»Denver §ãelebrates the one year anniversary of United service to Tokyo2014-06-12

Denver International Airport (DIA) and United Airlines celebrated the one year anniversary of the inaugural flight between the airline¡¯s hub in Denver to Tokyo-Narita International Airport. The daily flight marked the Mile High City¡¯s first nonstop connection to Asia last year.

»American Airlines Group reports May traffic results2014-06-12

American Airlines Group reported May 2014 and year-to-date traffic results.

»Emirates increases capacity on its newly introduced Boston route2014-06-12

Emirates will be able to connect even more people and cargo with Boston from 1st August when it switches from its Boeing 777-200LR currently operating the route to a larger Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, adding passenger and cargo capacity.

»Boeing Business Jets finalizes order for BBJ 777-300ER airplane2014-06-12

Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) announced the order of a BBJ 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplane to an undisclosed customer.

»Latam starts to build US$15 million maintenance hangar in Miami2014-06-12

Latam Airlines Group has commenced building a US$15 million maintenance hangar at Miami International Airport (MIA) to be completed in 12 to 14 months, according to Shipping Gazette.

»US federal government to consult with small and medium-sized forwarders2014-06-12

The US federal government is being urged to consult with small and medium-sized forwarders before expanding the Air Cargo Advanced Screening (ACAS) security programme.

»PACTL obtains TAPA certification2014-06-12

Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Co., Ltd (PACTL) has successfully gained certification according to the Freight Security Requirements (FSR) of the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA).

»Cooperation announced by Bavarian and Thai airport operating companies2014-06-11

FMG, the Munich Airport operating company, and Airports of Thailand (AoT) have reached agreement to cooperate more closely and enhance their partnership. The Bavarian-Thai cooperation dates back to the preliminary stages of the successful launch of operations at Bangkok's Suvanabhumi Airport.

»IATA appoints Glyn Hughes as Global Head of Cargo2014-06-11

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the appointment, effective from June 9, of Glyn Hughes as the Association¡¯s next Global Head of Cargo.

»American Airlines and US Airways Cargo relocate together in Chicago2014-06-11

Texas based American Airlines Cargo is to co-locate operations for the combined network with US Airways Cargo at Chicago O'Hare International Airport allowing its customers to tender and recover airwaybills in one location.

»CEVA announces expanded aerospace industry presence in Fort Worth2014-06-11

CEVA Logistics, the Dutch global supply chain company, is expanding its aerospace operations at Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW), the world's first purely industrial airport for cargo and corporate aviation, according to Shipping Gazette.

»SWISS signs four and a half year labour contract with pilots union2014-06-11

A new four and a half year labour contract has been signed by Swiss Air (now styled SWISS) and the IPG pilots union, which will enable the airline to make major structural changes, according to Shipping Gazette.

»Air NZ unscathed, wins US$2.7 million in legal costs in price-fixing case2014-06-11

Air New Zealand has been awarded NZ$3.2 million (US$2.72 million) in legal costs after successfully defending itself against allegations of price fixing in the Australian air cargo market, according to Shipping Gazette.

»Polar Air Cargo COO Murphy retires2014-06-10

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, of Purchase, New York, has announced the August retirement of Thomas Murphy, executive vice president and chief operating officer of its subsidiary, Polar Air Cargo Worldwide.

»HACTL's air cargo volume plunges 32pc2014-06-10

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (HACTL) handled in May a total of 157,103 tonnes of cargo, representing a decrease of 32 per cent compared to the same month a year earlier, according to Shipping Gazette.

»Stagnant air cargo sector must make hard choices to survive2014-06-10

Airlines need to come up with ways to make their cargo operations more efficient, an aviation industry specialist has warned, or their freighter aircraft may become obsolete, with volumes flat since 2010, according to Shipping Gazette.

»Malaysia Airlines launches cost-cutting campaign to survive crisis2014-06-10

With the demise of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) looming in the wake of the mystery disappearance of a passenger jet over the India Ocean the carrier is increasing efforts to cut costs to survive.

»Vietnam's booming electronic trade served by foreign cargo airlines2014-06-10

Vietnam is attracting foreign airlines due to its lucrative air cargo transport market up by 19.06 per cent year on year in 2013 at 630,000 tons of cargo, according to data from Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), according to Shipping Gazette.

»JAL and Qatar Airways to further expand codeshare cooperation2014-06-10

Japan Airlines (JAL) and Qatar Airways (QR), both members of the oneworld® alliance, have entered a codeshare agreement with each other for further cooperation and will commence codeshare flights from June 18, 2014 on QR-operated flights between Tokyo (Haneda) and Doha.

»NTSB recommends li-ion battery test certification2014-06-09

Thermal runaway tests on lithium-ion batteries should be carried out for future aircraft certification, according to the US government's National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).