March 2009

Iberias profits burn

SPANISH airline Iberia Airlines has reported a staggering 90 per cent drop in profits for 2008, down to 32 million…

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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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Panalpina opens new Singapore logistics complex

PANALPINA’S new logistics centre in Singapore has opened near Changi international airport. The 11,277-square-metre centre was formally inaugurated by Panalpina…

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Melbourne overtakes Sydney

MELBOURNE Airport has overtaken Sydney in volumes of airfreight exported. Figures show the airport moved two million more kg exports,…

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Saudia Cargo signs Nigeria deal

NIGERIAN charter operator – Medview Airlines – has signed a deal with Saudia Cargo to be its GSA between Nigeria…

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Amerijet leases five 767-200s

AMERIJET International has signed a seven-year agreement with Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM), a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group (ATSG),…

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Turtles flown to Gran Canaria

THOMAS Cook Airlines has flown three rescued Loggerhead turtles from London Gatwick to Las Palmas in Gran Canaria to be…

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Air Canada has disappointing Q4

AIR Canada has reported a worse than expected quarterly loss. It lost C$727 million (US$565 million) for the fourth quarter,…

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