February 2009

Pantos riding out downturn

PANTOS Logistics UK, the Korean-owned airfreight forwarder and logistics provider, has reported figures showing that it is managing to buck…

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BAWC cuts surcharges

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…

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Czech Airlines next for Aeroflot takeover

THE Czech government has put its share of Czech Airlines (CSA) up for sale. Aeroflot has officially announced its interest…

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Boeing wins 3bn C-17 contract

BOEING has won a US$3 billion (£2 billion) contract to build 15 C-17 Globemaster III long-range cargo jets for the…

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NordicGSA buys Cubic

FROM 1 February, 2009 NordicGSA has taken over Cubic Air Cargo from SAS Cargo Group. The acquisition includes Cubic Air…

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DHL Global Forwarding appoints new director for airfreight

DHL’s Global Forwarding business unit has announced the appointment Shabana Khan as its director for airfreight. “With her considerable experience…

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Mystery fire diverts FedEx 727

CREWMEMBERS of a FedEx plane had to evacuate after reporting smoke in the cockpit after making an emergency landing at…

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Virgin wins cargo contract for V Australia

VIRGIN Atlantic has been awarded the contract to manage the cargo product for Australia’s brand new long-haul airline, V Australia….

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West Air gets new BAe ATP-F

BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has leased an additional ATP freighter to European Transport Management (ETM). The aircraft is configured as…

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Clark heads Chapman Freeborns new African office

CHAPMAN Freeborn Airchartering has opened a new office in Uganda. The new office will be headed by Iain Clark (right),…

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Middle East lures Singapore

ASIAN carrier Singapore Airlines is to start a four-times-a-week service to Kuwait and increase the number of weekly flights to…

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Tschudi and Barel enter the Russian market

NORWEGIAN firms Tschudi Logistics of Oslo and Barel of Kirkenes, are to start a joint logistics venture between Norway and…

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Schiphol to drop quarter of jobs

SCHIPHOL Group is to cut its workforce by up to 25 per cent over the next two years. The airport…

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NCA restarts flights to NYC

NIPPON Cargo Airlines plans to resume flights to and from New York, flights, which were suspended in August last year….

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Ziegler Group launches Ziegler UK

BRUSSELS-based forwarding group Ziegler has announced the launch of Ziegler UK. The new company took over part of Anglo Overseas,…

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Austrian Airlines CEO resigns

Alfred Ötsch, chief executive officer of Austrian Airlines since 1 May 2006, has resigned. His duties on the board of…

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Basile new Boeing VP

BOEING has named Aldo Basile (right) as its new Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice-president of sales for Europe, Russia and Central…

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Navigators to guide U-Freight

U-FREIGHT has created a new management team to devise and implement strategic initiatives. The team (right), known as the Navigators,…

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Strike set for Aruba

ARUBA airport is due to suffer a strike this week. Union members are demanding a 25 per cent increase in…

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SAS sheds airlines to stay aloft

SWEDISH-BASED Scandinavian Airlines System Group (SAS) is to focus its business solely on the Nordic region by selling off its…

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