Chinese airlines have taken a beating recently but the long-term outlook remains favourable, says Liu Shaocheng, director of the aviation…
Moran joins Menzies
16 / 11 / 2008
NEAL Moran has joined Menzies Aviation as its North American vice-president cargo. Moran will report to John Redmond, senior vice-president…
Frankfurt traffic grows but decline expected
16 / 11 / 2008
CARGO traffic at Frankfurt airport, Europe’s biggest airfreight hub, grew by 1.2 percent in the first nine months of the…
Bluebird invests in new software
16 / 11 / 2008
A COMPLIANCE management solution from Q-Pulse IMS, is helping Bluebird Cargo to streamline their management of Quality and Safety. In…
Rio Grande airport open to foreign cargo
16 / 11 / 2008
VALLEY International Airport (VIA) has announced the re-opening of its US Customs and Border Protection facility. The Rio Grande valley…
BAWC appoints customer service team in Thailand
16 / 11 / 2008
BRITISH Airways World Cargo (BAWC) has announced the appointment of a new customer service team in Thailand. From 3 November…
ECS wins AMX Cargo contract to South America
16 / 11 / 2008
EUROPEAN Cargo Services (ECS) has won a Europe-wide general sales agent contract from AMX Cargo, significantly developing its coverage of…
Chuang joins SATS
16 / 11 / 2008
SINGAPORE Airport Terminal Services Limited (SATS), announced that Lim Chuang will be joining the company as its senior vice-president of…
AirBridgeCargo to build on Dutch success
16 / 11 / 2008
AIRBRIDGECARGO Airlines (ABC) claim that Amsterdam Schiphol Airport will be at the heart of “its development strategy to build on…
Arnold becomes TCC board member
16 / 11 / 2008
THE Cargo Connection (TCC) has promoted its general manager, Sheena Arnold, to its board of directors. She has also been…
Asian airfreight liberalisation breakthrough
16 / 11 / 2008
A meeting of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has produced a breakthrough airfreight liberalisation agreement. The ASEAN…
LAX traffic plummets
16 / 11 / 2008
Cargo traffic at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has dramatically fallen 17.1 per cent in September, its sharpest decline for…
Freighter crashes in Iraq
16 / 11 / 2008
An Antonov An-12 freighter crashed in the desert just west of Baghdad on 13 November killing all seven people on…
Shenzhen to Tokyo route opens
11 / 11 / 2008
AIR China’s new route from Shenzhen International Airport to Tokyo has been opened successfully. Flights are scheduled for seven days…
French pax traffic up but cargo suffers
11 / 11 / 2008
AIR France-KLM’s October passenger traffic data compared well to October last year, which was affected by a strike, but cargo…
American Ups Priority Parcel Weight Limit
11 / 11 / 2008
AMERICAN Airlines Cargo Division (AA Cargo) announced that it has increased the per-piece weight limit on its Priority Parcel Service…
Grupo Marsans Buys Big From Airbus
10 / 11 / 2008
GRUPO Marsans has signed a firm order with Airbus. The purchase comprises 61 Airbus aircraft, which include four A380s, ten…
DHL US Express completes US retreat
10 / 11 / 2008
DHL is to reposition of its loss-making US Express business, which will in future focus entirely on its international offering….
BA Cargo Profits Take Off
10 / 11 / 2008
BRITISH Airways World Cargo has reported commercial revenues (flown revenue plus fuel surcharges) of £363 million, an increase of 25.2…
Hactl Sees a Sharp Dip in October Air Cargo
10 / 11 / 2008
HONG Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl), has announced its air cargo tonnage throughput for October 2008. A total of…