March 2008

BARC sale to WFS goes through

AS exclusively first revealed in Air Cargo News in February, Worldwide Flight Services, has acquired a majority shareholding in British…

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Menzies expands in Scandinavia

MENZIES Aviation has announced that terms have been agreed to acquire Novia Sverige AB (Novia), a wholly owned subsidiary of…

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Traxon urges investment in processes

PROGRESS is moving slow in automating the airfreight business, attendees at the IATA World Cargo symposium were told. Barely two…

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Cargo and passenger growth is sluggish

THE International Air Transport Association, released international traffic data showing that the global passenger load factor (PLF), fell to 73.3…

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Terminal 5 is a national disgrace

The continued flight cancellations and delays at London Heathrow’s new Terminal 5 has been little more than a national disgrace,…

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Fraports new security measures

HESSIAN Minister of the interior for Sports, Volker Bouffier, awarded Fraport AG and subsidiary company Fraport Cargo Services GmbH, with…

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The end of Aloha Airlines

Aloha Airlines will shut down all passenger flight operations today, ending the proud 61-year history of the airline that serves…

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Impatex and Hi-Tech form strategic alliance

The leading freight forwarding and Customs software suppliers in the UK and Australia have formed a strategic alliance to cooperate…

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Logistics team up to tackle China

THE companies, Deloitte, Ehrhardt + Partner, ProLogis, Dr Schmidt & collagen, SGS and HellmannWorldwide Logistics, have formed a cooperation to…

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Nord-Flyg takes on first Q400

SWEDISH cargo carrier Nord-Flyg, will be the first to operate the New Generation Bombardier Dash 8-Q400PF environmentally friendly twin turboprop….

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FCS gets tough on cargo collection

FRAPORT Cargo Services has been awarded a police certification for the introduction of a newly developed freight delivery procedure. The…

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T5 chaos dampens BAs spirits

THE grand opening of British Airway’s Heathrow Terminal 5 yesterday was a flop, to say the least! Check-in was eventually…

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Zurich services secured by Swiss

Cargologic and Swiss WorldCargo have signed a new five-year contract. Oliver Evans, chief cargo officer of Swiss WorldCargo, said: “Swiss…

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AF-KLM to compromise on Alitalia freighters

AIR France-KLM has offered to extend operations of Alitalia’s freighter unit in a bid to win backing from unions for…

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NCA accelerates business plan

NIPPON Cargo Airlines has updated its business strategy to accomplish self operation in flight operations, maintenance, freight service and IT,…

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ABC adopts Lido TOPAS

AirBridge Cargo has signed a five year contract for the Lido Take-off Performance Analysis (Lido TOPAS) solution from Lufthansa Systems…

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Aviapartner solidifies cargo position

Aviapartner Cargo recorded 1,448,000 tons of cargo in 2007, which represents a 48.8 per cent increase on 2006. The main…

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AEO applications take off with Davies Turner

Davies Turner Air Cargo will become one of Europe’s first Authorised Economic Operators (AEOs) from 5 April. HM Revenue &…

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Cargo B appoints UKIreland GSSAs

CARGO B has appointed Euro GSA Ltd, with offices at Manchester and LHR airports, as its GSSA in the UK….

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Russian airfreight soars

Russia’s freight traffic grew 6.3 per cent to nearly 2.5 trillion tonne-kilometers in 2007 according to Deputy Prime Minister Sergei…

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