ETHIOPIAN flower exports are down due to euro and dollar currency fluctuations and the global economic slowdown. Flowers exports from…
December 2008
A380 too quiet
09 / 12 / 2008
AIRBUS is hearing complaints from pilots that its new A380 is too quiet. The pilots say that instead of the…
Hook system secures record load for flight
09 / 12 / 2008
A 98-TON hydro turbine motor wheel has been shipped from Russia to Krygyzstan using a new hook system to secure…
Global economy not all doom and gloom
08 / 12 / 2008
Successful air cargo operators stand to benefit from the global economic turmoil, so says a logistics analyst. Charles de Trenck…
U-Freight needs room to grow
08 / 12 / 2008
U-FREIGHT America has relocated to a new, larger office facility in Illinois, close to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. “We’ve been…
Örebro cargo accelerates
08 / 12 / 2008
ÖREBRO Airport in central Sweden, which handled 25,411 tons of freight during 2007, has already surpassed that amount by the…
Panalpina takes on Manhattan
08 / 12 / 2008
Panalpina has adopted Manhattan Associates’ Extended Enterprise Management system to help it and its customers manage their supply chain. Sandro…
Cranleigh Freight signs ANA
08 / 12 / 2008
CRANLEIGH Freight Services (CFS) has signed a three-year contract with ANA Aviation Services. The contract will see Cranleigh Freight providing…
Qatar blankets perishables
08 / 12 / 2008
QATAR Airways Cargo, is testing a new initiative to increase the protection of temperature-sensitive shipments. The introduction of heavy-duty thermal…
Lan Cargo collaborates with RTW
08 / 12 / 2008
On 1 January 2009, the Chilean freight airline Lan Cargo will begin to work with RTW Air Services in Switzerland,…
Bangalore airport opens cargo village
08 / 12 / 2008
Bengaluru (Bangalore) International Airport has just opened its 11-acre cargo village. The village will house 120 freight forwarders and 80…
Deccan Cargo gets a shot in the arm
08 / 12 / 2008
GR Gopinath has sold most of his shares in Kingfisher Airlines to fund his cargo business, Deccan Cargo. Gopinath’s Air…
Okay suspends flights
07 / 12 / 2008
Okay Airways has started a planned one-month suspension of passenger flights 10 days ahead of schedule. The suspension was meant…
Tilton new chair for ATA
07 / 12 / 2008
United Airlines Chairman, President and CEO Glenn Tilton has been elected chairman of the Air Transport Association of America (ATA)…
Strike hits Air France traffic
07 / 12 / 2008
FOLLOWING the Air France strike of 14-17 November, which led to the cancellation of around a third of flights, cargo…
Airlines cancel Boeing and Airbus orders
07 / 12 / 2008
Increasing numbers of airlines are cancelling orders for aircraft from Airbus and Boeing blaming plummeting demand for air cargo around…
NACIL and SATS form joint venture
07 / 12 / 2008
IN an attempt to improve its ground handling of cargo operations at Indian airports the National Aviation Company of India…
China demands advance cargo manifests
07 / 12 / 2008
As of 1st January, 2009, China’s customs agency will require a full cargo manifest from all carriers before it enters…
Stansted protest cancels flights
07 / 12 / 2008
More than 50 environmentalist protesters disrupted flights at Stansted Airport on 8 December. The climate action group Plane Stupid, said…
Southend Airport bought by Stobart
07 / 12 / 2008
Campaigners are beginning a campaign to prevent any increase in traffic into and out of Southend Airport. The Stop Airport…