BRUNO Gehrig (right) has been elected chairman of the board at Swiss International Air Lines. He succeeds Rolf Jetzer, who…
Namibia cargo bomb a fake
18 / 11 / 2010
THE bomb discovered being loaded onto the Air Berlin flight from Namibia was a fake, it has been revealed. Sabina…
Forwarder group loses appeal to sue BA
18 / 11 / 2010
BRITISH Airways has won its appeal against an attempt by a group of its air cargo customers to bring a…
US brings strict new rules against old aircraft
18 / 11 / 2010
AIRCRAFT must be protected against structural fatigue according to new regulations brought in by the US. The Federal Aviation Administration…
LAN Cargo order new freighters
18 / 11 / 2010
LAN Cargo has signed an order to lease three 767-300 and buy two 777 freighters. The cargo unit already has…
Boeing, the glass half full company
17 / 11 / 2010
BOEING’S latest biennial cargo forecast once again looks at the future with rose-tinted glasses. The aircraft manufacturer predicts that global…
Gregg new LCC head, Asia Pacific
17 / 11 / 2010
MURRAY Gregg (right) is the new general manager Asia Pacific for Lufthansa Cargo Charter. He will be based in Hong…
Cargo bomb found on Air Berlin flight
17 / 11 / 2010
NAMIBIAN police have discovered a suspected bomb while loading the cargo hold of an Air Berlin flight departing Namibia. “A…
Police catch Mumbai gold cargo raiders
17 / 11 / 2010
INDIAN police have arrested the perpetrators of last year’s gold heist at Air India’s cargo area at Chhatrapati Shivaji International…
Bout extradited to the US
16 / 11 / 2010
THAILAND has finally extradited Viktor Bout (right), the airfreight arms dealer, to the US. Bout will now stand trial in…
US charges Japanese airlines execs with price fixing
16 / 11 / 2010
THE US has charged three Japanese airline executives with cargo price-fixing. Takao Fukuchi, JAL’s former vice-president of cargo, and Yoshio…
Cathay, Air China Cargo joint venture gets green light
16 / 11 / 2010
LESS than a fortnight after Cathay Pacific’s chief executive officer, Tony Tyler (right), confirmed a delay in approval for Cathay…
US forwarders call on Congress for calm
16 / 11 / 2010
THE US Airforwarders Association has called on Congress for moderation when determining its response to the cargo security crisis. Brandon…
Air Transat brings cargo back inhouse
15 / 11 / 2010
AIR Transat has brought its cargo operations back inhouse after 15 years of being run by a third party. From…
Drug smugglers turn to airfreight
15 / 11 / 2010
SOUTH American drug smugglers are increasingly buying old freighters and flying their shipments of cocaine to Africa for subsequent distribution…
Ogiermann steps down as Cargolux CEO
15 / 11 / 2010
FOLLOWING the price-fixing charges brought against Cargolux’s chief executive officer (CEO), Uli Ogiermann, the carrier has appointed Frank Reimen (right)…
Cathay, Air China JV delayed
15 / 11 / 2010
CATHAY Pacific and Air China Cargo’s proposed cargo joint venture now looks to get the green light to start only…
Virgin’s vice-president shuffle
14 / 11 / 2010
ALL change at the top at Virgin Atlantic Cargo. James Williams, previously the carrier’s regional vice-president for Asia-Pacific, is its…
Big four cargo groups join forces
14 / 11 / 2010
FOUR of the world’s largest cargo organisations have decided to form an industry advisory group to liaise with the world’s…
Ex-TradeWinds boss wants crooked politician’s evidence
14 / 11 / 2010
DONALD Watkins, former owner of cargo airline TradeWinds, is trying to question a corrupt former Detroit City council member for…