Topic: Air Freight

The International Air Transport Association called for coordinated efforts to deal with the challenges of growth in the MENA region.

The DOT proposal to grant antitrust immunity to two air carrier alliances for services between the United States and Japan was greeted warmly by shippers yesterday

Earlier this week, the House of Representatives voted to extend the current authorization for federal aviation programs through December 31, 2010 in what would be the 16th extension voted by Congress since the authorization’s scheduled expiration date in 2007, according to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

The air cargo industry has made unexpected gains in recent months, but analysts are not predicting that the trend will continue into 2011.

Global air cargo traffic is back to pre-recession levels, declared Giovanni Bisignani,?director general and CEO?International Air Transport Association.

Citing positive package shipping trends, express delivery and logistics services provider DHL Express said it plans to hire roughly 300 employees at its principal hub and gateway at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG).

Following a January announcement in which it announced it had reached a preliminary agreement with the Clinton County Port Authority to donate its former Air Park in Wilmington, Ohio to the local Wilmington community, express delivery and logistics services provider DHL said at a press conference yesterday the transaction was official.

The National Mediation Board, an independent United States Government agency that coordinates labor-management relations within the U.S. railroad and airline sectors, recently rejected a request made by the Teamsters Airline Division to be released by contract negotiations.

The International Air Transport Association said international scheduled cargo traffic saw the pace of its recovery slow to 25.2 percent growth.

The Independent Pilots Union (IPA), which represents pilots flying for UPS, said this week that 54 pilots will be furloughed on Sunday, May 23.

Express delivery and logistics services provider DHL and airfreight carrier ABX Air struck a five-year deal in which ABX will continue providing aircraft and operating support to the U.S. portion of DHL’s international logistics network. Under the terms...

Just when shippers thought the worst was over, flight and service disruptions of volcanic proportions took place this spring. And when European air space finally re-opened, capacity was scarce and even more expensive on almost all global trade routes.