A former executive in British Airways’ cargo business has agreed to plead guilty to price-fixing in the US and will serve eight months in jail and pay a fine of US$20,000.

Keith Packer, a British citizen, was formerly commercial general manager for British Airways World Cargo. He pleaded guilty to conspiring to fix cargo rates for air shipments to and from the US, the Justice Department said. Packer is the first foreign national and third individual charged as part of an ongoing investigation into price fixing in the global air freight industry.