HONG Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has announced a drop of 16.3 per cent on its cargo tonnage for…
October 2009
Polarised market will create a new age of global brokers
08 / 10 / 2009
THE cargo charter broker’s market is going through a current phase of “polarisation”, accelerated by the current market conditions, according…
Iraq monopoly is a disgrace
08 / 10 / 2009
AIRFREIGHT shipments into Iraq are in chaos, according to brokers, forwarders and integrators, following the imposition of new procedures that…
Coyne benefits from Kazakh oil boom
08 / 10 / 2009
THE growing oil and gas trade in western Kazakhstan is providing greater opportunities for specialised project freight forwarders, according to…
UAE agrees Open Sky Air Services Agreement with Zambia
06 / 10 / 2009
THE United Arab Emirates has signed an open-air services agreement with Zambia. Signed by Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi (far right),…
Australia promotes Melbourne airfreight
06 / 10 / 2009
AUSTRALIA’S state Victoria has launched an organisation to boost its supply chain performance. The Victorian Airfreight Working Group (VAWG) will…
First Vietnamese all-cargo carrier gets go ahead
05 / 10 / 2009
THE Vietnamese government has granted a licence for the country’s first private all-cargo airline to start operations next year. Trai…
Air India pilots fight in mid-air
05 / 10 / 2009
AIR India pilots fought cabin crew on an international flight from the UAE to India over allegations of sexual harassment….
EU slams oneworld trans-Atlantic cooperation
05 / 10 / 2009
EUROPEAN regulators have damned the oneworld alliance between British Airways (BA), American Airlines (AA) and Iberia, ruling it as being…
New Zimbabwe cargo carrier fails to take off
04 / 10 / 2009
HOPES for Zimbabwe’s first private cargo airline since 2000 have been dashed by the country’s aviation authority. Former Air Zimbabwe…
Australian court dismisses SIA Cargo appeal
04 / 10 / 2009
AUSTRALIA’S Federal Court has dismissed Singapore Airlines (SIA) Cargo’s appeal against its alleged price-fixing charges. SIA Cargo claimed that the…
Maximus flies Queens horses to UAE
04 / 10 / 2009
MAXIMUS Air Cargo has safely carried 30 horses of the UK’s Household Cavalry from London Stansted Airport to Abu Dhabi….