Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and Polar Air Cargo have expanded their partnership in North America with a new long-term contract at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). WFS will handle more than five million kilos of cargo each month carried by Polar’s all-Boeing freighter fleet ex-LAX. This includes scheduled and ad-hoc freighter service from Los Angeles. Polar, a joint venture of Atlas Air and DHL Express, has significantly grown its footprint at LAX after expanding with a second … [Read more...] about Polar Air Cargo, WFS extend partnership with LAX contract
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American, Delta apply for LA-Beijing
American Airlines has submitted a proposal to the US Department of Transportation to begin daily nonstop service from Los Angeles to the Chinese capital of Beijing, two weeks after Delta Air Lines announced a similar bid. Currently, Air China is the only airline operating direct flights from Los Angeles to Beijing. Both airlines said they would like to begin service from Los Angeles International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport starting 16 December, but with a limited number … [Read more...] about American, Delta apply for LA-Beijing
Volumes at LAX continue to recover
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
Volumes at LAX continue to recover
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
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
