IN September, DHL is planning to increase its capacity at its hub at Panama City’s Tocumen International Airport, replacing 727…
April 2010
Rip-off or not
29 / 04 / 2010
THE volcanic ash cloud that heavily disrupted air services in Western Europe for six days in mid-April was originally seen…
An-124 could finally re-enter production
29 / 04 / 2010
THE thawing of Russian/Ukrainian relations could finally open the door to re-opening production of the An-124. Although sufficient interest in…
Next-gen delay presents challenge for Unisys
29 / 04 / 2010
CAN large carriers running their own versions of the Unisys Logistics Management System (LMS) be persuaded to wait until the…
Unexpectedly rapid recovery strengthens in March
27 / 04 / 2010
INTERNATIONAL airfreight traffic in March continued to strengthen in demand. Compared to March 2009, cargo demand grew 28.1 per cent,…
Dietz wins new cargo centre contract
27 / 04 / 2010
THE contract to build and operate the airfreight centre at the new Berlin Brandenburg airport has been awarded to Dietz….
Thai cargo starts using 777Fs
27 / 04 / 2010
THAI Cargo has started operating its two 777-200LR freighters leased from Southern Air. Thai deployed the two aircraft on its…
China Southern posts profit, looks for joint venture partner
26 / 04 / 2010
CHINA Southern Airlines posted a net profit for the first three months of 2010 of 1.42 billion yuan (US$205 million)….
Deccan 360 to be “bigger than FedEx”
26 / 04 / 2010
GR Gopinath (right), chairman and managing director of cargo carrier Deccan 360, is so confident in its business model that…
Hahn pursues cargo
26 / 04 / 2010
HAHN Airport is to invest €30 million (US$39.9 million) in developing its cargo potential. The transport minister, Hendrik Hering, of…
Airbus workers on pay demands strike
26 / 04 / 2010
AIRBUS employees have walked out on strike over pay demands. Workers on the A330 and A340 lines, at plants in…
LAN Cargo opens largest cold storage facility in US
25 / 04 / 2010
LAN Cargo has opened a new cold storage facility at the Miami International Airport, the largest of its kind at…
Cargolux lost $153 million in 2009
25 / 04 / 2010
CARGOLUX lost US$153 million in 2009 as the industry slump pulled its revenues for the year down 34 per cent…
Hong Kong accuses carriers of profiteering
25 / 04 / 2010
AIRLINES are charging exporters in Hong Kong premium rates to clear the backlog of airfreight resulting from the European volcanic…
New Boeing models enter final testing
25 / 04 / 2010
BOEING’S 747-8 freighter – RC521– has completed its second test flight landing successfully. It will now be stationed in Palmdale,…
CORRECTION Agility to layoff 1000s
22 / 04 / 2010
In a story published on 24 March – Agility to lay off 1,000s – we incorrectly reported that Gulf Agency…
US Air, United merger stalls
22 / 04 / 2010
MERGER talks between US Airways and United Airlines have broken down. US Air claims that United was more interested in…
Air India, SATS handling JV gets green light
22 / 04 / 2010
AIR India and Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) have agreed to form a 50/50 ground- and cargo-handling joint venture (JV)…
Qatar relaxes rules for airfreight companies
22 / 04 / 2010
QATAR has passed a law that will allow citizens and companies from the other Gulf Cooperation Council countries to independently…
Forward Air post $3.4 million profit
22 / 04 / 2010
US-based airfreight logistics company, Forward Air, has posted a profit for the first quarter of 2010. The company reports that…
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