May 2009

Time running out for UPS pilots

UPS is trying to find ways to cut US$131 million in wages on its pilots over the next three years….

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Lufthansa Cargo shifts Asian hub to Krasnoyarsk

AS of June, Lufthansa Cargo is relocating on schedule, its technical stopover point for its cargo flights from Astana Kazakhstan,…

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Air Proxy appoints new managing director

AIR Proxy, member of the EGSAC GSSA network for the Baltic States – has appointed Maanus Mätlik (right) as its…

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Cargo B signs with Astral Aviation

CARGO B has signed an interline agreement with Astral Aviation of Nairobi, starting in May. Cargo B operates three weekly…

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Egypt draws in IJS Global

IJS Global has expanded into Egypt. According to Giorgio Laccona, president and chief executive officer this is due to the…

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Airclic joins 2000

AIRCLIC, has joined Cargo 2000 as a regional associate member to support the requirements of major clients including Delta Air…

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40th birthday for A300

AIRBUS celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Franco-German agreement, which launched its first ever aircraft programme, the A300. On 29…

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Cargoitalia receives its first MD-11F

CARGOITALIA – the Italian all-cargo airline being re-launched under the new ownership of ALIS (Aerolinee Italiane) – has taken delivery…

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New night flight threat faces Lufthansa

LUFTHANSA Cargo will be forced once again to defend its freighter night flights at Frankfurt on 2 June, when the…

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Put in the work to survive

AIRFREIGHT needs to put some serious work in, if it wants to survive the economic downturn, was the message at…

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Air Canada facing second bankruptcy filing

AIR Canada is facing a second bankruptcy in six years after posting a C$400-million loss (US$345 million) in the first…

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Volgas Il-76 business benefits from ban

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…

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Yangtze River Express to fly to DFW

YANGTZE River Express is to start flying to Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport four times weekly starting 22 May….

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MK poised to exit administration

MK AIRLINES will shortly exit administration after a year in which it has sought protection from its creditors, whilst it…

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HKs air cargo falls 20

HONG Kong’s airfreight traffic dropped nearly 20 per cent in April compared to last year, according to the Hong Kong…

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New cargo centre opens in Peru

PERU’S president, Alan García, has just opened Lima Cargo City (LCC). The new centre is considered to be the most…

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Australia turns on Cathay

AUSTRALIA’S investigation into cargo price fixing has now turned its sights on Cathay Pacific. Cathay will be the eighth airline…

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End in sight says Emirates

EMIRATES is predicting the final bottoming out of the airfreight slump in demand by the end of May. Ram Menen…

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Pel Air fortune turns

AUSTRALIA’S largest independent regional carrier is grounding freighters and laying off staff due to falling demand. Regional Express subsidiary Pel…

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Polet Airlines new IL-96 plans

To achieve this goal, Polet Airlines has leased three IL-96-400T aircraft from Ilyushin Finance Co to bring them into commercial…

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