June 2009

Martinair borrows KLMs freighters

MARTINAIR is set to operate two of KLM Cargo’s B747-400ERF freighters as the first concrete sign of a major cooperation…

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Bruneis first air cargo company takes flight

BRUNEI’S first airfreight company has been launched. Syabas Aviation has now started a twice-weekly service between Brunei and Singapore every…

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China Cargo Airlines puts the pain aside to open new routes

CHINA Cargo Airlines is looking to expand its freighter route network, despite the current woes and overcapacity affecting the Chinese…

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SkyCargo receives second B777F

DAE Capital, the aircraft leasing financial business arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has handed over the second Boeing 777…

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Qatar joins Cargo 2000

CARGO 2000’s program to improve the quality of air cargo is increasing its coverage of the Middle East following Qatar…

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Olympic Handling gets new investment

OLYMPIC Airways has been bought by the Athens-based Marfin Investment group. Savas Aslanidis has taken over as cargo operations director…

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Kent Airports May cargo traffic up

THE amount of cargo handled by Kent International Airport in the UK during May was up 68 per cent on…

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UPS pilots agree to cost cutting

UPS’s pilots union has agreed to US$131 million in concessions over the next three years to avoid 300 layoffs. Using…

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Air India running out of cash

AIR India’s shaky finances have forced it to delay paying staff salaries for two weeks and sent it begging for…

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Iberia makes first transatlantic e-freight shipment

IBERIA has delivered Spain’s first transatlantic air cargo shipment using IATA’s e-Freight project. The shipment to Chicago’s O’Hare International airport…

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Chapman Freeborn returns to Italy

CHAPMAN Freeborn Airchartering is to reopen its operations in Italy with an office in Turin. Pierre Van Der Stichele, who…

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Malaysia Airlines posts loss in first quarter

MALAYSIA Airlines has reported net loss of MYR695 million (US$196 million) for its first quarter ending 31 March 2009. Even…

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SkyCargo names Slovenia GSA

EMIRATES SkyCargo has appointed a general sales agent in Slovenia, taking its number of offline stations in Europe to 12….

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TAPA EMEA chairman re-elected

THORSTEN Neumann (right), head of security central Europe, Middle East & Africa for Nokia, has been re-elected as chairman of…

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American capacity cuts mean 1600 job losses

AMERICAN Airlines is to cut 1,600 jobs made in conjunction with recent capacity reductions of 7.5 per cent. A spokesman…

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Mayrhuber blames oil for plunge

LUFTHANSA has reported a drop in traffic for May of 9.1 per cent for May – down to 125,000 tonnes….

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Trouble and strife for BAs Walsh

BRITISH Airways chief executive officer Willie Walsh’s offer to work for free in July has backfired. Walsh made the offer…

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Air T posts higher earnings

AIR T, express and ground-support provider, has announced net earnings of US$4,379,000 for the financial year 2009, ending 31 March….

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China Southern and AF-KLM venture on hold

CHINA Southern Airlines is delaying its airfreight joint venture with Air France-KLM’s Air Bleu. It is still unclear whether the…

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Leisure wins Europa contract

AIR Europa, Spain’s second-largest carrier, has signed a deal with Leisure Cargo of Düsseldorf not only for total cargo management…

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