BOEING and Lan Cargo have announced the Latin American carrier will join Boeing’s component services programme (CSP). The CSP will…
July 2010
Expeditors encouraged by 2Q results
18 / 07 / 2010
SEATTLE’S Expeditor’s International has posted encouraging results for the second quarter of 2010. “We’ve experienced very significant year-over-year volume increases…
Amerijet dry leases second 767 freighter
18 / 07 / 2010
UNDER a seven-year agreement, Amerijet International will lease a second 767 medium widebody freighter from Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM), the…
Emirates orders 30 777-300ERs
18 / 07 / 2010
EMIRATES, the Dubai-based carrier, today placed an order with Boeing for an additional 30 777-300ERs, worth approximately US$9.1 billion in…
Panalpina appoints new Panprojects head
15 / 07 / 2010
PANALPINA has made Chris Kent the new global head of Panprojects, a wholly owned Panalpina subsidiary. Kent was previously managing…
Kuehne and Nagel wins US$1bn oil and gas contract
15 / 07 / 2010
KUEHNE & Nagel has won an Algerian oil and gas contract worth €785 million (US$1 billion). SNC-Lavalin awarded the contract…
TSA denies need for back-up plan
15 / 07 / 2010
FOLLOWING its recent damning report by government auditors, the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) claims that it does not need…
Industry permanently changed, says Trefzger
15 / 07 / 2010
THE logistics industry faces four new realities that will have a long-term impact on supply chain management, according to Schenker….
Boeing raises long-range forecast
15 / 07 / 2010
BOEING forecasts a US$3.6 trillion market for new commercial aircraft over the next 20 years as world economies rebound and…
BRI appoints Walpole group head
14 / 07 / 2010
FREIGHT forwarder Bellville Rodair Global has appointed Terry Walpole (right) as its group chief executive officer. “It’s been a tough…
National Airlines to fly 747F
14 / 07 / 2010
NATIONAL Airlines – formerly Murray Air and wholly owned by the National Air Cargo Group – is preparing to operate…
Airbus, Russian freighter conversions still far off
14 / 07 / 2010
AIRBUS’ plans to have Russia convert its A320 passenger aircraft into freighters will still take some time, according to Airbus…
Panalpina appoints Sears head of healthcare
14 / 07 / 2010
PANALPINA has appointed Barrie Sears (right) its area head of healthcare for northwest Europe. Sears has worked in the pharmaceutical…
Europe greenlights BA, Iberia merger
14 / 07 / 2010
EUROPE’S government, the European Commission (EC), has approved the proposed merger between British Airways (BA) and Iberia. The decision now…
Austrian Lufthansa Cargo has successful start
14 / 07 / 2010
DUAL cargo operations between Lufthansa Cargo and the Austrian Airlines have launched. Vienna-based Austrian Lufthansa Cargo is now marketing all…
Cargo liability limits standardised
13 / 07 / 2010
IATA has standardised cargo liability limits. With regulatory approval and with effect from 1 July, the Air Waybill (AWB) Conditions…
CFI targets Air France-KLM for pricefixing
13 / 07 / 2010
DESPITE Air France-KLM arranging an out-of-court settlement of US$87 million to the US for alleged pricefixing of airfreight, scavengers have…
DB Schenker relocates management to Frankfurt
13 / 07 / 2010
DB Schenker is to bundle its management functions in Frankfurt. The management teams of the corporate units currently located in…
KLIA to convert low-cost terminal to cargo
13 / 07 / 2010
KUALA Lumpa International Airport (KLIA) is to convert its low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) into an airfreight terminal. Announcing the conversion,…
Lufthansa Cargo sees solid first half rise
12 / 07 / 2010
LUFTHANSA Cargo carried 830,000 tonnes of freight and mail in the first six months of 2010, nearly 20 per cent…