March 2010

Vitoria attempts to emerge from the ‘perfect storm’

THE last calendar year was undoubtedly the toughest period for cargo in its history at Vitoria Airport. The combination of…

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Uncertain outlook at SDV

OTHER freight companies might be reporting a strong bounceback in volumes, but Herbert de Saint Simon, chief executive officer of…

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Air Berlin cuts Boeing order

AIR Berlin – Germany’s second largest airline after Lufthansa – has cancelled US$1.7 billion worth of orders for 787 aircraft…

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UAE toughens up flying regulations

CARGO airlines in the UAE have until the end of the month to comply with new regulations or they will…

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Panalpina losses signal management shake-up

PANALPINA’S disappointing airfreight slump in the last quarter of 2009 has heralded a major reorganisation of senior management at the…

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Second 747-8 freighter completes first flight

A SECOND Boeing 747-8 freighter successfully completed its first flight last Sunday. “The airplane performed well on its first flight,”…

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NIIT and SATS market Cosys to the world

INDIA’S NIIT Technologies and Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) are to jointly market their Cargo Operations Systems (Cosys) IT system…

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AerCap selects PFW for cargo loading system

AIRCRAFT- and engine-leasing company AerCap has chosen PFW Aerospace to design and manufacture the main deck cargo loading system (CLS)…

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Lufthansa, Jettainer pilot lightweight containers

AFTER around 120,000 trial runs on Lufthansa flights and six month of materials tests, Lufthansa Cargo and Jettainer have successfully…

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CEVA manages modest wins

CEVA Logistics has announced it made full year revenues of €5.5 billion in 2009, compared to €6.3 billion the year…

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BA strikes disrupt cargo

BRITISH Airways (BA) has pledged to keep more than 60 per cent of its long-haul and 30 per cent of…

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New IL-76TD-90VD for Volga Dnepr

VOLGA-Dnepr Airlines is adding a third IL-76TD-90VD freighter to its fleet in April. This takes the company’s investment of the…

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LAN Cargo predicts 18 per cent growth

CHILE’S LAN Cargo says that it expects its cargo capacity to grow about 16 to 18 per cent in 2010….

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Turkish places large Boeing order

TURKISH Airlines has ordered 20 Next generation 737s from Boeing. The order includes 10 737-800s and 10 737-900ERs. The Turkish…

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China Eastern buys into Great Wall Airlines

ALL-cargo carrier Great Wall Airlines (GWL) is assuring customers that a recent change in majority ownership will not affect the…

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2010 loss forecast cut in half

PREDICTED losses for the aviation industry in 2010 have dropped to US$2.8 billion compared to the $5.6 billion loss forecast…

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BA union losing credibility

NEGOTIATIONS have broken down between British Airways (BA) and its cabin crew union, Unite. Union leaders are meeting now to…

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Gefco block books Air China capacity

FRENCH international logistics company, Gefco, has signed a deal with Air China to block book belly capacity on inbound and…

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Juneyao sells Okay stake to DTW

CHINA’S Juneyao Group has sold its 71.4 per cent stake in Okay Airways to cargo and logistics company Datian Wu…

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Suspicious arrest at Shenzhen Airlines

CHINA’S security officials have removed Shenzhen Airline’s president – Li Kun – from his position while they investigate him for…

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