February 2008

Anniversary celebrations for Atlas

ATLAS Air Worldwide Holdings is celebrating the 15th anniversary of its flagship brand, Atlas Air. William J Flynn, President and…

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Swiss welcomes new capacity

SWISS WorldCargo will increase capacity to Tel Aviv, with a new A340 daily connection from Zurich from 12 March 2008….

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Schenker chairman steps down

HANS-Jörg Hager, chairman of the board of management of Schenker Deutschland, will leave the company earlier than foreseen. An official…

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TNT boosts green rating

TNT has enhanced its ‘green’ credentials by gaining the ISO 14001 accreditation, an official acknowledgement that TNT is making significant…

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New e-direction for NCA

NIPPON Cargo Airlines, has re-jigged its website to provide customers with more information and additional opportunities to familiarise themselves with…

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BA strikes could ground cargo

THE threat of British Airways pilot strikes still loom as the union enters a conciliation process in a row over…

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New head for Schenker UK

SCHENKER has appointed Jochen Müller to the position of managing director. Based at the company’s London Heathrow office, he takes…

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BOC signs for A330Fs

SINGAPORE-based aircraft leasing company BOC Aviation, has ordered five Airbus 330-200Fs. The current list price of each freighter is US$175…

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New e-direction for NCA

NIPPON Cargo Airlines, has re-jigged its website to provide customers with more information and additional opportunities to familiarise themselves with…

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BDP re-groups in logistics standoff

BDP International (BDP) is forming a new global alliance of small- to medium-sized firms to challenge the dominance of the…

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BDP re-groups in logistics standoff

BDP International (BDP) is forming a new global alliance of small- to medium-sized firms to challenge the dominance of the…

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West Air banks seed run

WEST AIR will, on behalf of DHL, perform the first in a series of historically important transports of seeds to…

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Russia extends airspace agreement

THE Russian transport ministry has extended Lufthansa Cargo’s permission to fly over Russian Federation territory until the end of March….

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Cost reduction drives revenues

AIR France-KLM recorded an operating income of €311 million (+23.4 per cent) for Q3 2007-08. Cargo saw a slight improvement,…

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Forwarders sign up for Impatex

IMPATEX added 25 new companies to its customer base in 2007. Between them, the new users have added a further…

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GSAs meet at ACF

FEDAGSA, the Federation of Airline General Sales Agents, is timing its 2008 AGM to allow some 100 GSA executives from…

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Latin America buys into A350s

SYNERGY Aerospace, the Latin-American consortium, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 10 A350-800s and 10 options. This further…

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KN improve cool chain quality

KUEHNE + Nagel has gained Envirotainer’s QEP accreditation at more than 50 key airfreight stations across the world, including major…

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TNT 2008 objectives rest on economic outlook

REVENUES were up 9.5 per cent for TNT in Q4 2007. Profit stood at 986 million euros, up 4.5 per…

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Ocean buys time

FINREP will haul Ocean Airlines out of the red, covering its negative capital account. The move is a “gesture of…

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