Air Cargo World News

Although cargo volumes lagged around the globe in 2011, last year brought considerable growth to Emirates SkyCargo. In addition to reporting revenues of AED9.5 billion — an 8.4 percent, year-over-year, surge — the cargo carrier saw a 5.4 percent, year-over-year, rise in freight-tonne kilometers, according to a press release. read more

IATA concentrates the value proposition of its e-freight initiative heavily around the benefits from the carriers’ point of view. Here, we will take a look at the benefits that e-freight delivers to freight forwarders. read more

MASkargo has commenced twice-weekly Airbus 330-200 freight service to Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport. The service, which will operate by a Kuala Lumpur-Ho Chi Minh City-Bangkok-Kuala Lumpur routing, highlights the increasing importance of the Vietnamese city’s trade relations with other Asian nations, according to MASkargo Acting CEO Mohd Yunus Idris. read more

Two months after the U.S. Transportation Security Administration and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealed that they’re moving forward with their joint Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot program, the TSA announced that it set a December 3 deadline for screening all cargo on U.S.-bound passenger flights. The 100-percent screening mandate was originally slated to go into effect on Dec. 31, 2011, but was pushed back due to industry feedback. read more