July 2008

IAMAir Canada ship canoes

AIR Canada Cargo has carried 20 canoes and associated equipment from Dublin to Edmonton, Canada, destined for the 8th ICF…

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IATA strongly criticise ETS vote

THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) severely criticised the European Parliament vote to bring aviation into the European Emissions Trading…

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Agility achieve carboNZero certification

AGILITY announced that the company is the first to achieve carboNZero certification in New Zealand. The carboNZero programme enables organisations…

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Munich Airport and Lufthansa Cargo working together

FMG, the Munich Airport operating company, and Lufthansa Cargo AG, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in which both parties…

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Cargologic gain Cargo 2000 certification

CARGO 2000 has awarded quality certification to Cargologic for the company’s freight handling centres in Switzerland, The Netherlands, Germany and…

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DUS Cargo builds up cargo traffic

DUS Cargo Logistics, the main cargo handler at Dusseldorf airport, is building up its cargo traffic. The airport continues to…

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UIA takes delivery of first B737-300SF

UKRAINE International Airlines (UIA), has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-300SF freighter to provide additional cargo capacity between Kiev…

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Boeing 2008 outlook

THE Boeing 2008 outlook calls for a market of 29,400 new commercial airplanes (passenger and freighter), by 2027, with a…

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Delta and ATC

DELTA Airlines Cargo has re-appointed ATC as its general sales and service agent. ATC was Delta’s GSSA from 1984 to…

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SkyXS and bmi GSA cooperation

GSA SkyXS announced the offline GSA cooperation with bmi in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and…

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S Africa black chairman

THE South African Association of freight forwarders has appointed its first black chairman. This is of major significance in South…

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Tianjin and Hermes

TIANJIN AirCargo Terminal (TAT), a new Lufthansa Cargo Joint Venture cargo terminal at Tianjin, commenced operations in April 2008 operating…

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WFS

WORLDWIDE Flight Services, has won a competitive tender to provide cargo, ramp and passenger handling services for Asiana Airlines in…

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Lithuanian

AIRLINE Services GSA, the pan-Nordic cargo GSSA, has been appointed GSA for Lithuanian Airlines in Sweden, Norway and Finland. Lithuanian…

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Maximus

MAXIMUS Air Cargo, recorded an almost five-fold increase in aircraft hours sold during the first half of 2008, compared to…

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BALtrans

THE UK arm of logistics group BALtrans – recently acquired by Toll Holdings of Australia – has been awarded Authorised…

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Amerer Air

 BAE Systems Regional Aircraft announced that Amerer Air, Austria’s all-cargo carrier, is planned to become the first customer for the…

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MK Airlines

FREIGHT Feeder Aircraft Corporation announced that the company has entered into a Letter of Intent with MK Airlines, for the…

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Woodland move

WOODLAND International Transport has moved into new premises in Manchester, in response to continued expansion. Kinga Garner, who has led…

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Virgin oppose American Airlines and Iberia alliance

VIRGIN Atlantic reacted to reports that BA may seek an alliance with American Airlines and Iberia. Paul Charles, director of…

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