air cargo News Updates

DHL Express started shipping this week from Miami to Argentina, as part of its cargo hauling expansion from South Florida to Latin America.

UPS Inc. is offering a voluntary severance package for 167 pilots amid a slump in air freight volume.

Florida-based Western Global Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection with plans to slash its debt load after the cargo airline faced a cash crunch.

Union pilots who fly for FedEx announced on July 24 the rejection of a proposed multiyear contract from the company, with 57% of members voting against the deal.

The pilots union at Sandy Springs, Ga.-based UPS Inc. plans to honor picket lines in the event of a Teamsters strike against the shipping giant.

A former FedEx cargo jet embarked on a final journey April 6 — not in the air but instead carefully hauled on an Alaskan highway at 20 mph from Anchorage’s Merrill Field airport to Big Lake.

The Spokane International Airport has completed the second phase of a rail and truck transload facility designed to attract advanced manufacturing companies to the region.

Amazon.com Inc. is poised to take a stake in the parent of Hawaiian Airlines as part of a deal to expand the e-commerce giant’s cargo-hauling operations.

Fort Worth Alliance airport now ranks among the 20 largest cargo airports in the country by landed weight, according to Federal Aviation Administration data, in large part due to Prime Air's distribution hub.

Aircraft mechanics at UPS Inc. voted to ratify a labor contract extension that will give them a 3.3% hike in pay annually for three years, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union announced Oct. 18.