AIRFREIGHT rates on major carriers out of Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur International Airport have doubled recently, prompting freight forwarders to use…
Delta makes new UK, Ireland cargo appointment
02 / 12 / 2009
DELTA Air Lines has announced organisational changes to its UK and Ireland Cargo division, effective 1 November, 2009.Neil O’Sullivan has…
Holes riddle US air cargo security
02 / 12 / 2009
IN an undercover investigation, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has uncovered a wide variety of airfreight security oversights.At…
Jade’s Chengdu hub opens up western China
02 / 12 / 2009
JADE Cargo and the Chengdu Municipality have agreed to open an international air cargo hub in the area. Jade will…
Cathay rates soar
01 / 12 / 2009
CATHAY Pacific’s chief executive, Tony Tyler (right), has said that the carrier’s freight rates have increased threefold since August to…
Cargolux year a “disaster”
01 / 12 / 2009
ULRICH Ogiermann, president and chief executive officer of Cargolux, has branded 2009 a “disaster” for the company. Ogiermann said that…
Shenzhen owner investigated for ‘fraud’
01 / 12 / 2009
CHINESE police are investigating the majority shareholder of Shenzhen Airlines for ‘economic crimes’. In China the term is used to…
Frankfurt to raise rates by 12.5 per cent
01 / 12 / 2009
FRANKFURT Airport has announced plans to raise its rates by 12.5 per cent by October 2011, despite freight traffic at…
Sale may herald Chinese consolidation
30 / 11 / 2009
CHINESE logistics giant, Sinotrans, may sell all or some of its 51 per cent controlling stake in its struggling Grandstar…
Hong Kong peak surprise
30 / 11 / 2009
HONG Kong has started to see signs of a peak season re-emergence after last year’s dismal offerings. Hong Kong Air…
Italy targets forwarders
30 / 11 / 2009
ITALY’S competition authority is investigating 20 forwarders for price fixing. Among those named are Agility Logistics, DHL Global Forwarding, Gefco,…
Emirates “confident” about Dubai debt crisis
30 / 11 / 2009
DUBAI’S Emirates Group has stated that it is not in any financial risk due to its home state’s debt crisis.Emirates’…
AirBridgeCargo adds 747 freighter to fleet
29 / 11 / 2009
AIRBRIDGECARGO Airlines (ABC) has added another Boeing 747-400ER freighter to its fleet.The new aircraft takes the total number of extended…
China approves new cargo operator
29 / 11 / 2009
THE Civil Aviation Administration of China has approved an air operator’s certificate for new freighter operator Shunfeng Airways.The carrier will…
FedEx to start domestic Indian service
29 / 11 / 2009
FEDEX has announced that it will start operating a domestic express service in India. This will place it in direct…
October better but rebound still distant
29 / 11 / 2009
INTERNATIONAL scheduled traffic results for October show conditions are slightly improving. Demand for international cargo rose to 0.5 per cent…
Avient’s new MD-11F crashes In Shanghai
29 / 11 / 2009
Days after being delivered to the airline, Avient’s first MD-11F has crashed at Shanghai-Pudong’s International airport, claiming the lives of…
Europe’s airfreight falls 14 per cent
26 / 11 / 2009
EUROPEAN airfreight fell 14 per cent in September compared to last year, the smallest decline since December. Total traffic was…
El Al profits drops 60 per cent
26 / 11 / 2009
EL AL Israel Airlines saw its profits drop 60 per cent in the third quarter, from US$31 million last year…
EU updates airline blacklist
26 / 11 / 2009
THE European Commission’s (EC) latest update to its airlines’ safety blacklist has added all airlines from the Democratic Republic of…
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