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…
Kalitta Air grounds third of fleet
14 / 12 / 2008
DUE to plunging demand, US cargo airline Kalitta Air is to park a third of its fleet and lay off…
Air-freight cartel starts to pay the price
14 / 12 / 2008
THE fallout from the price-fixing air-freight cartel is starting to gather pace. The Australian Federal Court has just fined Qantas…
Uzbekistan to get central Asian hub
14 / 12 / 2008
OFFICIALS have signed a deal to develop the Navoi International Airport in Uzbekistan into a central Asian logistics hub. The…
Stop multiple security regulations demands TIACA
11 / 12 / 2008
GLOBAL aviation security must be threat-based, risk-managed, multi-layered and operationally consistent to be effective, says the chairman of TIACA’s industry…
China to slash aircraft orders
11 / 12 / 2008
CHINA wants its airlines to cancel or postpone orders for new aircraft until the economy has stabilised, a move sure…
Cargomind first regional member of Cargo 2000
11 / 12 / 2008
IATA’s quality management programme, Cargo 2000, is now allowing regional membership, which was launched to encourage more medium-sized airlines, freight…
Thai business leaders demand action after airports closure
11 / 12 / 2008
THAI logistics operators and business leaders are demanding that the new incoming government should provide “remedies” for the estimated US$60…
Slump stalls Macau Airport plans
11 / 12 / 2008
PLANS to develop Macau International Airport have been postponed due to a dramatic drop in traffic. This year it fell…
Aeroflot bucks the trend for caution
11 / 12 / 2008
AEROFLOT has received the first of 10 Airbus 330-200s, confidently dismissing other carriers concern for the global economy. There is…
EU and Canada lift aviation restrictions
11 / 12 / 2008
Canada and the European Union (EU) have agreed to open restrictions on aviation between themselves. All EU airlines will now…
Panagia joins Maersk
11 / 12 / 2008
MASSIMO Panagia is the new managing director for the eastern Mediterranean region for Maersk Logistics/Damco. Panagia will have the overall…
Envirotainer promotes Nordenberg
09 / 12 / 2008
ENVIROTAINER, has promoted Johan Nordenberg to the post of healthcare sales and cold chain management director. He will be based…
Ethiopian flower exports wilting
09 / 12 / 2008
ETHIOPIAN flower exports are down due to euro and dollar currency fluctuations and the global economic slowdown. Flowers exports from…
Hactl traffic takes a tumble
09 / 12 / 2008
HONG Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl), announced the air cargo tonnage throughput for November 2008. A total of 203,074…
Possible 645 billion Chinese aviation investment
09 / 12 / 2008
CHINA’S aviation regulator is to recommend that the government should invest US$65.4 billion into the country’s aviation industry. Liu Shaocheng,…
Greek strike may fuel riots
09 / 12 / 2008
GREEK air traffic controllers’ are joining the country’s unions in a general strike today. State-owned, but soon to be privatised,…
UPS opens new hub in Shanghai
09 / 12 / 2008
UPS has opened a new international hub in Shanghai at the Pudong International Airport. Mr. Wu, chairman of Shanghai Airport…
Future looks bleak for aviation predicts IATA
09 / 12 / 2008
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) has forecast an industry loss of US$2.5 billion for 2009. This will be due…
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