agreement that will allow UPS and other air carriers to expand air operations to and from...
Lufthansa and DHL Lauch a New Cargo Airline
This is a 50-50 venture with the two companies alone responsible for warehousing and transshipping from the Lepzig/Halle Airport, at which it will be...
Air Freight Demand Continues Its Rebound
Overall global freight demand is up 3.8%, although some geographic areas have had some lessening of demand. The figures are furnished by the International...
Rail Traffic Declines Again
Although eight of the 19 major commodity categories tracked by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) saw increases, overall traffic was down 1.1%...
Freighter Modernization Underway
Volga-Dnepr and Antonov Design Bureau (ADB) expressed their intention to extend their fleets with modernized AN-124-100 and 150 freighters and place an...
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