FURTHER to the news that Stobart has bought Southend Airport for niche cargo shipments, Andrew Tinkler, chief executive of Stobart,…
December 14, 2008
Air-freight cartel starts to pay the price
14 / 12 / 2008
THE fallout from the price-fixing air-freight cartel is starting to gather pace. The Australian Federal Court has just fined Qantas…
BA embargoes Bermuda
14 / 12 / 2008
BRITISH Airways (BA) has embargoed all cargo from Bermuda into London as part of a security review. A spokesperson said…
Budapest latest on list of closed airports
14 / 12 / 2008
THE latest in a long run of airport disruptions around the world is happening at Budapest in Hungary. A strike…
Stansted given lower price caps than expected
14 / 12 / 2008
THE Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued lower price caps than expected to Stansted Airport to encourage competition between nearby…
Kalitta Air grounds third of fleet
14 / 12 / 2008
DUE to plunging demand, US cargo airline Kalitta Air is to park a third of its fleet and lay off…
Uzbekistan to get central Asian hub
14 / 12 / 2008
OFFICIALS have signed a deal to develop the Navoi International Airport in Uzbekistan into a central Asian logistics hub. The…
Avient to replace fleet with A330s
14 / 12 / 2008
AFRICA specialist cargo airline Avient is, despite the global economic downturn, still planning on renewing its fleet. CEO Andrew Smith…
Alitalia sold to CAI
14 / 12 / 2008
A CONSORTIUM of 21 investors has bought Alitalia, the struggling Italian carrier. The consortium, called CAI, bought the company for…
Airlines keep Kenyan export charges to peak oil levels
14 / 12 / 2008
KENYAN exporters are complaining that airlines are not lowering their air-freight charges. The charges had risen due to the high…
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