AIRFREIGHT shipments into Iraq are in chaos, according to brokers, forwarders and integrators, following the imposition of new procedures that…
Coyne benefits from Kazakh oil boom
08 / 10 / 2009
THE growing oil and gas trade in western Kazakhstan is providing greater opportunities for specialised project freight forwarders, according to…
Polarised market will create a new age of global brokers
08 / 10 / 2009
THE cargo charter broker’s market is going through a current phase of “polarisation”, accelerated by the current market conditions, according…
UAE agrees Open Sky Air Services Agreement with Zambia
06 / 10 / 2009
THE United Arab Emirates has signed an open-air services agreement with Zambia. Signed by Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi (far right),…
Australia promotes Melbourne airfreight
06 / 10 / 2009
AUSTRALIA’S state Victoria has launched an organisation to boost its supply chain performance. The Victorian Airfreight Working Group (VAWG) will…
First Vietnamese all-cargo carrier gets go ahead
05 / 10 / 2009
THE Vietnamese government has granted a licence for the country’s first private all-cargo airline to start operations next year. Trai…
EU slams oneworld trans-Atlantic cooperation
05 / 10 / 2009
EUROPEAN regulators have damned the oneworld alliance between British Airways (BA), American Airlines (AA) and Iberia, ruling it as being…
Air India pilots fight in mid-air
05 / 10 / 2009
AIR India pilots fought cabin crew on an international flight from the UAE to India over allegations of sexual harassment….
Australian court dismisses SIA Cargo appeal
04 / 10 / 2009
AUSTRALIA’S Federal Court has dismissed Singapore Airlines (SIA) Cargo’s appeal against its alleged price-fixing charges. SIA Cargo claimed that the…
Maximus flies Queens horses to UAE
04 / 10 / 2009
MAXIMUS Air Cargo has safely carried 30 horses of the UK’s Household Cavalry from London Stansted Airport to Abu Dhabi….
New Zimbabwe cargo carrier fails to take off
04 / 10 / 2009
HOPES for Zimbabwe’s first private cargo airline since 2000 have been dashed by the country’s aviation authority. Former Air Zimbabwe…
DHL accepts 767 freighters
28 / 09 / 2009
DHL Express has taken delivery of six Boeing 767-300ER freighters to replace the MD-11F it shares with Lufthansa Cargo. The…
Airlines pledge to go green but it will cost you
24 / 09 / 2009
BRITISH Airways chief executive, Willie Walsh (right), has presented IATA’s proposals for reducing the aviation industry’s greenhouse gas emissions to…
Its not our fault
24 / 09 / 2009
FREIGHT forwarders that were “held to ransom” by airlines in the boom times, are looking on bemused as airlines blame…
New 777F game changer for FedEx
24 / 09 / 2009
FEDEX Express has taken delivery of its first 777 freighter, the first for a US-based global freight carrier and the…
JAL centre of investment tug of war
16 / 09 / 2009
JAPANESE Airlines (JAL) is at the centre of negotiations for airlines wanting to invest in the financially troubled carrier. At…
Air-France-KLM to dump freighter fleet
16 / 09 / 2009
AIR France-KLM is to undertake a major restructuring of its cargo business. The company said that it will cut capacity…
Venezuela freezes airfreight traffic with Colombia
16 / 09 / 2009
VENEZEULA has banned Colombian airfreight companies from flying into the country. Those affected include Aerosucre, Lineas Aereas Suramericanas and Tampa….
Deeper losses predicted for 2009
15 / 09 / 2009
GLOBAL airline losses are forecast to increase from the previous estimate of US$9 billion to at least $11 billion this…
First B747-400F recalls a previous crisis
15 / 09 / 2009
IT recalls an earlier era when carriers enthusiastically ordered a brand new freighter type, only to have second thoughts in…
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