LUFTHANSA (LH) Cargo has confirmed news reported by Air Cargo News yesterday that it is launching a new multi-modal service…
AirBridgeCargo management roundabout continues
16 / 12 / 2008
After an major reorganisation of its senior management earlier this year, AirBridgeCargo (ABC) is set for further upheaval in the…
Man jailed for stealing from US cargo holds
16 / 12 / 2008
A MAN has been jailed for stealing US Treasury cheques out of cargo holds at Newark Liberty International Airport. Merlingh…
OPEC tried to stabilise falling oil prices
16 / 12 / 2008
CRUDE oil prices were given a short lift by 8.1 per cent to US$50.05 a barrel at news that oil…
Lynden names new heads
16 / 12 / 2008
LYNDEN International, a division of Lynden Air Freight, has promoted David Richardson to president and Steve Tofts to vice president…
Labour talks breakdown at American
16 / 12 / 2008
TALKS between American Airlines (AA) and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) have failed again to reach a new contract. The…
Air France-KLM to take over Martinair
16 / 12 / 2008
EUROPEAN competition regulators have given the all clear for Air France-KLM to buy full ownership of Dutch charter and cargo…
Changi increases offering to airlines
15 / 12 / 2008
THE Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has extended its air hub development fund for another year and increased its…
Ecologist says food miles are overhyped
15 / 12 / 2008
A UK ecologist has denounced the media and politicians for blowing the issue of food’s environmental footprint out of proportion….
Cargo B takes on new 747-400
15 / 12 / 2008
AS part of a planned development strategy, Brussels-based Cargo B Airlines has added its first B747-400 freighter to its fleet…
China confirms aviation bailout
15 / 12 / 2008
THE Chinese government has confirmed a multi-billion dollar bailout for the country’s aviation industry. As reported in last issue’s Air…
China and Taiwan thaw shipping links
15 / 12 / 2008
CHINA and Taiwan have resumed shipping links after nearly 60 years. China has threatened military action to seize the island…
Jade looks to the sea to ease its economic ills
15 / 12 / 2008
LUFTHANSA Cargo and its minority owned Chinese subsidiary Jade Cargo International will offer combined air/sea transports to Australia commencing January…
Malaysian cargo crime solved
15 / 12 / 2008
A TWO-year-old theft from the Air Cargo Complex at Batu Maung in Malaysia has finally been solved. Local police revealed…
Dreamliner now two years behind schedule
15 / 12 / 2008
BOEING is delaying its already late 787 Dreamliner jet programme by another six months. First delivery is now due in…
Stansted given lower price caps than expected
14 / 12 / 2008
THE Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued lower price caps than expected to Stansted Airport to encourage competition between nearby…
Avient to replace fleet with A330s
14 / 12 / 2008
AFRICA specialist cargo airline Avient is, despite the global economic downturn, still planning on renewing its fleet. CEO Andrew Smith…
Stobart to start passengers flights out of Southend
14 / 12 / 2008
FURTHER to the news that Stobart has bought Southend Airport for niche cargo shipments, Andrew Tinkler, chief executive of Stobart,…
Alitalia sold to CAI
14 / 12 / 2008
A CONSORTIUM of 21 investors has bought Alitalia, the struggling Italian carrier. The consortium, called CAI, bought the company for…
Budapest latest on list of closed airports
14 / 12 / 2008
THE latest in a long run of airport disruptions around the world is happening at Budapest in Hungary. A strike…
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