THE Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA), has added new council members for 2008. Justin Bowman, group commercial director of Air…
March 2008
HACTL opens horse handling
25 / 03 / 2008
HONG Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited, held a groundbreaking ceremony for a contingency horse handling centre to prepare for the…
Great Wall adds Tianjin
25 / 03 / 2008
GREAT Wall Airlines will add Tianjin to its freighter network on 30 March, 2008. The new cargo flights will be…
South African traders welcome Emirates non-stop service
25 / 03 / 2008
EMIRATES SkyCargo will have capacity to Cape Town from 30 March, with the launch of a daily passenger service to…
KN expands hotel logistics
25 / 03 / 2008
KUEHNE & Nagel has opened in MalĂ© and Gan as the first international logistics provider to operate a wholly-owned subsidiary…
Blue Dart boosts capacity
24 / 03 / 2008
CHENNAI-based Blue Dart Aviation, will replace its four Boeing 737 freighters with Boeing 757s, in a move to increase capacity….
Security hub systems win Lufthansa quality seal
24 / 03 / 2008
LUFTHANSA Cargo has been presented with the police quality seal in recognition of ‘exceptionally safe delivery of cargo shipments’ by…
Swain joins Hellmann UK
24 / 03 / 2008
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK has appointed Carl Swain as route development manager for the Middle East and Australasia. In his…
U-Freight making inroads in supply chain management
24 / 03 / 2008
U-FREIGHT is seeking to build its presence in the market for the provision of supply chain management services to manufacturers,…
Aeroflot fighting over MD-11 freighters
24 / 03 / 2008
AEROFLOT Cargo has hit a major stumbling block in its bid to replace its ageing DC-10Fs with MD-11 freighters, according…
Airports need to plan for 2008 growth
24 / 03 / 2008
THE Airports Council International saw total international freight reach 48.3 million tonnes in 2007, up 3.6 per cent. Total aircraft…
KN execs receive Hall of Fame prestige
24 / 03 / 2008
THE International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), is honouring the achievements of Klaus-Michael Kuehne, executive chairman of Kuehne + Nagel Group…
Etihad lifts cargo ops
24 / 03 / 2008
ETIHAD Crystal Cargo, will launch freighter operations to Lagos and Colombo. MD-11F services to Lagos, will begin on Monday 31…
Surcharges increase across cargo
19 / 03 / 2008
SEVERAL cargo carriers have announced a rise in fuel surcharges following the recent increase in the aviation fuel price. Polar…
Etihad keeps up ULD outsourcing
19 / 03 / 2008
ETIHAD Crystal Cargo, has renewed its global contract for the management of Unit Load Devices (ULD), with Unitpool for a…
New lead of LC cargo centre
19 / 03 / 2008
DR Andreas Jahnke has been appointed the new head of the Lufthansa Cargo Centre in Frankfurt. The logistics expert is…
DHL flies into Vatry
19 / 03 / 2008
DHL will operate a B757 and ATR72 to Paris-Vatry Airport from 31 March, 2008. The first DHL service to serve…
Cathays HKIA plans green lighted
19 / 03 / 2008
CATHAY Pacific has been given the green light for a new cargo terminal at the Hong Kong International Airport. The…
Green ultimatum for US carriers
19 / 03 / 2008
THE European Union could force a “green ultimatum” on US airlines to accept responsibility for carbon emissions or face restrictions…
AIA delivers high standards
18 / 03 / 2008
ATHENS International Airport will become the first European Airport to formally incorporate Minimum Service Delivery Standards in its freight &…