LOT Cargo has launched a New York – Warsaw – New York freight route with an all-cargo B767-300 aircraft operated by Cargojet Airways. This year, flights are scheduled for January-April and October-December. For January and March, the company has planned weekly flights departing from New York (JFK) on Saturdays and from Warsaw on Sundays. For February, two flights per week have been scheduled with an additional flight from Warsaw on Thursdays. The offer is designed for clients … [Read more...] about LOT Cargo starts flights to US, Canada
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Asiana to pay $55M in freight case
South Korean Asiana Airlines will pay US$55 million to purchasers of freight shipping services to resolve claims of price-fixing. The airline is one of more than two dozen worldwide that faced allegations of conspiring to inflate shipping prices in the case in federal court in Brooklyn, New York. Settlements have been reached with 22 airlines so far totalling US$903 million, lawyers for the plaintiffs said. … [Read more...] about Asiana to pay $55M in freight case
NCA returns to NY
Nippon Cargo Airlines is returning to New York's JFK airport, making it the only airline to provide direct freighter service between New York and Tokyo. The service was suspended in August due to skyrocketing fuel prices and limited capacity. Customer demand has increased recently, said the airline. Despite lower fuel prices, however, "the international air cargo market remains extremely harsh," NCA said in a statement. … [Read more...] about NCA returns to NY
Japan : Japanese carriers drop NY freighter service
Direct maindeck cargo capacity between Japan and New York will be nonexistent come this January as NCA and JAL cargo both scale back transpacificcapacity. Nippon Cargo Airlines stopped flying to Kennedy International Airport in August, and now serves the New York market with trucks running between JFK and Chicago. Japan Airlines cut back its freighter service to New York from five flights a week to four from late October and will drop its all-cargo service to New York completely at the end … [Read more...] about Japan : Japanese carriers drop NY freighter service
NY/NJ slot auction draws industry ire
The US Department of Transport’s decision to auction slots at New Yorkarea airports to ease congestion has been strongly opposed by the airport authority, the carriers as well as IATA, as it could affect airlines operating passenger services and bellyhold cargo. The US-based Air Transport Association and IATA followed through on their promise to fight the US Department of Transportation’s final rule on slot auctions and flight caps at New York JFK, LaGuardia and Newark. The … [Read more...] about NY/NJ slot auction draws industry ire
