AIR France-KLM’s cargo traffic figures for February 2009 show both gain and decline depending on whether Martinair is factored in….
March 2009
Ethiopian expands fleet and network
05 / 03 / 2009
ETHIOPIAN Airlines Cargo has flown its inaugural flight to Liège Airport, Belgium. The airline moved its European operations from Brussels…
Merged DB Schenker expands Middle East network
05 / 03 / 2009
DB Schenker is to expand its network in the Middle East. It has founded a separate company under the name…
Aviapartners COO Heath White exits as company restructures
05 / 03 / 2009
ACCORDING to sources Aviapartner is simplifying its management structure, which will involve scrapping the chief operating officer (COO) position completely….
Air India re-signs Fraport Cargo Services
04 / 03 / 2009
AIR India has re-signed Fraport Cargo Services (FCS) to handle its cargo at Frankfurt Airport. “Air India has set up…
Toll and BALtrans now fully integrated
04 / 03 / 2009
TOLL Global Forwarding (TGF) has finished integrating BALtrans Logistics Worldwide into its own operations. TGF will use the new Asian…
China Eastern drops Shanghai-LHR service
04 / 03 / 2009
AS of tomorrow, China Eastern is cancelling all of its flights from Shanghai to London Heathrow. The suspension of services…
Korean Air aims for top slot in 2019
04 / 03 / 2009
CONFIDENTLY looking beyond the present economic troubles, Korean Air is aiming for US$1.6 billion in operating profit in 2019 on…
Tigers cubs off to the circus
04 / 03 / 2009
AIRBridgeCargo Airlines, has safely delivered two white tiger cubs on its scheduled flight from Frankfurt to join the Brothers’ Zapashny…
Delta sells off Northwest fleet
04 / 03 / 2009
DELTA Air Lines is planning on selling most of the Boeing 737-800 jets that it currently has on order. It…
Cargo crime will rise due to recession
04 / 03 / 2009
THE global economic downturn will lead to an increase in incidents of cargo crime, warns the Transported Asset Protection Association…
Bisignani urges Obama to focus on aviation
03 / 03 / 2009
GIOVANNI Bisignani, the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) director general and chief executive officer, has told the new Obama administration…
Air NZ profit falls sharply
03 / 03 / 2009
AIR New Zealand has seen a 79 per cent drop in profit for the first two quarters ending 31 December….
Korean Air order more A330-200s
03 / 03 / 2009
KOREAN Air has placed a firm order with Airbus for six more A330-200 aircraft. The order is the first for…
Hactl first for IATA safety audit
03 / 03 / 2009
HONG Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has become the world’s first air cargo terminal operator to obtained the International…
Airports see further decline
03 / 03 / 2009
AIRPORTS report that January 2009 freight traffic growth fell by 27 per cent compared to January last year. Anchorage, Frankfurt…
Cargo thieves caught at Bradley
03 / 03 / 2009
THIEVES working at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut, US for Delta Airlines and Delta Global Services have been caught by…
Airfreight nosedive continues with IATA January traffic
02 / 03 / 2009
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced international scheduled traffic results for January showing a deepening year-on-year demand slump. The…
Woodland appointed Mitsubishi Logistics agent
02 / 03 / 2009
MITSUBISHI Logistics has appointed Woodland International Transport as its agent for UK and Ireland. Woodland, headquartered in Essex, UK, is…
Japanese freight forwarders to be handed huge fines
02 / 03 / 2009
JAPAN’S Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has warned 10 Japanese freight-forwarding companies that it will fine them approximately ¥10 billion (US$107…