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Mazda Reports 4.1 Percent Sales Gain in December, Closes 2011 Up 9.1 Percent

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported December U.S. sales of 22,353 vehicles, an increase of 4.1 percent versus last year. On a Daily Selling Rate (DSR) basis, Mazda's December 2011 sales...

November air freight traffic figures tumble again

A sluggish Asian market continues to be the chief reason for poor air freight traffic numbers, which slipped 3.1 percent according to the IATA

Third quarter global air freight review

North American air freight companies surge, but a stagnant global economy slows progress at Hong Kong International Airport

IATA slashes Asia-Pacific air freight growth forecast

Slipping volumes and higher fuel prices force the IATA to lower its Asia-Pacific air freight expectations

Boeing says China needs 400 new freight planes by 2030

With an economy that's growing in the double-digits, Boeing projects China will need 400 new freight planes by 2030

Asian airlines grounded by IATA report

IATA Financial Monitor report says Asian airlines have taken the biggest hit in the passenger and air freight industry

Air Freight stats vs. Freight Forwarding predictions

Air Freight numbers up in 2011, according to IATA, but Danske Bank European Freight Forwarding Index is down

Air Freight: China seeks private investors for new airports

There are many signs that the world is coming out of the global recession that plagued 2008 and 2009, but none is more apparent than the news that China wants to add 45 airports to the 220 that already exist in the world’s most populous country.

Aviation Figures Suggest that Industry is Taking Off Again

Do I want a ‘full-body scan’ or an ‘enhanced pat down’? That’s the question that airline passengers must now ask themselves before deciding to fly. Sometimes it’s hard to choose because both options sound so delightful and unobtrusive. Dissenters of the new security measure equate it to a choice of either being stripped or being groped.

Air cargo supply chain security to be 'globally harmonised'

The Global Air Cargo Advisory Group (GACAG) has called for a serious enhancement in security measures in all aspects of the air cargo supply chain. The issue of security has been firmly in the public eye in recent months after parcel bomb scares in air cargo, and this week the GACAG has given recommendations on how the industry should react.

DHL and Emirates join forces in e-freight push

DHL Global Forwarding and Emirates SkyCargo are pairing up in a new project designed to sufficiently reduce errors and eliminate tonnes of paper documents across their networks.

Airline Industry Rallies on Air Freight Security

The Yemen-based bomb scares have highlighted the need for increased security checks on all passenger and cargo aircraft. Currently, air cargo is not extensively screened in the UK and other countries. However, the U.S. had set itself a target to screen 100 percent of air freight on passenger flights by August this year.

Air passenger traffic up 11.7% in May

Freight demand also climbed 34.3 percent in May this year, compared to the same month last year. Giovanni Bisignani, IATA’s Director General and CEO, said: “Demand rebounded strongly in May following the impact of the European volcanic ash fiasco in April.