November 2008

Airfreight decline gathers pace

THE International Air Transport Association (IATA), announced international air traffic for October showing a second consecutive month of global decline….

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Aramex wins Green award

THE Green Association, has highlighted Aramex’s wide commitment to community development, through its cost-effective environmental and sustainable business practices. The…

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CEVA plans Malaysian expansion

CEVA Logistics, recently unveiled its facility expansion plan to support its growing operations in Malaysia. The new 350,000 sq ft…

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Virgin strikes back against BAAA deal

VIRGIN Atlantic has urged the European Commission to reject the planned virtual merger between British Airways and American Airlines. In…

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Delta stays with Descartes

DESCARTES Systems Group logistics solutions provider, has extended its relationship to provide Delta Cargo with technology underlying Delta Cargo’s electronic…

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New system cuts transport costs

LUFTHANSA Cargo, which recently acquired bmi in the UK, claims it has achieved both a major drop in its European…

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IATA slams UK aviation tax reform

THE International Air Transport Association labelled the increase in UK Air Passenger Duty (APD) and its reform into four bands…

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Maximus wins big aid contract

  The mission is funded by the UAE government as a gift to Sudan’s Humanitarian Aid Commission. Maximus will dedicate…

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Avient completes animal transport

ON 5 November, 2008, Avient shipped six elephants from Windhoek, Namibia to Valencia, final destination to be the Bio Parc…

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Abu Dhabi remains on the up

DESPITE global slowdowns in the aviation industry in 2008, Abu Dhabi International Airport has continued to buck the trend as…

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Doomed An-12 linked to Bout

AN Antonov An-12 freighter carrying FedEx cargo and belonging to an airline associated with a notorious gunrunner, has crashed in…

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WCA launches perishable partnership for forwarders

THE WCA Family of Logistic Networks, has launched a new alliance in a sector of logistics and freight forwarding that…

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End of an era as Intavia disappears

LONG-STANDING African all-cargo specialists African International Airlines, suspended operations at the end of September as the huge rises in fuel…

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Activairs MD to leave family business

MATT Evans, managing director of Activair, is to leave the company. From the start of 2009 he will step down…

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Newcomer ACG ready for take-off

A BRAND-NEW long-haul widebody freighter airline, called Air Cargo Germany (ACG), intends to start operations second half of January 2009…

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Boeings flagship freighter delayed

STILL smarting from the delays that have plagued the development of its much anticipated B787, Boeing now had to inform…

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DVB and Cabot to market converted 747-400SFs

DVB Aviation Asset Management has announced that it has appointed Cabot Aviation to jointly work together to remarket six B747-400…

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ACS rushes emergency relief into Goma

AIR Charter Service was recently called on to help with the massive aid relief programme in Goma in the Democratic…

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New Russian state airline is named Rosavia

A NEW airline, being created by the Moscow city government and state-run Russian Technologies, will be called Rosavia, according to…

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Vega overcomes An-12 ban to re-emerge as Cargo Air

IN 2007 the new EU rules regarding the operation of a number of Soviet era aircraft types came into effect,…

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