IN a move that has caused uproar at Airbus and Boeing, IATA has called for the airfreight industry to use…
March 2010
Africa’s haven of stability
31 / 03 / 2010
THE downturn of 2009 encouraged some unexpected newcomers to African airports, not least of all some 747-400 freighters from Asia….
New Dubai airport set to open in June
31 / 03 / 2010
A COUPLE of short years ago the industry was inundated with press releases announcing the latest grand scheme for Dubai…
Fahy returns to the industry with Toll Holdings
31 / 03 / 2010
AIR Cargo News understands that Chris Fahy (right), the former chief executive officer of DHL Global Forwarding, has made his…
Air Logistics opens up new horizons
31 / 03 / 2010
THE painful downturn suffered by the industry over the past 18 months may have a silver lining for GSSAs, according…
Service is the key, says American
31 / 03 / 2010
SERVICE, not price, will be the key for airlines when trying to win pharmaceutical business, according to Dave Brooks, president…
Qatar Airways looks to A330-200 conversions
29 / 03 / 2010
QATAR Airways is considering whether or not to convert its A330-200 passenger aircraft into freighters. The Middle Eastern carrier met…
JAL abandons freighters
29 / 03 / 2010
JAPAN Airlines (JAL) will stop all freighter flights by the end of October and instead only rely on bellyhold capacity….
February continues cargo recovery
29 / 03 / 2010
GLOBAL airfreight continued to grow in February adding weight to the forecasts of an earlier than expected recovery. Cargo demand…
Swissport is the first handler to be recertified for Cargo 2000
29 / 03 / 2010
SWISSPORT has become the first ground handling agent to renew the Cargo 2000 certificate of approval. The new certification will…
Australia bans noisy freighters
29 / 03 / 2010
AUSTRALIA is planning on banning older models of freighters because they are too noisy. “Marginally compliant aircraft are predominantly used…
Cargoitalia increases services by 50 per cent
23 / 03 / 2010
CARGOITALIA, Italy’s all-cargo airline, is increasing its schedule by 50 per cent in March with flights to the US and…
Agility to lay off 1,000s
23 / 03 / 2010
TROUBLED logistics firm Agility has started widespread layoffs of its staff. Nearly 600 have already been laid off this week…
Korea pursues e-freight
23 / 03 / 2010
KOREA has signed a deal with IATA and Incheon International Airport to adopt e-freight throughout the entire country. South Korea’s…
DHL and AA Cargo give pharma training
22 / 03 / 2010
DHL and American Airlines Cargo are providing training for shippers of pharmaceuticals in the run up to the US 100…
Atlas Air promotes Jason Grant
22 / 03 / 2010
ATLAS Air Worldwide Holdings has promoted Jason Grant (right) to senior vice-president, network planning and business development. Grant was previously…
BDP establishes new company in India
22 / 03 / 2010
US forwarder BDP International and local logistics company Unique Global Logistics Private Limited (UGL), have formed a new logistics joint…
Aerolineas Argentinas chooses Cargospot
22 / 03 / 2010
AEROLINEAS Argentinas has chosen Champ’s Cargospot Airline and Cargospot Revenue Accounting systems for end-to-end control over the sale, operations and…
Are the lemmings about to jump off of the cliff again
18 / 03 / 2010
TRAFFIC volumes have continued to rise in the early part of 2010 and cargo airline executives are at last smiling….
Vitoria attempts to emerge from the ‘perfect storm’
18 / 03 / 2010
THE last calendar year was undoubtedly the toughest period for cargo in its history at Vitoria Airport. The combination of…
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