ICELANDAIR has confirmed that it will sell its recently purchased subsidiary, Bluebird. Bluebird has seven B737s and usually operates them…
February 2010
Emirates investigates ivory cargo
28 / 02 / 2010
EMIRATES Airline is launching an internal investigation to try and determine how it became implicated in the illegal shipment of…
Massive losses at JAL
28 / 02 / 2010
JAPAN Airlines (JAL) has reported a large increase in losses for the last nine months of 2009. The carrier reported…
Cyprus Airways demands compensation for Turkey ban
28 / 02 / 2010
CYPRUS Airways (CY) is demanding compensation from the Cypriot government due to it being unable to operate to Turkey or…
World Airways to fly 747F for Asiana
25 / 02 / 2010
WORLD Airways has signed an agreement with Asiana Airlines to operate a Boeing 747-400 freighter for the South Korean carrier….
Celtic Forwarding awarded AEO status
25 / 02 / 2010
IRELAND’S Celtic Forwarding has become the first Irish logistics company to achieve official European authorised economic operator (AEO) status. Countries…
Iberia records worst year in history
25 / 02 / 2010
IBERIA’S results for 2009 show it was one of the most difficult years in the airline’s history. The Spanish carrier,…
Heathrow fight heats up
25 / 02 / 2010
THE fight for London Heathrow’s proposed third runway has entered a new phase with environmental groups, local councils and residents…
Nippon Yusen and Yusen Air merge
25 / 02 / 2010
NIPPON Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Yusen Air & Sea Service (YAS), have agreed to integrate their logistics divisions. Under…
American Airlines woos China Eastern
24 / 02 / 2010
AMERICAN Airlines is negotiating with China Eastern Airlines to have it join the Oneworld alliance. Tom Horton, chief financial officer…
Greek airlines merge
24 / 02 / 2010
GREEK carriers Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air are to merge. Following approval from the European Competition Commission, both names and…
UAE bans An-12 again
24 / 02 / 2010
THE UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), has banned the An-12 from operating within its airspace again. Effective from 1…
Silencers and sniper sights seized at Chennai
24 / 02 / 2010
CHENNAI Customs has seized a consignment of sniper rifle sights and silencers that came in on a cargo aircraft from…
Lufthansa makes tough cargo cuts at Austrian
24 / 02 / 2010
HOT on the heels of the news that Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines are merging their cargo operations comes the news…
El Al, Maman Cargo deal blocked
23 / 02 / 2010
EL Al Israel Airlines and Maman Cargo Terminals and Handling’s attempt to enter into close cooperation with each other has…
Lufthansa Cargo and Austrian Cargo to merge
23 / 02 / 2010
FROM 1 July, Lufthansa Cargo and Austrian Airlines have agreed to merge their global operations. Under the new agreement, both…
Southern Air’s new 777Fs block booked by Thai
22 / 02 / 2010
SOUTHERN Air has added two Boeing 777 freighters to its fleet. The first was delivered earlier this month and the…
An-225 flies south
22 / 02 / 2010
AN An-225, the world’s largest fixed-wing aircraft, has transported four giant pieces of oil and gas equipment, almost 150 tons,…
Organised crime rots Australia’s airports
22 / 02 / 2010
AUSTRALIAN airports are riddled with organised crime at every level, according to an Australian government investigation. The federal inquiry has…
Crisis an opportunity not disaster, says Ogiermann
22 / 02 / 2010
WITH manufacturers rethinking their production and supply chain strategies, air cargo stands to emerge from the global economic crisis in…