ATHENS International Airport will become the first European Airport to formally incorporate Minimum Service Delivery Standards in its freight &…
March 2008
AMI takes on MMA
18 / 03 / 2008
AMI has bought Johannesburg-based MMA Consolidators. MMA has been AMI’s service partner in South Africa for the past two years….
A380 arrives at LHR
18 / 03 / 2008
THE first scheduled service of a Singapore Airlines’ Airbus A380, has landed at London Heathrow from Changi Airport. Nick Devall,…
Group strategy will bolster Lufthansa revenues
18 / 03 / 2008
LUFTHANSA Cargo filed a €135.6 million profit in 2007, down on €815 million in 2006. Fierce competition and mounting excess…
DHL switches to Polar for US-Asia express
18 / 03 / 2008
DHL Express has cancelled overnight freight services with Transmile on US-Asia routes, instead switching to Polar Air Cargo. DHL Express…
Air France-KLM takes over Alitalia
18 / 03 / 2008
AIR France-KLM’s takeover of Alitalia has been approved. The joint carrier will restructure and re-launch Alitalia, calling for a network…
Lufthansa Cargo supports e-freight in Germany
17 / 03 / 2008
LUFTHANSA Cargo hosted the launch of IATA’s e-freight initiative in Germany, in a bid to further the trial. The carrier…
Lufthansa Cargo supports e-freight in Germany
16 / 03 / 2008
The carrier will take over project management in Germany and oversee the effective implementation of the necessary processes by all…
Qatar surcharge increase
16 / 03 / 2008
DUE to the continued increase in jet fuel price, Qatar Airways will increase the fuel surcharge to USD 0.85/kg with…
Delta takes advantage of US-China relations
13 / 03 / 2008
DELTA Air Lines will inaugurate a non-stop Shanghai-Atlanta route on March 31, 2008, with the freedom of restrictions on cargo…
Bout faces extradition
13 / 03 / 2008
THE United States is calling for the extradition of suspected Russian arms dealer and air cargo criminal, Viktor Bout, from…
CSA signs up for AFRA
13 / 03 / 2008
Czech Airlines Cargo has signed a contract to use OAG Cargo’s Inforwarding Announcements service to publish time sensitive operational announcements…
DHL teams up with Envirotainer
13 / 03 / 2008
DHL has partnered up with Envirotainer, to outsource its temperature controlled air cargo container needs. Envirotainer will provide specialised temperature-sensitive…
Panalpina accelerates growth
12 / 03 / 2008
PANALPINA posted a 13.4 per cent jump in profits for 2007. EBITDA grew by 15.4 per cent and net earnings…
Etihad announces surcharge increase
12 / 03 / 2008
ETIHAD Crystal Cargo will increase its fuel surcharge to EUR 0.85/USD 0.85/GBP 0.48 per kg or its equivalent in local…
FedEx boosts brand awareness
12 / 03 / 2008
BUSINESS Superbrands has named FedEx Express, as one of the UK’s top 10 business brands in the Business Superbrands 2008…
Barloworld acquires Swift
12 / 03 / 2008
BARLOWORLD Logistics has acquired Dubai-based Swift Group in the Far East, India, UAE, Africa and Germany. The acquisitions will catapult…
MASkargo partners with DHL
12 / 03 / 2008
MASkargo saw a two per cent drop in cargo revenue in Q4 due to stiff competition. The cargo unit has…
KNs UK market share rockets
12 / 03 / 2008
Global airfreight volumes reached a record 818 million tonnes, up 15 per cent while UK tonnages rocketed by 18 per…
Oman-Bahrain open up cargo lanes
11 / 03 / 2008
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Oman and Bahrain to open up cargo operations between the two countries….
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