Martinair executive charged in U.S. probe

Martinair executive charged in U.S. probe    The U.S. Justice Department has charged an executive of cargo airline Martinair with conspiring to fix air cargo prices from 2001 through 2006.
   A grand jury in Atlanta has charged that Maria Christina Ullings, a senior vice president for Martinair Holland N.V, 'plotted to fix fuel surcharges and other prices for international air shipments between January 2001 and February 2006,' the Associated Press reported Thursday.
   The charges are the latest development in a widespread probe into air cargo price fixing, with 17 airlines and eight executives having been charged in the Justice Department’s ongoing investigation. Ullings could face 10 years in prison and a $1 million fine.