AIR India may not be able to pay staff wages or fulfil lease commitments due to financial difficulties. In a…
February 2009
Thailand latest hit by drop in demand
23 / 02 / 2009
THAI airfreight volumes fell nearly 50 per cent in January. Exports in the final quarter of 2008 fell to 107,249…
Airbus revises production rates
23 / 02 / 2009
AIRBUS is adapting production rates of its A320 programme from 36 to 34 a month from October 2009 onwards. In…
Maximising logistics with Maximus
22 / 02 / 2009
MAXIMUS Air Cargo has updated its website to allow users to calculate cargo logistics, such as maximum payload, flight distances,…
Shenker invests in terminal
22 / 02 / 2009
DB Schenker is investing about €13 million to expand the logistics terminal in Vienna-Albern operated by Schenker & Co AG….
Air Liaison and HWF Sweden merge
22 / 02 / 2009
AIR Liaison and HWF Sweden Group have merged to establish a single source GSA in the UK, Ireland, Scandinavia and…
Qantas to keep shipping to NZ
22 / 02 / 2009
QANTAS Freight confirmed that it would continue to offer wide body international freight capacity across the Tasman Sea between Australia…
Turkish joins Cargo 2000
22 / 02 / 2009
TURKISH Airlines has become the latest company to join Cargo 2000’s quality management programme. It becomes the 28th airline to…
Boeing delivers first 777-F
19 / 02 / 2009
Boeing has delivered its first 777 freighter to launch customer Air France. The contractual delivery and airplane departure are scheduled…
Forget making a profit in 2009 says Wraight
17 / 02 / 2009
THIS year should be considered a “write off” for most freight forwarders and airlines in terms of trying to make…
Premier air cargo event arrives in Bangkok
11 / 02 / 2009
OVER 2,000 international cargo executives will descend on the Bangkok Convention Centre and Centara Grand Hotel next week for one…
Airports must diversify says ACI
11 / 02 / 2009
THE Airports Council International (ACI) held its inaugural airport economics and finance conference in London. Speaking to 170 attendees from…
Emirates SkyCargo handles 1000th e-freight shipment
11 / 02 / 2009
IN December, Emirates SkyCargo became the first e-freight compliant carrier in the Middle East. Today, it has successfully handled more…
Iris opens for business
11 / 02 / 2009
NEW Ghana-registered cargo airline, Iris Air, has begun operations with its DC8-62F aircraft, registered 9GAED. Iris Air has appointed ECO…
Oil falls below 40 a barrel
11 / 02 / 2009
CRUDE oil prices have fallen below US$40 a barrel. The price of oil had risen after the Organization of Petroleum…
Vorwerk to head Advisory Board
11 / 02 / 2009
THE Customer Advisory Board of Cargo Network Services (CNS), the US subsidiary of the International Air Transport Association, announced the…
BAWC cuts surcharges
09 / 02 / 2009
BRITISH Airways World Cargo has announced a reduction to its fuel surcharge. The surcharge will be £0.37/US$0.55/€0.55, with effect from…
Qatar takes on new 777
09 / 02 / 2009
QATAR Airways has taken delivery of its first Boeing 777-200 long-range aircraft. The plane – Qatar’s sixth 777 – made…
Large tonnage drop for Hactl in Jan
09 / 02 / 2009
HONG Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) handled a total of 142,754 tonnes in January, representing a drop of 30.9…
FedEx opens new Asia Pacific hub
09 / 02 / 2009
FEDEX Express began operations at its new Asia Pacific hub located at the Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou, China on…
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