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The boosted inventory will help reduce its air-freight costs, which have risen as Nike has increasingly turned to air shipping to get its products from factories to stores in time to restock its most sought-after products.

Nike Posts Higher Profit, Sales Maxwell Murphy 2011

Global airline-industry earnings are projected to fall 29% to $4.9 billion next year, driven by a near-collapse in Europe and an air-freight market that isn't expected to recover until midyear.

Airline Profits Hit the Brakes Doug Cameron 2011

Boeing Co. plans to deliver the first of its new 747-8F cargo planes next month after a lengthy delay—just as the global air-freight market is softening.

Boeing Cargo Plane Wins Clearance Doug Cameron 2011

The athletic apparel maker, which posted a 5.2% increase in its fiscal third-quarter earnings, said because of rising oil, cotton, labor and air-freight costs, its gross margins will continue to lag in the near team.

Nike Plans to Raise Prices Maxwell Murphy 2011

Executives of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc., which hopes to receive the first of its 747-8Fs in October, said earlier this month that delayed shipping by retailers amid the uncertain economy could help international air-freight carriers.

Boeing Cargo Plane Wins Clearance Doug Cameron 2011

Susan Rosenberg , a United Parcel Service Inc. spokeswoman, said Friday that the shipping giant hasn't seen any big changes in air-freight demand since it added some Europe-to-Asia flights over the summer to accommodate activity.

Boeing Cargo Plane Wins Clearance Doug Cameron 2011

The company missed earnings estimates last quarter for the first time in five years as margins tumbled on higher supply and air-freight costs.

Nike Appears Poised to Get a Second Wind Kelly Evans 2011

The company missed earnings estimates last quarter for the first time in five years as margins tumbled on higher supply and air-freight costs.

Nike Appears Poised to Get a Second Wind Kelly Evans 2011

UPS and FedEx Corp., which are the world's largest air-freight carriers, haven't ordered the 747-8F, and both canceled deals to acquire the larger Airbus A380 freighter, effectively killing the cargo version of the world's largest passenger airline.

Boeing Cargo Plane Wins Clearance Doug Cameron 2011

Nike has also said it aims to raise prices to offset the rising cost of raw materials such as cotton, as well as higher labor and air-freight costs.

Adidas Boosts Sales Outlook for Year Harriet Torry 2011