November 16, 2008

BAWC appoints customer service team in Thailand

BRITISH Airways World Cargo (BAWC) has announced the appointment of a new customer service team in Thailand. From 3 November…

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LAX traffic plummets

Cargo traffic at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has dramatically fallen 17.1 per cent in September, its sharpest decline for…

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Asian airfreight liberalisation breakthrough

A meeting of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has produced a breakthrough airfreight liberalisation agreement. The ASEAN…

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Frankfurt traffic grows but decline expected

CARGO traffic at Frankfurt airport, Europe’s biggest airfreight hub, grew by 1.2 percent in the first nine months of the…

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New cargo Star launches first 747F services

STAR Airlines – Macedonia, a cargo carrier based in Skopje, has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) as…

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FedEx to cut fleet emissions

FEDEX has announced plans to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its aircraft fleet by 20 per cent and to improve…

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Bluebird invests in new software

A COMPLIANCE management solution from Q-Pulse IMS, is helping Bluebird Cargo to streamline their management of Quality and Safety. In…

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Rio Grande airport open to foreign cargo

VALLEY International Airport (VIA) has announced the re-opening of its US Customs and Border Protection facility. The Rio Grande valley…

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Freighter crashes in Iraq

An Antonov An-12 freighter crashed in the desert just west of Baghdad on 13 November killing all seven people on…

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Aviation in China down but future looks good

Chinese airlines have taken a beating recently but the long-term outlook remains favourable, says Liu Shaocheng, director of the aviation…

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Moran joins Menzies

NEAL Moran has joined Menzies Aviation as its North American vice-president cargo. Moran will report to John Redmond, senior vice-president…

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New freight facility for Canberra

The new Australian air Express freight facility is near completion at Canberra airport. Scheduled for completion in April 2009, the…

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Banks win Qatar finance to buy Boeing 777s

A bank consortium has secured a US$500 million 12-year finance lease for Qatar Airways to purchase three Boeing 777 aircraft…

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Third Hong Kong cargo terminal in jeopardy

CATHAY Pacific Airways may stall the construction of its HK$4.8 billion Hong Kong air cargo terminal, the third for the…

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Lobsters neglected for the holiday season

A lack of wide-bodied cargo flights out of Halifax is worrying local seafood shippers. During the holiday season live lobster…

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Arnold becomes TCC board member

THE Cargo Connection (TCC) has promoted its general manager, Sheena Arnold, to its board of directors. She has also been…

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New road to air-cargo facility at Biloxi

Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport has given the go ahead to build a new road that will link the nearby highway to…

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Foreign warehouse income not taxable in India

A Delhi High Court ruling means that income from letting out warehousing space by overseas cargo airlines at an airport…

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ACI takes on de Barrena

AIRPORTS Council International has appointed Victor de Barrena as director of the Global Training Hub at ACI World in Geneva,…

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First freight forwarding diploma for Ireland

IRELAND’S first diploma in freight forwarding is now accepting applicants. The course is administered by the Irish International Freight Association…

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