NEW Zealand’s investigation into cargo cartels is heating up with those charged either starting to defend themselves or announcing their…
July 2009
Geodis Wilson Spain appoints new MD
08 / 07 / 2009
GEODIS Wilson Spain has appointed Alain Reich (right) as its new managing director. Based in Madrid, Reich will be responsible…
New North America manager for Aramex
08 / 07 / 2009
ARAMEX, a global logistics company, has announced the appointment of Paul Newell (right) as business development manager North America. Newell,…
Yemenia threatens to cancel Airbus deal
08 / 07 / 2009
YEMEN’S national carrier, Yemenia, is threatening to cancel its order of 10 Airbus A350s due to its treatment after the…
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08 / 07 / 2009
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BAWC to focus on high-value goods
06 / 07 / 2009
BRITISH Airways (BA) is pushing British Airways World Cargo (BAWC) to concentrate on premium products. These include currency, livestock, perishables,…
EC probes Austrian Airlines takeover
06 / 07 / 2009
PHASE II of the European Commission (EC) anti-trust investigation into Lufthansa’s takeover of Austrian Airlines is now underway. Approval has…
Greece fined for illegal aid to Olympic
06 / 07 / 2009
THE European Court of Justice has fined Greece €2 million (US$2.8m) for not recovering illegal state aid from Olympic Airways,…
JAL cargo charges skyrocket
05 / 07 / 2009
JAPAN Airlines (JAL) is to hike its international cargo charges by 30 per cent. The massive jump will start in…
Polar appoints new COO
05 / 07 / 2009
POLAR Air Cargo Worldwide has made former DHL Express executive Thomas Murphy its new chief operating officer. Murphy – who…
Virgin axes 600 jobs
02 / 07 / 2009
VIRGIN Atlantic is to axe 600 jobs and cut capacity by seven per cent by the end of the year….
German giants at war – Air Cargo News Exclusive
02 / 07 / 2009
JUST as DHL and Lufthansa launch their new joint-venture airline, Air Cargo News can exclusively reveal that DHL is demanding…
Plane crash claims the life of Avion chairman
02 / 07 / 2009
HAFTHOR Hafsteinsson, chairman of Avion Aircraft Trading tragically died yesterday (2 July) in a private aircraft accident in northern Iceland….
Pandair reunion
02 / 07 / 2009
IT is now nearly forty years since the creation of Pandair Freight. It was one of those companies that was…
Aero Cargo deals with Cargo B collapse
02 / 07 / 2009
THE fallout from Cargo B collapse is directly affecting a number of general sales agents throughout Europe, namely both Netherlands-based…
Majali leaves RJ for Gulf
01 / 07 / 2009
SAMER Majali, who recently resigned as chief executive officer of Royal Jordanian, has been appointed the new head of Gulf…