October 2010

France crippled by strike double whammy

FRANCE was crippled by more strikes this week, thanks to union members protesting president Sarkozy’s planned raising of the retirement…

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BAA seeks permission to appeal to Supreme Court

BAA says it will appeal to the UK’s Supreme Court over the ongoing battle between it and the Competition Commission….

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MK Airlines enters liquidation

UK-based MK Airlines, forced from the skies earlier this year, has entered liquidation with John Alexander of Carter Baker Winter…

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Asia’s peak season bubble bursts

AIRLINES and multinational freight forwarders have overestimated the airfreight demand from Asia in the current peak season and overcapacity is…

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ACS takes on its own cargo aircraft

AIR Charter Service has recently re-introduced its managed fleet, initially taking on one European-registered Antonov An-26. The company claims that…

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Booming Liège moves into the big league

LIEGE has been something of an unnoticed success story among European cargo airports, quietly building up its business year after…

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IATA will listen to freight forwarders, vows Vertannes

DES Vertannes (right), IATA’s new global head of cargo, has reassured freight forwarders that, under his watch, IATA will start…

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Freight forwarders plead guilty to cargo price fixing

SIX international freight forwarders have pleaded guilty to conspiring to fixing fees and charges on air cargo shipments to the…

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e-freight goes live in Geneva

GENEVA Airport has become e-freight capable, making it the second airport in Switzerland to become so. Led by Swiss WorldCargo,…

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More Indian Customs cargo corruption revealed

INDIAN authorities have seized over US$280,000 worth of smuggled electronic goods from the air cargo department at Kochi International Airport…

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Ontario sues LA over lack of cargo development

AERO Ontario, the developer of a long-proposed cargo hub at California’s Ontario Airport (US), is suing the city of Los…

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US still has holes in cargo screening security

DESPITE meeting the deadline for 100 per cent cargo screening, the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) still has gaping holes…

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Freight traffic slows in August

INTERNATIONAL cargo traffic rose 19.6 per cent in August, compared with 23 per cent growth in July. This was three…

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Lufthansa Cargo continues growth

LUFTHANSA Cargo reported an increase in freight and an improved load factor for the year-to-date at the end of 2010’s…

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Etihad Crystal Cargo launches Hong Kong service

ETIHAD Crystal Cargo, a division of Etihad Airways, will launch a twice-weekly service from its hub at Abu Dhabi International…

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Is FAA lithium battery warning a taste of things to come

FOLLOWING the UPS freighter crash in Dubai, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an alert to the transport…

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Vietnam cargo carrier workers go unpaid

VIETNAM’S first fledgling cargo airline, Trai Thien, has been struggling to pay its staff’s wages for the last five months,…

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Late start to Asian peak

The peak season in Asia has started less strongly than expected, according to Jean-Charles Foucault, senior vice-president sales and distribution…

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Etihad launches Hong Kong freighter

ETIHAD Crystal Cargo will launch a twice-weekly service from its hub at Abu Dhabi International Airport to Hong Kong, China,…

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Lufthansa goes big in Japan

FROM 1 November, Lufthansa Cargo will boost its services to Japan to 12 flights a week, virtually doubling its frequencies….

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