The Commerce Commission of New Zealand, the country’s competition watchdog, has launched legal action against 13 airlines and 7 individuals for alleged price-fixing and “extensive and long-term cartel activity in the air-cargo market.”

The Federal Court of Australia has fined Qantas Airways, Australia’s national airline, Australian $20 million (US $13.1 million) after the airline admit that it engaged in price-fixing linked to international cargo fuel surcharges.

The Middle East has finally ushered in the much important IATA e-freight initiative with Dubai becoming the first in the region and just 14th in the world to go for paperless cargo operations. This is believed to be a new milestone for the air cargo space.

Even as airline companies are reeling under a funds crunch worldwide, Dubai-based Emirates Airline's cargo division, Emirates SkyCargo, has launched a non-stop flight between Dubai and Los Angeles soon. The cargo service to Los Angeles International Airport, which is the 12th busiest cargo airport in the world handling 1.88 million tones ...

American Airlines Cargo Division (AA Cargo), a division of American Airlines, has announced its decision to participate in the launch of the United States air cargo industry’s e-freight initiative, which supports a move toward paperless documentation.

A former executive of British Airways has agreed to serve eight months in prison and pay a fine of $20,000 (£11,200) for his role in a conspiracy to fix air-cargo prices.

Airline behemoth Virgin Atlantic has signed in as the latest customer of SkyChain, an end-to-end IT cargo management system developed by Dubai-based business technology provider Mercator.

Aiming at providing shippers with the highest standard of service, Emirates SkyCargo has teamed up with a leading US research institute to develop a ground breaking new product for the shipment of temperature-sensitive cargo.