January 2011

The Association of European Airlines (AEA) said its 36 members increased their cargo traffic by an estimated 8.9 percent year-on-year in 2010.

A survey of 450 freight forwarders found that "realizable and significant value" needs to be seen in the airport-to-airport section of the supply chain before e-freight will truly be embraced industry wide.

Firefly, the regional subsidiary of Malaysian Airline System, has contracted with MASKargo to sell its cargo capacity between Kuala Lumpur and Kuching and Kota Kinabalu in East Malaysia.

  Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) is to increase its European trucking network from 300 to 500 routes by 2014, with frequencies doubled to 2,000 departures a week.

Southwest Airlines had net incomes of $131 million in the fourth quarter of 2010 and $459 million for the full year. By comparison, the respective periods in 2009 produced profits of $116 million and $99 million.

Echoing the wrangle over the benefits of a single European airspace, Dubai Airports' CEO Paul Griffiths has voiced his support for a new study by the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) to optimize Middle East air corridors.

DHL has successfully defended a labor claim brought on by the 2009 breakup of its U.S. domestic shipping division.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has pushed up the deadline for 100 percent cargo screening on all international passenger flights inbound for the U.S. to Dec. 31.

According to its recently released corporate plan for fiscal year 2011, ANA Group, the parent company of All Nippon Airways, is gearing up for a host of changes and expansions.