The recovery in air freight volumes from a weak first half of last year continued into 2016, although subdued underlying global trade conditions suggest another modest year for volumes growth, reports the IATA. Ongoing strong capacity ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently recognized the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League for the team’s achievements in reducing food waste. The Stars participated in EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge, which ...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported an improvement in airlines’ financial well-being. Worldwide airline share prices rose 14% in November, supported by continued decline in the price of crude oil and jet ...
This holiday season, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) encourages people to save money and protect the environment by reducing the amount of wasted food that gets thrown away. In 2011 alone, Americans generated 36 million tons ...
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IATA reports that air freight volumes were up by a strong 5.8% in July compared to a year ago. This is an acceleration on June, when freight tonne kilometres rose 2.4%, and reflects improving demand conditions in some regions. There was ...
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Worldwide airline share prices fell 2% in July compared to June, but in line with performance of the broader market. Initial Q2 financial results show strong gains for US airlines' performance, but declines in Asia Pacific due to cargo ...
Tags: Service, Airline economy, Air transport
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released January performance data showing a strong rise in air freight growth compared to a year ago. Global freight tonne kilometres (FTK) rose 4.5% in January compared to January 2013. ...
Tags: Air Freight, Service, Logistics
Millions of people step aboard airplanes each day, complaining about the lack of legroom and overhead space but almost taking for granted that they can travel thousands of miles in just a few hours. Wednesday marks the 100th anniversary ...
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Sprint majority owner SoftBank plans to buy a majority stake in T-Mobile through Sprint with the apparent intent to combine the two carriers, Japan's Nikkei newspaper reported. The plan would a merged entity on a better competitive ...
Air freight markets stabilised in September, after an extended period of slow increase. Global freight tonne kilometres were up 0.5% in September year-on-year, a slowdown on the 3.4% growth in August, and there was no increase in volumes ...
Tags: Global Market Transport, Service, Transport
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported a continued modest improvement in air cargo markets in August. August air freight demand was up 3.6% on the previous year, which is considerably better than year-to-date ...
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US Gulf Coast jet fuel reached its highest level since April 2 on Tuesday, continuing a run-up on factors including reaction to a federal lawsuit seeking to block a merger of American Airlines and US Airways. Platts assessed Gulf Coast ...
With millions of sports fans visiting LEED-certified green sports venues every year, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is proud to announce a collaboration with the Green Sports Alliance, a prominent nonprofit organization supporting ...
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American Airlines has completed the successful rollout of its industry-leading Electronic Flight Bag program with the discontinuation of paper revisions to terminal charts, making it the first major commercial airline to fully utilize ...
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We may live and do a lot business in a virtual world today, but there's nothing like a little face time. EastPack, to be held June 18-20 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, will provide plenty of opportunities for ...
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