THAILAND has agreed to extradite air cargo arms dealer, Viktor Bout, to the US but legal wranglings may still see…
July recovery slows
24 / 08 / 2010
FIGURES for July show continued strengthening of demand for cargo, with traffic rising 22.7 per cent from last year. This…
Dubai continues air cargo growth
24 / 08 / 2010
DUBAI International reported its 10th consecutive month of double-digit air cargo traffic growth in July. The Middle Eastern airport handled…
Russian Customs set for overhaul
24 / 08 / 2010
RUSSIA’S notoriously challenging Customs service is set for a much-needed overhaul. Russia’s president Dmitry Medvedev recently admitted the current system…
Cash for Mexicana keeps it flying
23 / 08 / 2010
INVESTORS have thrown troubled Mexicana a lifeline to keep it operational. Mexican consortium Tendora K bought a 95 per cent…
India stops foreign pilot ban, for now
23 / 08 / 2010
INDIA has cancelled its threatened ban of foreign airline pilots. However, the threat is only postponed and may resurface next…
Investors quit Chinese cargo airline
23 / 08 / 2010
TAIWANESE investors have pulled out of the Chinese cargo airline, Yangtze River Express, blaming poor results. Taiwan’s China Airline, Yang…
Virgin Atlantic strike threat
23 / 08 / 2010
VIRGIN Atlantic is facing its first strike in its 26-year history. The airline’s pilots say the carrier is reneging on…
Upbeat Emirates expects to take all its freighters
22 / 08 / 2010
THERE are still no signs of a double dip recession, and Emirates expects ultimately to deploy all the widebody freighters…
Maximus ready for further growth
22 / 08 / 2010
MAXIMUS Air Cargo is ready for further fleet expansion, according to its president and chief executive officer, Fathi Buhazza (right),…
Surcharge sham
22 / 08 / 2010
INDEPENDENT freight forwarders have reacted angrily to Lufthansa’s move to increase security surcharges, alongside a stated 20 per cent increase…
Etihad reveals new A330F routes
19 / 08 / 2010
ETIHAD’S two new A330-200Fs will be deployed to Hahn in Germany, Tripoli and Milan, Ndjamena and Nairobi, and Beijing when…
Final appeal looms for Bout
18 / 08 / 2010
THAILAND is giving its final ruling on Friday whether to extradite infamous arms smuggler, Viktor Bout, to the US. “I…
EVA swings to gain in 2010
18 / 08 / 2010
TAIWAN airline EVA Airways posted NT$5.2 billion (US$163 million) in net profit in the first half of the year, compared…
Ceva revenues up but profits down
18 / 08 / 2010
FOR the three months ending 30 June Ceva Logistics’ revenue rose €1.7 billion (US$2.1 billion), up from €1.3 billion ($1.6…
Hellmann airfreight exports rise 59 per cent
17 / 08 / 2010
HELLMANN Worldwide Logistics UK saw its 2010 airfreight rise 25 per cent over 2008’s figures and 59 per cent over…
Airbus delays Flyington A330s
17 / 08 / 2010
AIRBUS is delaying delivery of 12 A330-200 freighters to India’s Flyington Freighters. Airbus will now deliver the aircraft by the…
New freighter to join West Atlantic
17 / 08 / 2010
WEST Atlantic, the Anglo-Swedish cargo airline, will operate a Bombardier Q400 freighter from October. The freight conversion of the usual…
UK airport strikes avoided
16 / 08 / 2010
TALKS have narrowly avoided strikes that were expected to close the UK’s major airports over the busiest weekend of August….
Korean Air cargo success stolen by strong won
16 / 08 / 2010
KOREAN Air Lines has flipped its operating loss of 127.3 billion won (US$107.9 million) for the second quarter last year…
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