UPS is trying to find ways to cut US$131 million in wages on its pilots over the next three years….
May 2009
Lufthansa Cargo shifts Asian hub to Krasnoyarsk
31 / 05 / 2009
AS of June, Lufthansa Cargo is relocating on schedule, its technical stopover point for its cargo flights from Astana Kazakhstan,…
Air Proxy appoints new managing director
31 / 05 / 2009
AIR Proxy, member of the EGSAC GSSA network for the Baltic States – has appointed Maanus Mätlik (right) as its…
Cargo B signs with Astral Aviation
31 / 05 / 2009
CARGO B has signed an interline agreement with Astral Aviation of Nairobi, starting in May. Cargo B operates three weekly…
Egypt draws in IJS Global
28 / 05 / 2009
IJS Global has expanded into Egypt. According to Giorgio Laccona, president and chief executive officer this is due to the…
Airclic joins 2000
28 / 05 / 2009
AIRCLIC, has joined Cargo 2000 as a regional associate member to support the requirements of major clients including Delta Air…
40th birthday for A300
28 / 05 / 2009
AIRBUS celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Franco-German agreement, which launched its first ever aircraft programme, the A300. On 29…
Cargoitalia receives its first MD-11F
28 / 05 / 2009
CARGOITALIA – the Italian all-cargo airline being re-launched under the new ownership of ALIS (Aerolinee Italiane) – has taken delivery…
New night flight threat faces Lufthansa
26 / 05 / 2009
LUFTHANSA Cargo will be forced once again to defend its freighter night flights at Frankfurt on 2 June, when the…
Put in the work to survive
26 / 05 / 2009
AIRFREIGHT needs to put some serious work in, if it wants to survive the economic downturn, was the message at…
Air Canada facing second bankruptcy filing
26 / 05 / 2009
AIR Canada is facing a second bankruptcy in six years after posting a C$400-million loss (US$345 million) in the first…
Volgas Il-76 business benefits from ban
26 / 05 / 2009
VOLGA-Dnepr’s new re-engined Il-76-TD90-VD freighters are proving a hit with customers according to group commercial managing director, Dennis Gliznoutsa. “The…
Yangtze River Express to fly to DFW
26 / 05 / 2009
YANGTZE River Express is to start flying to Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport four times weekly starting 22 May….
MK poised to exit administration
26 / 05 / 2009
MK AIRLINES will shortly exit administration after a year in which it has sought protection from its creditors, whilst it…
HKs air cargo falls 20
17 / 05 / 2009
HONG Kong’s airfreight traffic dropped nearly 20 per cent in April compared to last year, according to the Hong Kong…
New cargo centre opens in Peru
17 / 05 / 2009
PERU’S president, Alan García, has just opened Lima Cargo City (LCC). The new centre is considered to be the most…
Australia turns on Cathay
17 / 05 / 2009
AUSTRALIA’S investigation into cargo price fixing has now turned its sights on Cathay Pacific. Cathay will be the eighth airline…
End in sight says Emirates
17 / 05 / 2009
EMIRATES is predicting the final bottoming out of the airfreight slump in demand by the end of May. Ram Menen…
Pel Air fortune turns
17 / 05 / 2009
AUSTRALIA’S largest independent regional carrier is grounding freighters and laying off staff due to falling demand. Regional Express subsidiary Pel…
Polet Airlines new IL-96 plans
14 / 05 / 2009
To achieve this goal, Polet Airlines has leased three IL-96-400T aircraft from Ilyushin Finance Co to bring them into commercial…