August 2008

Delta appoint new team for cargo business

DELTA Air Lines has appointed four account managers and one operation manager for the cargo team in Europe, Middle East…

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DHLs deal with UPS gets green light

MUCH to the anger of employees of ABX Air and Astar, the US Department of Transportation has ruled that it…

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LH Cargo introduce explosive trace detection systems

At all destinations served by Lufthansa Cargo in the US market, state-of-the-art explosive trace detection systems will be installed shortly…

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Virgin Atlantic becomes latest customer for SkyChain

VIRGIN Atlantic, has become the latest customer for SkyChain, a comprehensive end-to-end IT cargo management system developed by Mercator. Duncan…

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AF-KLM achieve major milestone in integration

SINCE joining forces, Air France Cargo and KLM Cargo have concentrated their efforts on combining and maximising their strengths. After…

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ELWIS

TIRANA International Airport, will optimise its cargo handling processes with ELWIS from Lufthansa Systems. Both companies signed a four-year contract…

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Aer Lingus use Heavyweight for sales

AER Lingus Cargo and logistics service provider, Heavyweight Air Express, have entered into a partnership that will have Heavyweight supplementing…

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BAA could be forced to sell UK airports

BAA has been informed by the competition commission that it should sell two of its London airports and one of…

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Fraport breaks new ground as C2K member

FRAPORT AG is the first airport operator to join the Cargo 2000 quality system, an IATA (International Air Transport Association)…

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Emirates unveils new White Cover

EMIRATES SkyCargo has teamed up with a leading US research institute to develop a ground breaking new product for the…

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Swissport

SWISSPORT International, has appointed Rainer Müller as senior vice-president sales, within its cargo services division. He assumes his new duties…

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EgyptAirs new livery

BOEING delivered EgyptAir’s third Next-Generation 737-800. The airplane is the airline’s first 737 to be painted in Star Alliance livery….

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IATA

THE International Air Transport Association (IATA), challenged Australia to take a leadership role in three areas that are critical to…

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timematters

Time:matters, the service provider for courier, sameday and emergency logistics, which is part of the Lufthansa Group, has gained Siemens…

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Airgo

BAE Systems Regional Aircraft announced that Airgo Airlines of Athens, Greece has become the latest ATP Freighter operator and will…

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Airline Management Group ceases trading

UK-based GSSA, Airline Management Group (AMG), has ceased trading, after the loss of several important customers had left them with…

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Aeroflot begins new era with MD-11Fs

DESPITE fuel now accounting for 60 per cent of operating costs, Aeroflot Cargo is pressing ahead with an expansion and…

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FedEx

FEDEX UK, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp, announced the launch of a new facility in Exeter to meet the growing…

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Gemini liquidated

GEMINI Air Cargo has ceased operations and has entered Chapter 7 liquidation, after eleventh hour negotiations to secure the airline’s…

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Cargo 2000 lowers membership cost

CARGO 2000 has created a new lower cost category of membership to encourage more medium-sized airlines and freight forwarders to…

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