Volume recovers to 2008 levels as Asia tonnage improves Air cargo traffic through Los Angeles International Airport jumped 26.6 per cent in February over the same month a year ago as business at the US’ main gateway for trans-Pacific air cargo regained ground after last year's devastation. Freight tonnage also was up only slightly over January and almost equal to the freight levels Los Angeles saw in 2008. … [Read more...] about Volumes at LAX continue to recover
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AA Cargo opens LAX cargo terminal
American Airlines Cargo Division (AA Cargo) today opened its relocated cargo terminal at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The facility will offer streamlined handling capability—including a 3,000-square-foot cooler for perishables and expanded areas for courier cargo, mail processing and a designated holding area for live animals. “AA Cargo’s new facility is designed to enhance our customers’ shipping experience by increasing our cargo handing … [Read more...] about AA Cargo opens LAX cargo terminal
LAX cargo rebounds in Sept
Los Angeles International Airport has posted an increase in air cargo of 2.7 per cent in September, compared with the year-earlier period. This was one of the few increases in air cargo around the country's airports. In September, air cargo rose to 132 164.116 tonnes, up 2.7 per cent from the 129 478.849 tonnes, a year earlier. … [Read more...] about LAX cargo rebounds in Sept
LAX sees slimmest cargo decline of the year
In a further indication of an Asian-led recovery of the air cargo sector, Los Angeles International Airport reported its busiest month for freight in nearly a year in August and the fourth straight month-to-month improvement in cargo volumes. North America's largest gateway for the trans-Pacific air cargo trade, reported a 5.1 per cent fall in August cargo volumes compared to the same month a year ago, but the decline marked the slimmest Los Angeles has recorded since April 2008 and the seventh … [Read more...] about LAX sees slimmest cargo decline of the year
Cargo drops level off at LAX
Cargo drops level off at LAX Precipitous cargo declines at Los Angeles International Airport have leveled off after four straight months of declines of more than 20 per cent as the airport's freight operations suffered under collapsing exports out of Asia. February's 23.1 per cent drop, year-on-year, in tonnage also marks the seventh straight month of double-digit declines at the US' largest transpacific air cargo gateway. The February figure was however, slightly better than the 24.5 per cent … [Read more...] about Cargo drops level off at LAX
Air cargo slides at San Francisco & LAX
Plummeting volumes of imports from Asia sent cargo traffic at San Francisco International Airport plunging 36 per cent in December, giving the major trans-Pacific gateway a 14.4 per cent decline in overall freight business in 2008. International imports fell 43 per cent at San Francisco in December from the same month a year earlier, a clear sign of the faltering production from factories in China and exports from the region. Los Angeles International Airport, the largest trans-Pacific air cargo … [Read more...] about Air cargo slides at San Francisco & LAX