June 2010

Cathay success buoys Tyler

CATHAY PACIFIC’s upturn seems to be holding, putting a spring into the step of chief executive officer, Tony Tyler (right)….

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Qantas sells express airfreight to Toll

QANTAS has sold its Asian express airfreight business to the Toll Group. The sale of the DPEX Group – Asia’s…

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Aviation’s forecasted loss flip flops to profits

FORECASTED profit for the global aviation industry has increased to US$2.5 billion in 2010. This is a complete turnaround from…

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SIA Cargo “disappointed” in massive fine

SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) Cargo is “very disappointed” by the news that the South Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) has fined…

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American sees two-year high in May

AMERICAN Airlines (AA) says that May was its busiest month for airfreight in nearly two years. Traffic for the month…

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First 747-8Fs in customer livery unveiled

BOEING has just revealed the first 747-8 freighter in a customer’s livery. The livery will be on all of the…

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Cathay Pacific launches round-the-world freighter service

CATHAY Pacific Airways will launch its first round-the-world freighter service on 9 July. The new route will initially be operated…

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DHL Express donates Wilmington to locals

AFTER long negotiations, DHL Express has finally donated its Wilmington Air Park and 1,500 acres to the local Clinton County…

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Nigeria bails out airlines

NIGERIA has agreed to bail out its struggling airlines with ?500 billion (US$3.3 billion) ‘intervention fund’. Muhammad Abdullahi, a spokesman…

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Volcano disrupts Latin American cargo

CENTRAL America airfreight is still reeling after first the eruption of Guatemala’s Pacaya volcano and now being hit by tropical…

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No truth in rumours, says Air France

AIR France has denounced widely published reports that the carrier is planning on moving out of the airfreight market completely….

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China-Taiwan freighter services grow

MAINLAND China and Taiwan have agreed to increase the number of weekly freighter flights between the two countries from 28…

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New cargo VP for Safi

AFGHANISTAN’S Safi Airways has appointed a new cargo vice-president, as well as three other executive appointments. Christoph Götzmann will become…

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Tougher Canadian security stance leaves everybody guessing

AIR cargo executives in Canada are scratching their heads after a media blitz by Canadian government officials announcing tougher measures…

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Hactl record month for May

HONG Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited released its tonnage throughput for May 2010. Hactl again achieved another record high in…

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Toll Global Forwarding new head of airfreight

Former UK airfreight director for DHL Global Forwarding, Mark Wardman, has joined the ambitious Toll Global Forwarding as its new…

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