Electronics company facing $126,000 HazMat fine from FAA

A Florida-based electronics company is facing a $126,000 fine from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for alleged violations of Hazardous Materials Violations. RAE-I.T. Asset Management of Ocala, Florida is accused of offering a shipment containing 220 lithium ion mobile phone batteries weighing 16 kilos to UPS for shipment by air on 24 May. The shipment, […]

ACI World: Hong Kong retains spot as world’s busiest cargo airport

Hong Kong International Airport retained its spot as the world’s busiest cargo airport as the whole market registered modest growth of 2.6 per cent in 2015, Airports Council International (ACI) says. In its 2015 ACI World Airport Traffic Report, the association reports that air cargo growth was slower than the passenger division due to subdued […]

ACI: Weakness in India and China causes 1.3% fall

Airfreight volumes fell by 1.3 per cent in November with the weak growth in economies such as China and India unable to offset declines in other major market, according to Airports Council International (ACI) FreightFlash. In November the only region of the world to see an increase was Africa, rising by 11.9 per cent. Latin […]

ACI: air cargo volumes up 1.4% in September

Airfreight volumes inched up by more than one per cent in September lead by the North American market, according to the Airports Council International (ACI). ACI says: “Markets remain relatively weak as compared to passenger traffic. An emerging market slowdown led by China has resulted in more subdued growth in airfreight volumes across the world’s […]

Worldwide freight volumes fall in August

Freight volumes fell by 0.2 per cent worldwide in August with both North America and Latin America – Caribbean declining while most other regions saw little growth, according to Airports Council International (ACI). Airports in North America reported a fall of 1.7 per cent year-on-year (YOY) in August while Latin America – Caribbean declined by […]