BANGLADESHI airline Biman has abruptly fired one director and forced its cargo general manager into early retirement. The airline, infamously…
Concern remains over peak-season screening
20 / 09 / 2010
AIR cargo shippers and forwarders say the industry still has a long way to go in screening shipments after meeting…
Cathay Pacific firms order for 30 A350 XWBs
19 / 09 / 2010
CATHAY Pacific Airways confirmed an order for 30 A350 XWB long-range aircraft. Tony Tyler (right), Cathay’s chief executive officer, and…
Swiss WorldCargo replaces missing directors
19 / 09 / 2010
SWISS WorldCargo has made new appointments following the departures of Dieter Vranckx and Bernd Maresch. Succeeding Dieter Vranckx as managing…
Air Zimbabwe pilots fired for missing pay strike
19 / 09 / 2010
AIR Zimbabwe has fired all of its pilots after they went on strike over unpaid allowances. The 40 pilots, who…
Rus Aviation orders A300-600 freighter
19 / 09 / 2010
RUS Aviation has ordered a passenger-to-freighter conversion of an Airbus A300-600 from EADS. The contract includes another conversion and is…
Talks between Atlas and pilots stall
19 / 09 / 2010
NEGOTIATIONS between Atlas Air Worldwide and its pilots have broken down. The 800 pilots of Atlas Air and Polar Air…
Tajudin sues MAS over fraud claims
16 / 09 / 2010
TAN Sri Tajudin Ramli (right), former Malaysia Airlines (MAS) chairman, is suing the airline for defamation after the airline alleged…
Cargolux Italia sees further potential
16 / 09 / 2010
THERE is still scope for further capacity to be added to the Italian airfreight market, despite the big influx of…
Panalpina launches new freighter service
16 / 09 / 2010
The deal will allow Panalpina to start own-controlled regular airfreight services connecting Luxembourg with destinations such as South Africa, Dubai…
Polet receives fourth IL-96-400T freighter
16 / 09 / 2010
POLET Airlines has taken delivery of its third Il-96-400T freighter. The aircraft will operate scheduled cargo services twice a week…
Fiery crash could bring battery ban
16 / 09 / 2010
US Federal officials are poised to rush in much tighter regulations on the transportation of lithium batteries on all US…
World Airways flies 747-400F for Jade
13 / 09 / 2010
WORLD Airways has signed a one-year agreement with Jade Cargo International to operate a 747-400 freighter for the Chinese-German carrier….
Cargo fire further dents China’s aviation safety record
13 / 09 / 2010
THE bellyhold of a China Southern passenger A321 caught fire on Monday 13 September, the second fire for the airline…
Miller new head of East Midlands Airport
13 / 09 / 2010
EAST Midlands Airport (UK) has made Brad Miller (right), its current projects and procurement director, the new managing director. Effective…
Tri-MG Airlines starts operations at Changi
13 / 09 / 2010
INDONESIA’S all-cargo Tri-MG Airlines has started operating to Changi Airport (Singapore). Tri-MG will operate 20 weekly scheduled 732-200 freighter flights…
SkyCargo, Astral sign up for Nairobi cargo centre
13 / 09 / 2010
EMIRATES SkyCargo and Nairobi-based Astral Aviation have signed up as the inaugural airline customers of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport’s new…
JAL sells logistics subsidiary
12 / 09 / 2010
THE Japan Airlines (JAL) Group has announced it will sell its entire 72 per cent stake in its subsidiary JAL…
SAS Cargo pays $14m to settle price fixing charge
12 / 09 / 2010
SAS Cargo has agreed to pay a US$13.9 million settlement for its part in fixing cargo prices. The airline also…
Lufthansa cargo traffic up in August
12 / 09 / 2010
LUFTHANSA Cargo moved 17.9 per cent more air cargo in August compared to last year, up to 155,000 metric tons….