DAVID Arendt, Cargolux’s interim chief executive officer (CEO), says the airline remains confident that the New Year will improve the…
Pakistan restricts Russian freighters after Georgian crash
02 / 12 / 2010
FOLLOWING the crash of the Sunway Il-76 freighter into the Karachi naval base, all Russian-owned freighters have been grounded at…
Ethiopian keen for 777Fs, but supply short
02 / 12 / 2010
ETHIOPIAN Airlines is in negotiations with Boeing over plans to acquire 777 freighters. Outgoing Ethiopian chief executive officer, Girma Wake,…
CEVA announces new president for Asia Pacific
02 / 12 / 2010
CEVA Logistics has made Didier Chenneveau head of operations for Asia Pacific. Chenneveau is currently executive vice-president and chief supply…
Bakker to leave after TNT surprise split
01 / 12 / 2010
IN a surprise announcement, TNT, Europe’s second-largest express company, will sell its express-delivery business to focus on its postal work….
Europe to strengthen air cargo security
01 / 12 / 2010
EUROPE plans to introduce tough new security regulations in the wake of the airfreight bomb scares last month. EU transport…
UK remains frozen
01 / 12 / 2010
AIRFREIGHT in the UK continues to suffer delays thanks to the country coming to a near halt from levels of…
SIA Cargo pleads guilty to price fixing
30 / 11 / 2010
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) Cargo has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a US$48 million fine for its part in…
Nigeria raids PLS on bribery charges
28 / 11 / 2010
NIGERIAN officials raided and arrested 11 members of Premier Logistics Solution (PLS) on Friday on charges of bribery. Officers of…
Il-76 crashes in Karachi killing 11
28 / 11 / 2010
A SUN Way Il-76 freighter crashed into a Karachi naval base on Sunday 28 November killing all eight crewmembers. The…
Doubt over what October’s results mean
28 / 11 / 2010
INTERNATIONAL cargo traffic rose 14.4 per cent in October compared with the same month last year. This was marginally weaker…
South Korea slams batteries rules
28 / 11 / 2010
SOUTH Korean officials will visit the US tomorrow to protest at proposed changes to the shipment of lithium batteries. The…
FAA decrees new aircraft fatigue rules
25 / 11 / 2010
AIRCRAFT must be protected against structural fatigue according to new regulations brought in by the US. The Federal Aviation Administration…
Carriers mull Rockford alternative to O’Hare
25 / 11 / 2010
CHICAGO Rockford International Airport (RFD) seems a step closer to its goal of hosting regular international freighter flights, as Southern…
Dubai prepares for new ‘game changing’ security regulations
25 / 11 / 2010
THE air cargo industry should be ready to adapt and embrace any new security regulations that are imposed following the…
LAN boosts freighter fleet
25 / 11 / 2010
WITH revenues up nearly 50 per cent, LAN Cargo is ramping up its maindeck capacity. Latin America’s leading cargo carrier…
Delta ups international flying
25 / 11 / 2010
BUOYED by the outlook of a relatively stable year ahead, Delta is moving to step up its international capacity in…
ICAO says blowing up aircraft illegal
21 / 11 / 2010
IN a move sure to worry terrorists, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), part of the United Nations, has made…
IAI Bedek delivers first new 737 to TNT
21 / 11 / 2010
TNT has taken delivery of the first of 11 converted 737 freighters, a 737-400. The total order is for eight…
Swiss makes Gehrig Jetzer’s replacement
21 / 11 / 2010
BRUNO Gehrig (right) has been elected chairman of the board at Swiss International Air Lines. He succeeds Rolf Jetzer, who…
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