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THE Boeing Company projects that the global air cargo market will continue to exhibit strong, long-term growth, according to the company’s Current Market Outlook 2008. During the 20-year forecast period, Boeing projects that the industry will grow at an an
EMIRATES Airline showcased its new Airbus A380 in San Francisco and Los Angeles over the last two days, as part of a number of exclusive tours of the aircraft that were planned for the US.
CHAPMAN Freeborn recently completed the successful movement of over 2,300 tonnes of tents from Iran to China, to aid those left homeless by the earthquake that hit the country in May.
SRILANKAN Airlines has signed up for SkyChain, the end-to-end cargo reservation and business management solution offered by Mercator, the Dubai-based business technology provider, which is part of the Emirates Group.
IBS Software Services, announced that its next-generation Cargo Management System, iCargo, has gone live for the first time at Nippon Cargo Airlines, Japan’s only all-cargo airline, and IBS’ launch customer for the product. This system, which was developed
KENYAN all-cargo airline, Astral Aviation has awarded a contract to European Cargo Services (ECS) to act as its cargo general sales agent in 15 countries in Europe, marketing the carrier’s extensive network across Africa.
CARGO 2000’s program to improve the quality of air cargo achieved an important milestone in June 2008, when it measured the quality of more than one million individual route maps for the first time.
FOLLOWING a number of enquiries regarding British Airways World Cargo’s fuel surcharge policy, Adam Carson, senior manager revenue management, BAWC, said: “We regularly review our fuel surcharge policy in response to the dynamic nature of fuel prices and e
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) released international traffic data for June that showed a continued slowing of demand growth for air transport. For the first time in three years cargo contracted (by 0.8 per cent) compared to June 2007.
GANDER International Airport is North America’s first Carbon Neutral airport.
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA), announced that IATA e-freight is ‘live’ in South Korea, the first new location to do so in 2008.
ANA Group reported consolidated revenue of £1.6 billion and operating profit of £7 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, ended 30 June, a drop of 1.2 per cent increase and 10.5 per cent respectively. Net profit decreased 92.4 per cent year-on-
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won a contract to provide cargo handling and ramp transfer services for JAT Airways in France.
British Airways and Iberia are holding talks with a view to an all-share merger between the two companies. The negotiations are supported unanimously by the boards of both
A YEAR after he lost the battle for the company he had started and built into a global force, Eagle Global Logistics founder Jim Crane, is about to launch a new forwarding outfit.
Emirates has purchased 60 wide-bodied aircraft to support the expansion of its international route network.
CARGO B is far from bankrupt, as reported in other media, and in 2008 has seen its South American business grow with 62 flights completed on the route.
THE US$1.3 billion cargo behemoth created by the merger of Delta and Northwest Airlines, will be controlled by the junior partner in the freight segment, writes Ian Putzger.
BRAVE and progressive, or a crazy overcomplicated move set to fail. Industry opinion appears to be split on Air France-KLM Cargo’s recent decision to begin the process of rolling part of the fuel surcharge into the general rate.
The Boeing Company recently delivered to Cargolux Airlines International its 16th and last 747-400 Freighter with a ceremony at Paine Field in Everett, Wash.
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