March 2009

Air France-KLM Feb figures up and down

AIR France-KLM’s cargo traffic figures for February 2009 show both gain and decline depending on whether Martinair is factored in….

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Ethiopian expands fleet and network

ETHIOPIAN Airlines Cargo has flown its inaugural flight to Liège Airport, Belgium. The airline moved its European operations from Brussels…

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Merged DB Schenker expands Middle East network

DB Schenker is to expand its network in the Middle East. It has founded a separate company under the name…

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Aviapartners COO Heath White exits as company restructures

ACCORDING to sources Aviapartner is simplifying its management structure, which will involve scrapping the chief operating officer (COO) position completely….

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Air India re-signs Fraport Cargo Services

AIR India has re-signed Fraport Cargo Services (FCS) to handle its cargo at Frankfurt Airport. “Air India has set up…

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Toll and BALtrans now fully integrated

 TOLL Global Forwarding (TGF) has finished integrating BALtrans Logistics Worldwide into its own operations. TGF will use the new Asian…

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China Eastern drops Shanghai-LHR service

AS of tomorrow, China Eastern is cancelling all of its flights from Shanghai to London Heathrow. The suspension of services…

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Korean Air aims for top slot in 2019

CONFIDENTLY looking beyond the present economic troubles, Korean Air is aiming for US$1.6 billion in operating profit in 2019 on…

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Tigers cubs off to the circus

AIRBridgeCargo Airlines, has safely delivered two white tiger cubs on its scheduled flight from Frankfurt to join the Brothers’ Zapashny…

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Delta sells off Northwest fleet

DELTA Air Lines is planning on selling most of the Boeing 737-800 jets that it currently has on order. It…

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Cargo crime will rise due to recession

THE global economic downturn will lead to an increase in incidents of cargo crime, warns the Transported Asset Protection Association…

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Bisignani urges Obama to focus on aviation

GIOVANNI Bisignani, the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) director general and chief executive officer, has told the new Obama administration…

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Air NZ profit falls sharply

AIR New Zealand has seen a 79 per cent drop in profit for the first two quarters ending 31 December….

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Korean Air order more A330-200s

KOREAN Air has placed a firm order with Airbus for six more A330-200 aircraft. The order is the first for…

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Hactl first for IATA safety audit

HONG Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has become the world’s first air cargo terminal operator to obtained the International…

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Airports see further decline

AIRPORTS report that January 2009 freight traffic growth fell by 27 per cent compared to January last year. Anchorage, Frankfurt…

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Cargo thieves caught at Bradley

THIEVES working at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut, US for Delta Airlines and Delta Global Services have been caught by…

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Airfreight nosedive continues with IATA January traffic

THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced international scheduled traffic results for January showing a deepening year-on-year demand slump. The…

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Woodland appointed Mitsubishi Logistics agent

MITSUBISHI Logistics has appointed Woodland International Transport as its agent for UK and Ireland. Woodland, headquartered in Essex, UK, is…

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Japanese freight forwarders to be handed huge fines

JAPAN’S Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has warned 10 Japanese freight-forwarding companies that it will fine them approximately ¥10 billion (US$107…

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