BRITISH Airways’ (BA) cabin crew strike looks to be back on now that a court of appeal has overturned the…
May 2010
World to fly 747F for Cargolux
19 / 05 / 2010
WORLD Airways has signed an agreement with Cargolux to operate a freighter for the airline. The Global Aviation Holdings subsidiary…
Ceva buoyant in first quarter
19 / 05 / 2010
CEVA Logistics has posted a 73 per cent rise in profits for the first quarter. Pre-tax revenue rose from €30…
Sahara starts up in Tanzania
19 / 05 / 2010
SAHARA Air Cargo has started operating in Tanzania, making it the only cargo airline registered in the country. Solomon David,…
Aeroflot Cargo bankruptcy finalised
18 / 05 / 2010
THE final nail has been hammered into Aeroflot Cargo’s bankruptcy coffin. Announced last year, the bankruptcy has now been approved…
United we stand
18 / 05 / 2010
CONSOLIDATION in the thinning ranks of US airlines has produced another super carrier in the making. Two years after Delta…
A380 sales forecast up, but problems remain
18 / 05 / 2010
AIRBUS has optimistically doubled its target for sales of its A380 in 2010 to 20. Airbus sales director, John Leahy,…
Kelly’s replacement at TSA named
18 / 05 / 2010
ED Kelly’s replacement as general manager cargo at the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is Doug Britten. Britten is the…
Qatar launches new 777F
18 / 05 / 2010
QATAR Airways has begun cargo operations using its new Boeing 777 freighter, with the aircraft’s first flight departing from Doha…
Sultan honest about Agility troubles
17 / 05 / 2010
TAREK Sultan (right), Agility’s chairman, has admitted that the company’s difficulties in 2010 will make recovery “challenging”, but he is…
Finnair rolls the dice with new Asian freighter service
17 / 05 / 2010
FINNAIR Cargo has launched a freighter service to Hong Kong and Seoul. The service, first proposed in February, will use…
BA strike blocked
17 / 05 / 2010
BRITISH Airways’ (BA) turbulent relationship with its striking cabin crew’s union continues. A Court has ruled in BA’s favour and…
AF-KLM Cargo to post loss
17 / 05 / 2010
AIR France-KLM Cargo is likely to report a US$614 million when it presents its 2009/10 financial results this week. Revenue…
Cathay Pacific figures near pre-crisis levels
16 / 05 / 2010
CATHAY Pacific and Dragonair carried 152,808 tonnes of cargo and mail in April. This is up 20 per cent from…
Dubai launches e-freight
16 / 05 / 2010
THE Middle East’s first e-freight programme has gone live in Dubai. The project is the result of a joint partnership…
Air NZ, JAL targeted for price-fixing
16 / 05 / 2010
ALWAYS hungry for more, Australia has added two more airlines to its long list of carriers it is prosecuting for…
Rosa made Aloha COO
16 / 05 / 2010
ALOHA Air Cargo has named Patrick Rosa (right) its chief operating officer. Rosa will be responsible for the carrier’s daily…
UPS opens Shenzhen hub
13 / 05 / 2010
UPS has started operations at two new air hubs: the Shenzhen Asia Pacific Hub (SAPH) in China and the expanded…
AirAsia prioritises cargo business
13 / 05 / 2010
ASIA’S largest low-cost carrier, AirAsia, is aggressively developing its cargo business. The airline has made airfreight a major area of…
Mike Malik leaves Aloha Air Cargo
13 / 05 / 2010
MIKE Malik, president of Aloha Air Cargo, has resigned from the company, citing family reasons for his decision. “My work…