June 2008

Traxon seals Leisure Cargo deal

TRAXON Europe has announced Leisure Cargo as a new partner, with immediate effect. Leisure Cargo and its German customers can…

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LH Cargo leads e-freight in Germany

AT the Annual General Meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Istanbul, Lufthansa Cargo has been appointed leading…

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Troubled Cargoitalia appoints new board

Cargoitalia has appointed a new board of directors in the wake of the departure of chief executive officer Massimo Panagia…

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Aeroflot begins Finnish MD-11 service

tAEROFLOT Cargo has carried out the first MD-11 cargo flight on its Helsinki-Moscow-Helsinki routing. The first commercial service was completed…

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Emirates reveals A380 delivery date

EMIRATES Airlines announced it will receive the first of its 58 A380 aircraft on order from Airbus’ Hamburg facility on…

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Air Ones ambition demonstrated by big order

AIR One, has signed a firm order with Airbus for 12 A350-900s, plus 12 options, and 12 A330-200s, plus eight…

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American launches new Moscow service

AMERICAN Airlines Cargo Division has announced new cargo service to Moscow, Russia, from Chicago O’Hare International Airport. AA Cargo will…

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New IATA chairman faces huge challenges

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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Sino-European cargo deal a step closer

AIR France-KLM and China Southern have announced the signing of a Framework Agreement for the development of a Sino-European Cargo…

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Business case disappears with Silverjet demise

FUEL prices have claimed the last of three business class airlines set up to service primarily the transatlantic market. Following…

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ACS opens new office in Hong Kong

AIR Charter Service has announced the opening of its latest office in Hong Kong. According to the company it has…

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IATA predicts heavy industry losses

THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) revised its industry financial forecast for 2008 significantly downwards to a loss of US$2.3…

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Cathays first 747-400ERF is ready for action

CATHAY Pacific Airways’ cargo business has entered a new era following the arrival of the airline’s first Boeing 747-400ERF ‘Extended…

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IJS completes UK acquisition

IJS Global has reported that it has completed the purchase of Global Forwarding West Limited. Under the transaction, Global Forwarding…

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Circle wins Panalpinas business

PANALPINA World Transport has awarded an exclusive three-year contract to Circle Express to provide road transport services. Circle secured the…

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Avient spins off new logistics business

AVIENT Logistics has recently been launched, to fill a void within the logistics industry for a high quality, service focused,…

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New EMEA director for ABC

AIRBRIDGE Cargo Airlines, announce the appointment of Ludwig Hamburger as regional director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA)….

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BAWC ready to Zoom ahead

BRITISH Airways World Cargo has been awarded a three-year contract to provide full cargo handling services for Zoom Airlines from…

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Gulf Air places big Airbus order

GULF Air has placed a firm order with Airbus for 35 aircraft. The order comprises 15 A320 single aisle aircraft…

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