Europe-U.S. Open Skies Moves Forward, Implementation Delayed
The European Union Transport Council approved the open skies agreement on March 22. However, in a concession to the United Kingdom, the agreement won't...
More Freighters for Aeroflot
The A350s are scheduled for delivery starting in 2015, a year later than earlier reports that indicated it would begin taking the aircraft in 2014. Air...
Quick Launch: Tapping a Rich Vein
Getting started in a tough market with a brand new product presents challenges beyond those of sales and marketing. When a company reaches out for help...
Open Skies: Watch Out For Wind Sheer
At the same time that headlines trumpeted a possible "open skies" agreement with the European Union, the U.S. House of Representatives was passing, by...
Intermodal Connections Take Off
The greater Kansas City area (www.kcsmartport.com) has the advantage of geography when it comes to potential logistics site selection decisions. Literally...
Fast Forward: Freight Forwarder Update
As shippers seek ancillary services from providers, competitive pressure is put on the traditional freight forwarder. In its July 2005 study, Global Freight...
Look Out Airbus and Boeing, Here Comes China
Though the country's Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense revealed a proposal to launch a large aircraft project in 2006,...
Sketchy Security Rules Confusing For Shippers
Conflicting reports on whether new air cargo security rules applied to known shippers or just shippers who are not classed as a known shipper contributed...
Initial Agreement in U.S.-E.U. Open Skies
E.U. Transport Minister Jacques Barrot announced "decisive progress" had been made on an aviation agreement that would allow more open access to European...
Boeing May Be Readying New Freighter
Boeing is keeping quiet, but its entry into the competition for a new U.S. Air Force tanker (the KC-X) could signal plans to launch a freighter that would...
Lufthansa Cargo Is Creating Special Products Units
By bundling services in separate Competence Centers, Lufthansa will be able to provide teams of specialists for support. Dr. Andreas Otto, the Lufthansa...
UPS Cancels Airbus Freighter Order
Though earlier reports of a UPS order for Boeing freighters stressed the fact the company was still working with Airbus to reschedule an order for 10...
Opposition Gathers to H.R. 1 Security Regulations
After first agreeing with the intent of Congress that "more can and should be done to secure our borders and supply chains," the International Cargo Security...
The Russians are Coming! The Russians are Coming!
The scheduled cargo airline of the Volga-Dnepr Group, Russia's AirBridge Cargo (ABC, AirBridge Cargo) has joined Cargo 2000. The airline began operations...
A Breath of Fresh Air
pby Roger Morton After a long drought, the air freight industry has begun to sip some profits. Global cargo traffic growth was up 4.6% in 2006 according...
Eagle and Crane Undeterred By Equity Withdrawal
Blaming lower-than-expected fourth-quarter 2006 revenues and increased costs that depressed financial results for EGL, General Atlantic pulled out of...
Some Growth for Air Freight
Brussels Airport will host a new all-cargo airline, Cargo B. The airline will offer daytime flights from Brussels to destinations around the world. The...
Six-Foot Tall Roses Are Flying to the U.S. for Valentines Day
The express delivery and logistics company expects to move more than 10 million individual flower stems from growers to retailers and consumers before...
Leave No Stone Unturned in Open Skies
Speaking before the International Aviation Club in Washington, D.C., the European Union Commissioner highlighted political priorities for the upcoming...
DHL Launches China Domestic Air Service
DHL Global Forwarding Domestic Air Freight will be the first international logistics company to offer both domestic express and domestic airfreight services...
DOT Awards United a China Route
The service will use a Boeing 747-400 on the Washington, D.C. to Beijing route, expected to begin by March 25. Since United is part of Star Alliance and...
Best Practices for Fighting Counterfeiting and Piracy
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Washington, D.C.) and the Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy (a coalition of 240 businesses and associations based...
Tradebeam Integrates Software with Oracle
At a recent automotive industry event in Dearborn, Mich., TradeBeam, Inc. (San Mateo, Calif.), a supplier of on-demand global trade management (GTM) software,...
DHL Will Spend $35 Million to Boost Hong Kong Operations
To be named the Kowloon South Service Centre, it will supplement the two existing DHL ground-handling facilities that are nearly operating at full capacity....
More Freighters for FedEx; UPS Denies Airbus Cancellation
In addition to new freighters and options, FedEx has let a contract to Singapore Technologies Aerospace for freighter conversions covering 87 Boeing 757...
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