Colin was, through and through, a cargo man and considered by many as one of the most knowledgeable in his…
February 2009
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…
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…
Boeing rethinks 747-8
02 / 02 / 2009
BOEING is to reassess the value of its 747-8 programme. Chief executive, Jim McNerney, said that its continuation is not…
Aircraft deliveries down 10 says bank
02 / 02 / 2009
DVB bank is predicting that at least 10 per cent of air deliveries in 2009 will be cancelled. Bertrand Grabowski…
China invests in US Midwest hub
02 / 02 / 2009
CHINA and local leaders have announced the creation of the Midwest/China Hub Commission. It will coordinate efforts to turn St….
Pennsylvania cargo airport under cloud
02 / 02 / 2009
A PROPOSED cargo airport in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania has lost support of state leaders due to corruption and a drop…
Airbus and XAC sign wing agreement
02 / 02 / 2009
AIRBUS has signed an agreement with the Xian Aircraft Industry Company (XAC) of China to equip the wing for its…
Air Jamaica to keep flying to Miami
02 / 02 / 2009
AIR Jamaica says, despite it stopping passenger services to Miami, Los Angeles and Atlanta this month, that cargo services to…
Air Ethiopia set to fly
02 / 02 / 2009
NEW airline, Air Ethiopia, will start operating in two weeks. Formed by former Ethiopian Airlines pilot Captain Abera Lemi, the…
ANA invests in cargo to survive
02 / 02 / 2009
ALL Nippon Airways (ANA) has announced an emergency plan to survive the financial year 2009. The plan has three parts….
Agility takes over Nyström
02 / 02 / 2009
GLOBAL Logistics provider Agility has taken over its air and ocean agent in Finland, Nyström. Nyström, provides forwarding and logistics…
US screening a burden
02 / 02 / 2009
AN aviation association will lobby the US government financial aid to implement the escalating screening of cargo into the country….