AS the great and the good of the air cargo industry gather in Amsterdam this week for the Air Cargo…
October 2010
Fashion-conscious DHL pushes for more trade
28 / 10 / 2010
AT the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week held in New York in September, no models were parading DHL livery, but the…
‘Bounceback’ is at an end predicts Cargolux
28 / 10 / 2010
AFTER the harrowing events of 2009, which saw Cargolux desperately refinancing as losses spiralled, 2010 has been a good year…
Karagandy makes play as ‘perfect location’
28 / 10 / 2010
KARAGANDY Airport is on the rise, proclaiming itself to be ‘the new cargo hub in central Asia’. Although it faces…
US charges Cargolux executives for price-fixing
28 / 10 / 2010
CARGOLUX’S chief executive officer, Uli Ogiermann, and Robert Van de Weg, senior vice-president of sales and marketing, have been accused…
New editor at Air Cargo News
28 / 10 / 2010
Tom Pleasant, currently deputy editor of Air Cargo News will take over as editor on 29 November, replacing current editorial…
Panalpina pays Nigerian bribery settlement
24 / 10 / 2010
INTERNATIONAL freight forwarder, Panalpina, is negotiating a US$85 million settlement for its alleged part in a Nigerian bribery case. US…
Airlines tense for Euro fines
21 / 10 / 2010
EUROPE’S anti-cartel commission is expected to issue fines to several international airlines, for fixing cargo surcharges, any day now. While…
Russian air cargo need airport funding, says Isaikin
21 / 10 / 2010
RUSSIA must continue to invest in airport infrastructure to ensure its air cargo industry thrives, says Volga-Dnepr Group’s president, Alexey…
TMA flys again
21 / 10 / 2010
TRANS Mediterranean Airlines (TMA) has re-started operations after an extended recovery from financial losses. The airline, Lebanon’s only air cargo…
IAI Bedek orders filling up quickly
21 / 10 / 2010
ISRAEL Aerospace Industries (IAI) Bedek, the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) unit of IAI, has won 29 new cargo conversion…
Delhi charges agents before facility finished
20 / 10 / 2010
REGULATORS have given Delhi International Airport (DIAL) a slap on the wrist when they caught it imposing ‘special fees’ to…
DoJ tries to block Air New Zealand’s evidence
20 / 10 / 2010
AIR New Zealand (Air NZ) is struggling to have evidence it collected from other airline’s witnesses submitted in court, despite…
Boeing delays will leave Cathay short
19 / 10 / 2010
CATHAY Pacific’s freighter fleet may shrink next year due to delivery delays of Boeing’s 747-8 freighter. The new model freighter…
TNT to lease three 777 freighters
19 / 10 / 2010
TNT Airways and Guggenheim Aviation Partners have signed an agreement for the delivery and lease of three new Boeing 777-200LR…
Panalpina starts serving Dubai World Central
19 / 10 / 2010
PANALPINA has started flying regular airfreight services connecting Luxembourg with the new Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum International Airport and on…
Strike threatens Finnair’s operations
18 / 10 / 2010
THE Finnish Aviation Union is threatening to strike next week, likely causing severe disruptions to Finnair’s flights. Around 3,300 members…
China airlines make $1bn in September
18 / 10 / 2010
THE recovery may be slowing down from its impressive initial gallop, but Chinese airlines are maintaining their lead, earning nearly…
Kenya Airways avoids loss thanks to hedging
18 / 10 / 2010
KENYA Airways narrowly avoided making another loss from its cargo business, thanks to hedging on fuel prices. The airline carried…
France crippled by strike double whammy
18 / 10 / 2010
FRANCE was crippled by more strikes this week, thanks to union members protesting president Sarkozy’s planned raising of the retirement…