MARTINAIR is set to operate two of KLM Cargo’s B747-400ERF freighters as the first concrete sign of a major cooperation…
June 2009
Bruneis first air cargo company takes flight
18 / 06 / 2009
BRUNEI’S first airfreight company has been launched. Syabas Aviation has now started a twice-weekly service between Brunei and Singapore every…
China Cargo Airlines puts the pain aside to open new routes
18 / 06 / 2009
CHINA Cargo Airlines is looking to expand its freighter route network, despite the current woes and overcapacity affecting the Chinese…
SkyCargo receives second B777F
18 / 06 / 2009
DAE Capital, the aircraft leasing financial business arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has handed over the second Boeing 777…
Qatar joins Cargo 2000
16 / 06 / 2009
CARGO 2000’s program to improve the quality of air cargo is increasing its coverage of the Middle East following Qatar…
Olympic Handling gets new investment
16 / 06 / 2009
OLYMPIC Airways has been bought by the Athens-based Marfin Investment group. Savas Aslanidis has taken over as cargo operations director…
Kent Airports May cargo traffic up
16 / 06 / 2009
THE amount of cargo handled by Kent International Airport in the UK during May was up 68 per cent on…
UPS pilots agree to cost cutting
15 / 06 / 2009
UPS’s pilots union has agreed to US$131 million in concessions over the next three years to avoid 300 layoffs. Using…
Air India running out of cash
15 / 06 / 2009
AIR India’s shaky finances have forced it to delay paying staff salaries for two weeks and sent it begging for…
Iberia makes first transatlantic e-freight shipment
15 / 06 / 2009
IBERIA has delivered Spain’s first transatlantic air cargo shipment using IATA’s e-Freight project. The shipment to Chicago’s O’Hare International airport…
Chapman Freeborn returns to Italy
15 / 06 / 2009
CHAPMAN Freeborn Airchartering is to reopen its operations in Italy with an office in Turin. Pierre Van Der Stichele, who…
Malaysia Airlines posts loss in first quarter
15 / 06 / 2009
MALAYSIA Airlines has reported net loss of MYR695 million (US$196 million) for its first quarter ending 31 March 2009. Even…
SkyCargo names Slovenia GSA
14 / 06 / 2009
EMIRATES SkyCargo has appointed a general sales agent in Slovenia, taking its number of offline stations in Europe to 12….
TAPA EMEA chairman re-elected
14 / 06 / 2009
THORSTEN Neumann (right), head of security central Europe, Middle East & Africa for Nokia, has been re-elected as chairman of…
American capacity cuts mean 1600 job losses
14 / 06 / 2009
AMERICAN Airlines is to cut 1,600 jobs made in conjunction with recent capacity reductions of 7.5 per cent. A spokesman…
Mayrhuber blames oil for plunge
14 / 06 / 2009
LUFTHANSA has reported a drop in traffic for May of 9.1 per cent for May – down to 125,000 tonnes….
Trouble and strife for BAs Walsh
11 / 06 / 2009
BRITISH Airways chief executive officer Willie Walsh’s offer to work for free in July has backfired. Walsh made the offer…
Air T posts higher earnings
11 / 06 / 2009
AIR T, express and ground-support provider, has announced net earnings of US$4,379,000 for the financial year 2009, ending 31 March….
China Southern and AF-KLM venture on hold
11 / 06 / 2009
CHINA Southern Airlines is delaying its airfreight joint venture with Air France-KLM’s Air Bleu. It is still unclear whether the…
Leisure wins Europa contract
11 / 06 / 2009
AIR Europa, Spain’s second-largest carrier, has signed a deal with Leisure Cargo of Düsseldorf not only for total cargo management…