IRELAND’S first diploma in freight forwarding is now accepting applicants. The course is administered by the Irish International Freight Association…
November 2008
New freight facility for Canberra
16 / 11 / 2008
The new Australian air Express freight facility is near completion at Canberra airport. Scheduled for completion in April 2009, the…
Rio Grande airport open to foreign cargo
16 / 11 / 2008
VALLEY International Airport (VIA) has announced the re-opening of its US Customs and Border Protection facility. The Rio Grande valley…
Bluebird invests in new software
16 / 11 / 2008
A COMPLIANCE management solution from Q-Pulse IMS, is helping Bluebird Cargo to streamline their management of Quality and Safety. In…
FedEx to cut fleet emissions
16 / 11 / 2008
FEDEX has announced plans to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its aircraft fleet by 20 per cent and to improve…
New cargo Star launches first 747F services
16 / 11 / 2008
STAR Airlines – Macedonia, a cargo carrier based in Skopje, has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) as…
Frankfurt traffic grows but decline expected
16 / 11 / 2008
CARGO traffic at Frankfurt airport, Europe’s biggest airfreight hub, grew by 1.2 percent in the first nine months of the…
Asian airfreight liberalisation breakthrough
16 / 11 / 2008
A meeting of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has produced a breakthrough airfreight liberalisation agreement. The ASEAN…
Aviation in China down but future looks good
16 / 11 / 2008
Chinese airlines have taken a beating recently but the long-term outlook remains favourable, says Liu Shaocheng, director of the aviation…
Moran joins Menzies
16 / 11 / 2008
NEAL Moran has joined Menzies Aviation as its North American vice-president cargo. Moran will report to John Redmond, senior vice-president…
American Ups Priority Parcel Weight Limit
11 / 11 / 2008
AMERICAN Airlines Cargo Division (AA Cargo) announced that it has increased the per-piece weight limit on its Priority Parcel Service…
Shenzhen to Tokyo route opens
11 / 11 / 2008
AIR China’s new route from Shenzhen International Airport to Tokyo has been opened successfully. Flights are scheduled for seven days…
French pax traffic up but cargo suffers
11 / 11 / 2008
AIR France-KLM’s October passenger traffic data compared well to October last year, which was affected by a strike, but cargo…
Hactl Sees a Sharp Dip in October Air Cargo
10 / 11 / 2008
HONG Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl), has announced its air cargo tonnage throughput for October 2008. A total of…
DHL US Express completes US retreat
10 / 11 / 2008
DHL is to reposition of its loss-making US Express business, which will in future focus entirely on its international offering….
Grupo Marsans Buys Big From Airbus
10 / 11 / 2008
GRUPO Marsans has signed a firm order with Airbus. The purchase comprises 61 Airbus aircraft, which include four A380s, ten…
Emirates Results Down But Not Out
10 / 11 / 2008
EMIRATES Airline produced a net profit of US$77 million for the first six months of its current financial year ending…
BAR Backs Heathrow Expansion
10 / 11 / 2008
The Board of Airline Representatives UK (BAR UK) has expressed its full support for the proposed, yet controversial third runway…
BA Cargo Profits Take Off
10 / 11 / 2008
BRITISH Airways World Cargo has reported commercial revenues (flown revenue plus fuel surcharges) of £363 million, an increase of 25.2…
Turnbull to Head New Seabury Asia
10 / 11 / 2008
SEABURY Group has announced that it has formed a Hong Kong subsidiary – Seabury Aviation & Aerospace Asia Hong Kong…