March 2009

Gati freezes out Air India

INDIAN logistics firm Gati has cancelled its wet-leasing of five Boeing 737-200 freighters from the National Aviation Company of India…

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Iberia extends e-freight network

IBERIA and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have launched a new stage in the IATA e-freight Spain project, extending…

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airBaltic picks Airline Services GSA for Finland

LATVIAN airline airBaltic has appointed Airline Services GSA as its cargo GSSA for Finland. Airline Services GSA managing director Jari…

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DSV cuts jobs

DSV is to cut staffing levels by 12 to 15 per cent. Around 3,500 of the 25,000 jobs will be…

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Ethiopian profits up

ETHIOPIAN Airlines’ has reported a first-half profit increase of nine per cent to 515 million birr (US$46 million), in the…

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ANA drops 767 from ATSG

ALL Nippon Airways (ANA) has cancelled its contract with Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) for the wetleasing of a 767…

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ACMG predicts hopeful future

SEATTLE-based the Air Cargo Management Group (ACMG) has just released the 2009 edition of its annual Twenty-Year Freighter Aircraft Forecast….

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Malay forwarders to get accredited

THE Federation of Malaysian Freight Forwarders (FMFF) is to initiate accreditation of the country’s freight forwarders. The move comes in…

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Arrow drops turbine on town

ENGINE parts from a US cargo plane fell onto a Brazilian residential district last week. Parts of the DC-10’s turbine,…

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Alaska volcano disrupts airfreight

MOUNT Redoubt’s volcanic explosions in Alaska have seen cargo flights heavily disrupted to avoid the ash and smoke that is…

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AF-KL and Martinair Cargo joins forces

AIR France Cargo-KLM Cargo and Martinair Cargo have taken their first steps in cooperation. This follows Air France-KLM Group’s purchase…

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Fall in freight demand stabilises says IATA

THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released February’s international traffic statistics, which suggest that freight’s decline has finally hit…

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BAA ordered to sell three airports

AFTER a two-year investigation, the UK’s antitrust regulator has confirmed that will force BAA to sell three of its seven…

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First paperless shipment despatched from Stansted

BRITISH Airways World Cargo, together with global partner DHL Global Forwarding, today announced that it has become the first carrier…

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FedEx US labour trouble

FEDEX is to cut 1,000 employee jobs before the end of May. According to FedEx spokesperson Maury Lane, the cuts…

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Total US cargo screening by 2010 unlikely

US cargo-screening targets are becoming increasingly strained. The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) plans to have 100 per cent of…

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Global and African freight-forwarding networks announce alliance

PROJECT cargo network, the Project Professionals Group (PPG), and pan-African freight-forwarding group, African Cargo and Logistics Alliance (ACLA), have announced…

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Bout tango dancer not merchant of death says wife

ALLA Bout, wife of the notorious airfreight gunrunner Viktor Bout, has said that her husband only “does honest business” and…

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FedEx plane explodes in Japan

A FEDEX cargo plane has crashed at Tokyo’s Narita Airport killing both of the crew. The MD-11 flying out of…

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WFS wins V Australia contract at LA

V AUSTRALIA has appointed Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in Los Angles to provide cargo handling for its new Boeing 777-300ER…

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