newsworthy UTi to launch weekly air charter service from Shanghai to Chicago to help ease demand for lift November 19, 2014 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Transpacific airfreight demand at highest levels in years, company says.Read More
newsworthy Shippers vent collective spleens at NITL session November 19, 2014 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Carriers burned in effigy at shipper panel session at the National Industrial Transportation League's annual meeting.Read More
newsworthy Peak season craziness, West Coast port disruptions add to concerns over airfreight capacity shortfalls November 14, 2014 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Air forwarders look to mitigate long-term risks to capacity assurance.Read More
newsworthy Ceva Logistics to decentralize operating structure November 11, 2014 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Local "clusters" to replace regional system on Jan. 1.Read More
newsworthy New York stuns air cargo industry by proposing to shift JFK's cargo operations 60 miles north November 1, 2014 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Move to Stewart International would free up space for JFK modernization; forwarding industry believes plan will "fall on its face."Read More
newsworthy UPS' 2015 rate hikes have a familiar ring to them October 22, 2014 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Tariff rate hikes mimic those of rival FedEx.Read More
newsworthy Brighter outlook on the horizon for air cargo industry, report says October 8, 2014 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Boeing's biennial World Air Cargo Forecast predicts air traffic will double in next 20 years.Read More
newsworthy Air France-KLM to pull down freighters September 11, 2014 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Reduction to leave airline with five all-cargo planes by 2016, down from 14 last year.Read More
newsworthy Was this division really necessary? Delta axes cargo unit, eliminates top officer post June 16, 2014 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Airline says folding cargo into passenger operations will give it access to broader resource base.Read More
fastlane How do you spell transparent? May 5, 2014 Clifford F. Lynch No Comments Note to air travelers: The proposed Transparent Airfares Act of 2014 is anything but.Read More