January 2009

Anglo Overseas becomes insolvent

ANGLO Overseas, the UK freight forwarder, has gone into insolvency. The administrators, Vantis Business Recovery Services, blamed “a prolonged period…

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Air Tahoma grounded

AIR Tahoma, the Ohio-based air cargo transport operator, has been grounded. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued and emergency revocation…

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Brawl in Calcutta cargo offices

CARGO operations at Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata (Calcutta) were halted last week as employees took part in a…

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BA World Cargo ups Dubai flights

BRITISH Airways World Cargo has announced the launch of a fourth daily Dubai flight, as part of its winter schedule….

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Fraports airfreight down

FRANKFURT Airport cargo throughput (airfreight plus air mail) for 2008, dropped by 2.7 per cent to 2.1 million metric tons….

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New Heavyweight regional managers

HEAVYWEIGHT Air Express announced a series of commercial measures aimed at supporting and building upon its expanding US air cargo…

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Air Cargo Germany launch pushed back

THE expected launch this month of Air Cargo Germany (ACG) has been pushed back until late February due to “incomplete…

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Fraport to sell Hahn

FRAPORT is considering selling its 65 per cent stake in Frankfurt-Hahn Airport, which specialises in budget and cargo airlines, to…

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A320 ditches into the Hudson River

A US Airways A320 made a splash landing into New York’s Hudson River last night. Shortly after taking off from…

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Cathay defers HK cargo terminal

CATHAY Pacific Airways has finally confirmed that it will defer its new Hong Kong cargo terminal by up to two…

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Delta cuts jobs

DELTA Air Lines has offered an early retirement programme for its staff in an attempt to trim capacity by eight…

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Air France-KLM buys into streamlined Alitalia

AFTER a three-month battle with Lufthansa Air France-KLM has won a 25 per cent stake in troubled Italian flag carrier…

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Possible more cuts at Boeing

FURTHER rumours are circulating that the planned 4,500 job layoffs at Boeing are only the start of a much wider…

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Go ahead for third Heathrow runway

GOVERNMENT ministers have confirmed their approval to build a third runway at Heathrow today. Transport secretary Geoff Hoon also announced…

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FedEx order 15 more Boeing 777s

EXPRESS cargo carrier FedEx has ordered 15 new 777 freighter aircraft from Boeing despite the plummet in global cargo demand….

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Antonov lands without nose gear

A DAALO Airline Antonov landed without its nosewheel in Bender Qassim International Airport, Somalia on Monday. The cargo and passenger…

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Shipping manager overcharges own company

A FORMER shipping manager of pharmaceutical company Wyeth Medica Ireland is being charged with overcharging his ow company for shipping…

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Singapore Airlines withdraws Indian flights

SINGAPORE Airlines (SQ) is to cut flights from India from the 26 January. Daily flights from Delhi on Thursdays and…

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Lufthansa cuts cargo and World Airways

LUFTHANSA Cargo, Europe’s largest air-cargo carrier, has reported a 21.4 per cent drop in traffic for December 2008 from the…

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Vietnam Airlines see profits shrink

VIETNAM Airlines has reported a dramatic drop in pre-tax profits; from US$23 million in 2007 to $14 million in 2008….

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