REBUILDING load factor and yield is the focus at Air France-KLM Cargo, as the carrier lags behind its Asian rivals…
January 2010
Amazing aid effort
21 / 01 / 2010
THE air cargo industry has responded with lightning speed, great ingenuity and huge generosity following the devastating earthquake that struck…
Multinationals hike US rates
21 / 01 / 2010
WHEN a swathe of major airlines publicly announced rate rises in late summer 2009, the reaction was one of derision…
Swiss, Thai open skies plan signed
19 / 01 / 2010
SWITZERLAND and Thailand have agreed to an open skies policy that will allow unlimited cargo services between the two countries.Thailand’s…
Cargolux signs over ULD fleet to Unitpool
19 / 01 / 2010
CARGOLUX has signed a five-year agreement with ULD supply and management provider, Unitpool.The five-year contract, which will start mid-January 2010,…
DHL donates Wilmington air park
19 / 01 / 2010
DHL Express has donated Ohio’s Wilmington Air Park to the local Clinton County Port Authority. The airport and its 1,500…
WestJet makes Exp-Air GSSA
18 / 01 / 2010
CANADA’S WestJet has appointed Exp-Air Cargo its GSSA for customers throughout Canada, the US, Mexico and the Caribbean.“We are excited…
Air China gets cash for buy out
18 / 01 / 2010
AIR China is to receive a US$220 million government subsidy to buy out Air China Cargo. However, Air China’s company…
Japan Airlines files for bankruptcy
18 / 01 / 2010
JAPAN Airlines (JAL) has filed for bankruptcy protection following months of financial uncertainty. The government-sponsored Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation (ETIC)…
Cathay Pacific December figures
18 / 01 / 2010
CATHAY Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for December 2009 show a sharp growth in cargo and mail tonnage compared to…
Lufthansa holds its breath for pilot ballot results
17 / 01 / 2010
LUFTHANSA pilots have been balloted by the union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) as to whether they should strike over a disputed…
Midex buys two more 747Fs
17 / 01 / 2010
MIDEX Airlines has bought two used 747-200 freighters. The Abu Dhabi all-cargo airline said that a recent increase in demand…
PanAir cargo appoints ECS as GSA
17 / 01 / 2010
PANAIR Cargo has appointed European Cargo Services (ECS) as its cargo general sales agent in 20 countries throughout Europe, Scandinavia…
AeroLogic expands network
14 / 01 / 2010
AEROLOGIC, the joint venture cargo airline of DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo, is expanding its network, following delivery of two…
Busy December gives Frankfurt hope
14 / 01 / 2010
FRANKFURT Airport (FRA) saw airfreight traffic continue its upward trend in December 2009. “Nearly 174,000 metric tons of airfreight represent…
Zen and the art of airline maintenance
14 / 01 / 2010
JAPAN’S prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, has appointed Zen monk and business guru, Kazuo Inamori as the head of troubled Japan…
Blue Wings grounded
14 / 01 / 2010
GERMANY’S Blue Wings has ceased operations following a financial dispute with shareholder Alexander Lebedev (near right).The Düsseldorf-based company stopped flying…
Astar lays off two-thirds of pilots
13 / 01 / 2010
ASTAR Air Cargo will lay off over two-thirds – 303 – of its pilots between 6 March and 1 July….
Martinair expands in South America
13 / 01 / 2010
MARTINAIR is to start offering scheduled services from Viracopus (Brazil) to Quito and Guayaquil (Ecuador) and Bogota (Colombia) on its…
LAN Cargo optimistic for 2010
13 / 01 / 2010
DECEMBER traffic figures for Chile’s LAN Cargo show volumes rose 23.8 per cent from the year before. However, figures for…
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