LUFTHANSA (LH) Cargo has confirmed news reported by Air Cargo News yesterday that it is launching a new multi-modal service…
December 2008
Labour talks breakdown at American
16 / 12 / 2008
TALKS between American Airlines (AA) and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) have failed again to reach a new contract. The…
Air France-KLM to take over Martinair
16 / 12 / 2008
EUROPEAN competition regulators have given the all clear for Air France-KLM to buy full ownership of Dutch charter and cargo…
OPEC tried to stabilise falling oil prices
16 / 12 / 2008
CRUDE oil prices were given a short lift by 8.1 per cent to US$50.05 a barrel at news that oil…
Man jailed for stealing from US cargo holds
16 / 12 / 2008
A MAN has been jailed for stealing US Treasury cheques out of cargo holds at Newark Liberty International Airport. Merlingh…
Lynden names new heads
16 / 12 / 2008
LYNDEN International, a division of Lynden Air Freight, has promoted David Richardson to president and Steve Tofts to vice president…
AirBridgeCargo management roundabout continues
16 / 12 / 2008
After an major reorganisation of its senior management earlier this year, AirBridgeCargo (ABC) is set for further upheaval in the…
Changi increases offering to airlines
15 / 12 / 2008
THE Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has extended its air hub development fund for another year and increased its…
China confirms aviation bailout
15 / 12 / 2008
THE Chinese government has confirmed a multi-billion dollar bailout for the country’s aviation industry. As reported in last issue’s Air…
Cargo B takes on new 747-400
15 / 12 / 2008
AS part of a planned development strategy, Brussels-based Cargo B Airlines has added its first B747-400 freighter to its fleet…
China and Taiwan thaw shipping links
15 / 12 / 2008
CHINA and Taiwan have resumed shipping links after nearly 60 years. China has threatened military action to seize the island…
Dreamliner now two years behind schedule
15 / 12 / 2008
BOEING is delaying its already late 787 Dreamliner jet programme by another six months. First delivery is now due in…
Malaysian cargo crime solved
15 / 12 / 2008
A TWO-year-old theft from the Air Cargo Complex at Batu Maung in Malaysia has finally been solved. Local police revealed…
Jade looks to the sea to ease its economic ills
15 / 12 / 2008
LUFTHANSA Cargo and its minority owned Chinese subsidiary Jade Cargo International will offer combined air/sea transports to Australia commencing January…
Ecologist says food miles are overhyped
15 / 12 / 2008
A UK ecologist has denounced the media and politicians for blowing the issue of food’s environmental footprint out of proportion….
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…
Stobart to start passengers flights out of Southend
14 / 12 / 2008
FURTHER to the news that Stobart has bought Southend Airport for niche cargo shipments, Andrew Tinkler, chief executive of Stobart,…
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…
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…