International Business News - Cargo http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Aerospace giant Boeing Co. said Tuesday world air cargo growth is set to expand at a 5.8 percent annual rate over the next two decades and worldwide air freight traffic will triple through 2027. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081104/boeing-says-air-cargo-growth-set-to-expand.htm Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:49:19 EST The European Union has agreed to meet U.S. standards for air cargo screening for half of the cargo on U.S.-bound passenger flights by February and all cargo on all flights by 2010, U.S. government officials said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/officials-eu-us-agree-on-air-cargo-screening.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:13:06 EDT The European Union has agreed to meet U.S. standards for air cargo screening on half of U.S.-bound passenger flights by February and all flights by 2010, U.S. government officials said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/officials-eu-us-agree-on-air-cargo-screening.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:50:02 EDT Northwest Airlines Corp. said Thursday it will reduce some fuel surcharges on cargo flights in response to falling fuel prices, the carrier's third such reduction in less than two months. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081023/northwest-airlines-trims-cargo-fuel-surcharge.htm Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:53:57 EDT American Airlines said Wednesday that it would take part in the U.S. launch of a program designed to move the industry toward paperless documentation of cargo shipments. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/american-airlines-joins-paperless-cargo-program.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:03:06 EDT Northwest Airlines Corp. said on Thursday it is reducing its fuel surcharges on cargo flights in some markets because of the declining cost of jet fuel. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/northwest-airlines-reducing-cargo-fuel-surcharges.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:20:56 EDT Great Lakes freight haulers will continue sweeping residues of iron ore, coal, limestone and other cargo overboard under a new federal policy that rejects environmentalists' pleas to end the practice. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/coast-guard-adjusts-cargo-sweeping-rules.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:57:28 EDT Firefighters are battling a blaze aboard a cargo ship docked on a waterway in Miami. The fire broke out Tuesday morning aboard the 215-foot-long Mystic, which was loaded with mattresses and vehicles bound for Haiti. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/crew-firefighters-battle-cargo-ship-fire-in-miami.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:51:59 EDT A former executive for SAS Cargo Group has agreed to plead guilty and serve six months in jail for conspiring to fix air cargo rates. The Justice Department said Monday that Timothy Pfeil also agreed to cooperate with the agency's ongoing investigation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/cargo-executive-to-plead-guilty-in-price-fixing.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:00:44 EDT NWA Cargo, a unit of Northwest Airlines Corp., said Wednesday it will raise its fuel surcharge in some domestic markets from 48 cents to 52 cents per pound. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/nwa-cargo-to-raise-domestic-fuel-surcharge-aug-1.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:10:55 EDT Highlights of U.S. Federal Aviation Administration work rules governing air flight crews for scheduled passenger flights and for nonscheduled cargo flights: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/faa-air-crew-rules-passenger-vs-cargo-flights.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:47:18 EDT Three crashes within six weeks by cargo jets of carriers based at one Michigan airport highlight the special risks inherent in the worldwide air freight business. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/89342-cargo-jet-crashes.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/recent-jet-crashes-highlight-cargo-flight-risks.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/recent-jet-crashes-highlight-cargo-flight-risks.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:46:50 EDT A massive cargo ship that caught fire over the weekend is smoldering in Miami. The 200-foot freighter caught fire on the Miami River as it was carrying cars, mattresses and bicycles to Haiti. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/massive-haiti-bound-cargo-ship-smolders-in-miami.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:53:17 EDT Federal investigators say a cargo carrier whose plane was burned in an unexplained fire had received a threat a few days before. The National Transportation Safety Board disclosed the information Thursday. The board did not mention any link between the threat and the fire Saturday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/ntsb-cargo-carrier-received-threat-before-fire.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:24:34 EDT The Legislature has agreed that the state should continue studying a proposed cargo airport south of Baton Rouge, but it will shut down the project's governing board in 2009 if it's not deemed feasible. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/la-lawmakers-ok-more-studying-of-cargo-airport.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:09:58 EDT A twin-engine cargo plane crashed on takeoff at Barnstable Municipal Airport on Wednesday, killing the pilot, who was the only person on board. The DeHavilland C6 turboprop belonging to Wiggins Airways crashed about 500 feet down a runway about 10 a.m., Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlence Salac said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/cargo-plane-crashes-at-mass-airport-killing-1.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:57:07 EDT The House is expected to vote on a bill that could eventually doom a proposal to build a sprawling cargo airport south of Baton Rouge. Senator Rob Marionneaux's bill would have the Department of Economic Development study the project and determine its feasibility. Negative results in that study would lead to abolishment of the Louisiana Airport Authority, the group overseeing the project, by July 2009. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/bill-would-extend-la-cargo-airport-plan.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:48:22 EDT The group overseeing a proposed south Louisiana cargo airport should be abolished next July if a study determines that the project is not feasible, a House panel voted on Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/ex-gov-foster-backs-louisiana-airport-bill.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:29:05 EDT Aloha Airlines' lender says the carrier's cargo employees will be paid for work done since the middle of April, but they'll have to wait a few more days to receive the back pay. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/gmac-to-pay-aloha-airlines-workers-april-back-pay.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 11:34:18 EDT The proposal to build a cargo airport along the lower Mississippi River should be overseen by the governor's office, not the group that has controlled it since the 1990s, the Louisiana Senate decided. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/louisiana-senate-votes-to-dissolve-airport-panel.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 13:32:39 EDT