PANTOS Logistics UK, the Korean-owned airfreight forwarder and logistics provider, has reported figures showing that it is managing to buck…
February 2009
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…
Czech Airlines next for Aeroflot takeover
08 / 02 / 2009
THE Czech government has put its share of Czech Airlines (CSA) up for sale. Aeroflot has officially announced its interest…
Boeing wins 3bn C-17 contract
08 / 02 / 2009
BOEING has won a US$3 billion (£2 billion) contract to build 15 C-17 Globemaster III long-range cargo jets for the…
NordicGSA buys Cubic
08 / 02 / 2009
FROM 1 February, 2009 NordicGSA has taken over Cubic Air Cargo from SAS Cargo Group. The acquisition includes Cubic Air…
DHL Global Forwarding appoints new director for airfreight
08 / 02 / 2009
DHL’s Global Forwarding business unit has announced the appointment Shabana Khan as its director for airfreight. “With her considerable experience…
Mystery fire diverts FedEx 727
08 / 02 / 2009
CREWMEMBERS of a FedEx plane had to evacuate after reporting smoke in the cockpit after making an emergency landing at…
Virgin wins cargo contract for V Australia
08 / 02 / 2009
VIRGIN Atlantic has been awarded the contract to manage the cargo product for Australia’s brand new long-haul airline, V Australia….
West Air gets new BAe ATP-F
05 / 02 / 2009
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has leased an additional ATP freighter to European Transport Management (ETM). The aircraft is configured as…
Clark heads Chapman Freeborns new African office
05 / 02 / 2009
CHAPMAN Freeborn Airchartering has opened a new office in Uganda. The new office will be headed by Iain Clark (right),…
Middle East lures Singapore
05 / 02 / 2009
ASIAN carrier Singapore Airlines is to start a four-times-a-week service to Kuwait and increase the number of weekly flights to…
Tschudi and Barel enter the Russian market
05 / 02 / 2009
NORWEGIAN firms Tschudi Logistics of Oslo and Barel of Kirkenes, are to start a joint logistics venture between Norway and…
Schiphol to drop quarter of jobs
05 / 02 / 2009
SCHIPHOL Group is to cut its workforce by up to 25 per cent over the next two years. The airport…
NCA restarts flights to NYC
05 / 02 / 2009
NIPPON Cargo Airlines plans to resume flights to and from New York, flights, which were suspended in August last year….
Ziegler Group launches Ziegler UK
05 / 02 / 2009
BRUSSELS-based forwarding group Ziegler has announced the launch of Ziegler UK. The new company took over part of Anglo Overseas,…
Austrian Airlines CEO resigns
05 / 02 / 2009
Alfred Ötsch, chief executive officer of Austrian Airlines since 1 May 2006, has resigned. His duties on the board of…
Basile new Boeing VP
05 / 02 / 2009
BOEING has named Aldo Basile (right) as its new Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice-president of sales for Europe, Russia and Central…
Navigators to guide U-Freight
05 / 02 / 2009
U-FREIGHT has created a new management team to devise and implement strategic initiatives. The team (right), known as the Navigators,…
Strike set for Aruba
03 / 02 / 2009
ARUBA airport is due to suffer a strike this week. Union members are demanding a 25 per cent increase in…
SAS sheds airlines to stay aloft
03 / 02 / 2009
SWEDISH-BASED Scandinavian Airlines System Group (SAS) is to focus its business solely on the Nordic region by selling off its…