June 2008

More changes enforced at DHL Global Forwarding

NEWLY-appointed chief executive officer DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, Hermann Ude, has made a number of other significant changes, following the…

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Swissport levy fuel surcharges

THE ancillary costs of shipping cargo by air have just gone up another notch as the first large handler introduced…

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RJ freighter into Athens

ATHENS Airport recently welcomed new freighter flights including the A310 freighter service from Royal Jordanian. The weekly service carries a…

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Traxon

TRAXON Europe’s Cargo 2000 Data Management Platform, has been certified by Cargo 2000 for its ability to measure and manage…

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Boeing delivers first 767-300BCF

BOEING, Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd and All Nippon Airways, celebrated the completion and certification of the first 767-300 Boeing Converted…

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Swiss launches Shanghai service

ON 9 May, 2008, Swiss has successfully launched a non-stop flight between Zurich and Shanghai; the new daily A340 connection…

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Hellmann

WORKING in conjunction with the owners of Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Infratil Airports, the Prestwick division of Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has…

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Brussels Cargo

BRUSSELS Cargo, has launched a new Daylight Courier service to major cities across Europe. The new service will be marketed…

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Virgin steps up HK services

VIRGIN Atlantic is to increase its frequency between London Heathrow and Hong Kong from daily to twice a day. The…

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Roller Beds

ALTHOUGH Gray & Adams has traditionally manufactured semi-trailers and bodies for the UK and Irish temperature-controlled transport industry, the company…

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Frankfurt May Traffic

NEW historic peak figures characterised Frankfurt Airport’s traffic development in May 2008. The 4.7 million passenger mark, was exceeded for…

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Menzies

MENZIES Aviation announced the renewal of the contract with Aerolineas Argentinas at Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport. The contract is…

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IATA appoints new chairman

THE International Air Transport Association announced that Royal Jordanian Airlines chief executive officer, Samer Majali, commenced his one-year term as…

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Hactl announces May figures

HONG Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl), announced its air cargo tonnage throughput for May 2008. A total of 218,696…

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EGSAC has new V-P

EGSAC, has elected Mike Staeck as its new vice-president, following a ballot among all members. His appointment follows the promotion…

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Airbridge receives Canada AOC

AIRBRIDGE Cargo Airlines has been awarded an Air Operator’s Certificate by Transport Canada, the Canadian government department responsible for developing…

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Air France-KLM

AIR France-KLM May traffic, saw a good level of activity with a six per cent rise in traffic, in line…

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Emirates SkyCargo

MANAGERS for Emirates SkyCargo’s 100-plus stations around the world recently came to Dubai for the company’s Worldwide Conference 2008. “The…

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Davies Turner opens green facility

DAVIES Turner’s determination that its operations are environmentally responsible, is clearly demonstrated at the freight forwarders’ recently completed multi-million pound…

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Parchim debt still outstanding

THE Chinese buyer of northern Germany’s Parchim airport, has been granted a payment extension to pay the outstanding purchase price…

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