All North America Articles – Page 9
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NewsMexico’s new tariff announcements to put pressure on ‘border skipping’
Companies looking to import goods to North America through Mexico are facing rising costs
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NewsSwissport handles SKYhigh cargo at Miami Airport
Photo: Swissport Swissport has launched a new air cargo ground handling partnership with Dominican Republic-headquartered SKYhigh Airlines at Miami International Airport. The Zürich-headquartered handler announced the partnership in a LinkedIn post on January 3. Swissport said: “We’re starting 2025 with exciting news: the launch of our ...
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NewsFedEx Freight to be split from FedEx and Q2 Express revenue flat
The board of FedEx has agreed to separate FedEx and FedEx Freight
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NewsCanada certifies Textron Aviation’s SkyCourier aircraft
Textron Aviation’s Cessna SkyCourier aircraft has been awarded type certification by Transport Canada Civil Aviation
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NewsUS forwarder manager charged with illegal exports to Russia
The manager of a US forwarding company has been charged with flouting sanctions to ship items to Russia.
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NewsFedEx lowers outlook as profits slide
FedEx saw revenues and profits decline in its fiscal first quarter as the company faced challenging market conditions, customers opted for less expensive delivery services and operating costs were on the rise. The express giant saw revenues for the quarter ended August 31 decrease 0.5% year on year to $21.6bn, ...
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Air France KLM renews with WFS in North America
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has renewed its contract with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) at airports in the US. The renewal covers contracts at Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York JFK and Washington Dulles airports. The multi-year contract extensions will take WFS’ cargo partnership with Air ...
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NewsCathay Cargo looks to minimise disruption with Anchorage terminal deal
Tom Owen, Cathay Cargo and Sean Dolan, NorthLink Aviation. Source: Cathay Cargo Cathay Cargo has announced a long-term agreement with terminal operator NorthLink Aviation to use its air cargo facility and aircraft stands at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. The deal commences in October 2025 and will ...
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E-commerce demand not going away despite US clampdowns
The online shopping-fuelled surge in air cargo demand looks set to continue despite US government attempts to tighten import regulations for e-commerce. Niall van de Wouw, chief airfreight officer at analyst Xeneta, said proposed regulations that will expand the types of goods excluded from paying duties under the de minimis ...
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US plans a further crack down on e-commerce imports
The Biden administration last week announced plans to implement stricter rules on e-commerce goods being imported into the country under the de minimis exemption. If implemented, the requirements would mean that any products that are part of the Section 301, Section 201, or Section 232 trade enforcement actions would no ...
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NewsAir Canada swerves strike chaos with new pilot labour agreement
Air Canada Boeing 787-9. Photo: Air Canada Air Canada has reached a tentative, four-year collective agreement with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) trade union that is anticipated to put an end to industrial action plans that threatened cargo operations at the airline. ALPA represents more than ...
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NewsGovernment urged to act on "alarming" Air Canada strike threat
A group of business organisations have urged Canada’s federal government to take action to avoid an Air Canada strike that would hit cargo operations and “significantly disrupt Canada’s supply chain”. In a letter to Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Labour and Seniors, the organisations said that the potential for labour disruption ...
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Chicago RFD takes aim at pharma volumes from India
Chicago Rockford International (RFD) is targetting further growth in the pharma trade from India after recently welcoming its first shipment of the type from the country. The first shipment was undertaken by India-based pharma specialist forwarder Penta Freight India on behalf of a pharma company based in the country. The ...
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NewsAir Canada Cargo prepares for potential pilot strikes
Image: Celian Genier/Air Canada. Copyright: Air Canada Air Canada Cargo is bracing for potential pilot strike action later this month after talks over pay and conditions broke down at the end of August. The Airline Pilots Association International (ALPA) union said that the conciliation period for talks ...
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Canada joins the US in implementing stricter requirements for European air cargo shipments
Canada has joined the US in the sudden implementation of stricter security requirements for Europe- and CIS-based air cargo shippers importing goods into the country. Following the announcement of the new requirements, Air Canada Cargo warned shippers that they face an embargo unless they can meet the new requirements. The ...
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Schirmer sentenced in Polar fraud case
Former Polar Air Cargo employee Robert Schirmer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty last year to taking part in a scheme to defraud the US cargo airline out of millions of dollars. Ex-executive Schirmer pled guilty last October to one count of conspiring to commit ...
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Transatlantic capacity withdrawal set to drive up rates
The transatlantic airfreight lane will have much less capacity from September due to the winter season and shifting of capacity to the Asia-Europe trade lane. Demand is expected to remain the same on Europe-US and US-Europe routes because there aren’t any major drivers for change in the US and Europe ...
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NewsAtlas Air secures funding to add more 747 freighters
Atlas Air freight aircraft Photo Atlas Air Photo: Atlas Air Atlas Air has secured financing for the purchase of three Boeing 747-400 freighters to support e-commerce customers. The airline secured $90m of senior debt financing from Investec Aviation Finance for the acquisition of the three aircraft. The ...
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NewsBirmingham-Shuttlesworth Airport opens K+N leased cargo facility
Kuehne+Nagel flight arrives at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth. Photo K+N Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Alabama has opened a new $31m air cargo facility that is being leased by Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) as part of a partnership between the forwarder and the airport. The new 53,000 sq ft facility, which is located ...