April 2008

Jettainer welcomes new managing director

WITH effect 7 April, Lufthansa Cargo’s executive board has appointed Alexander Pluemacher as managing director of Jettainer GmbH. He succeeds…

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Money dries up as Oasis is liquidated

HUNDREDS of passengers have been left stranded after Oasis Hong Kong Airlines halted all operations on Wednesday and applied to…

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EGSAC expands its African network

EGSAC, has expanded into four more African countries with the appointment of Freight-in-Time Ltd (FIT), as its exclusive member for…

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Munich sees passenger and cargo growth

MUNICH Airport continues to post stronger than average growth in 2008. In the first quarter of this year a total…

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Mercator takes another step forward

MERCATOR, the information technology division of Dubai-based Emirates Group, inaugurated a new Dedicated Development Center (DDC) in Bangalore, India, as…

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Venus International Transport award

VENUS Int’l Transport’s president, Samia El Sayed, received the badge of honour for her achievements & active role in the…

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OAG provides single point of access

AIRLINES, freight forwarders, courier and express companies and shippers can now access over 620,000 airline cargo schedules all on one…

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ANA add extra 767 freighters

BOEING and ANA (All Nippon Airways), announced that the airline exercised options for two more 767-30 Boeing Converted Freighters. The…

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Rohrmann to make his return at Panalpina

GUENTER Rohrmann looks set to make a return to the air cargo business and join the board of Panalpina, following…

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BA boosts Bahrain capacity

BRITISH Airways World Cargo has announced the launch of a second Boeing 727 freighter routing connecting Lahore and Bahrain, effective…

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MK makes urgent oil pipe flight

MK Airlines and Kent International Airport, demonstrated their ability to handle outsized freight on a recent charter operation to Saudi…

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New appointment at RAK

RAK Global Logistics, has recently announced the appointment of Albert Soliman as deputy general manager. Soliman will assume day-to-day oversight…

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Menzies to grab South African business

MENZIES Aviation will acquire Johannesburg-based MMA Consolidators for an undisclosed sum. The four MMA shareholders will stay with the newly-named…

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Air FranceAlitalia talks collapse as chairman resigns

ALITALIA has announced that Aristide Police has been appointed as chairman of Alitalia, a day after Maurizio Prato (right) resigned…

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Volga sales hit a billion dollars

VOLGA-Dnepr Group has reported total sales of US$1,045 million for 2007, 51 per cent higher than its result in 2006….

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New contract logistics deal for DHL

DHL Exel Supply Chain, announced that it has signed a contract extension worth £53.5 million with Nisa-Today’s, to continue to…

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Etihad select Skybridge for sales

ETIHAD Crystal Cargo has appointed Skybridge Networks as its GSSA for both Bulgaria and Romania. It is the first time…

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GLS HK opts for the Ezy solution

GLOBAL Logistics System, announced that it has been chosen by Thai Cargo as its total solution provider for the implementation…

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Emirates A380 unveiled

AIRBUS has finished painting Emirates’ first A380 aircraft. The aircraft rolled out of the paint-shop on 14 March at Airbus’…

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DHL take C2K to the next stage

DHL Global Forwarding has achieved Phase 2 certification for Cargo 2000’s quality management system. The certification is for all DHL…

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