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
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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
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
Top Global Freight Forwarders
Supply Chain Digital takes a look at a few freight forwarders you can depend on
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.
Airlines pledge to halve emissions by 2050
The plans, led by Chief Executive of British Airways, Willie Walsh, were unveiled at a United Nations forum yesterday at the UN headquarters in New York.
IATA asks companies to align with Cargo 2000 plan for improved operations
With the cargo industry facing a crisis, the International Air Transport Association is urging cargo and supply chains to look for opportunities by focusing on the future needs of customers.
Airlines "shrinking by all measures": IATA
By Robert Evans