AIR Transport Services Group (ATSG) has reported that its Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) subsidiary has committed to buy three 767-300ERs…
June 2010
Cathay free from Philippines charges
21 / 06 / 2010
THE Philippines’ supreme court ruled in favour of Cathay Pacific Airways in a case brought against it by cargo and…
BA starts cutting pension deadweight
21 / 06 / 2010
BRITISH Airways (BA) has agreed to a plan with its unions to try and reduce its bloated £3.7 billion pension…
US, Switzerland sign cargo open skies deal
21 / 06 / 2010
SWITZERLAND and the US have signed an open skies agreement for cargo. The agreement replaces the existing agreement but adds…
Green light for PAL cost cutting
21 / 06 / 2010
PHILIPPINE Airlines (PAL) has the go ahead to start a massive outsourcing programme to cut costs, after the government ruled…
Rumours link US to resumed An-124 production
21 / 06 / 2010
BOEING may take over the final assembly of the An-124 for use in the US market. Alexei Fyodorov, head of…
Human heads air cargo found
20 / 06 / 2010
A SOUTHWEST Airlines employee has discovered a consignment of nearly 60 human heads at the cargo centre in Little Rock,…
“Secure cargo,” says Canadian bombing report
20 / 06 / 2010
A REPORT into the 1985 Air India bombing has made wide-ranging criticisms of Canada’s aviation security, especially cargo. Aside from…
Cathay, Air China get green light to joint venture
20 / 06 / 2010
EUROPE has cleared Cathay Pacific and Air China to jointly own the joint venture Air China Cargo, a subsidiary of…
No cargo-airports in Africa, says Fadugba
20 / 06 / 2010
CARGO-only airports are a drain on revenues, according to Nick Fadugba (right), secretary general of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA)….
Don’t stop airfreight, warns Iran
16 / 06 / 2010
IRAN has warned that it will retaliate in kind if any more airfreight shipments destined for the country are interfered…
Hong Kong Airlines gets first A330
16 / 06 / 2010
HONG Kong Airlines now has the first of six A330-200s. This is the start of an ambitious fleet expansion that…
Aerologic adds Asia capacity
16 / 06 / 2010
AEROLOGIC, the airfreight joint venture between Lufthansa Cargo and DHL Express, is to increase its capacity between Europe and Asia…
Green miles an “outdated concept”
15 / 06 / 2010
CONSUMER pressure on the perishable-food segment of airfreight is declining with recent studies that confirm that ‘green miles’ is a…
Cathay, Air China joint venture starts looking shaky
15 / 06 / 2010
CATHAY Pacific Airways is confident that the Chinese government will approve Cathay’s proposed cargo joint venture with Air China, says…
More strikes loom for BA
15 / 06 / 2010
BRITISH Airways (BA) looks set for further strikes as the union of its cabin crew, Unite, prepares for another ballot…
Aeroflot posts surprising profit
15 / 06 / 2010
AEROFLOT has posted its results for 2009 showing its net profit has more than tripled, to US$86 million. This is…
BAA to sell Naples
14 / 06 / 2010
BAA may sell off its stake of Naples airport, the only non-UK airport it owns. BAA currently owns 65 per…
China Southern in codesharing talks
14 / 06 / 2010
CHINA Southern Airlines is in negotiations with Air France and US Delta Air Lines to code share on some routes….
AirBridgeCargo sues Ilyushin
14 / 06 / 2010
RUSSIAN cargo carrier AirBridgeCargo (ABC) has filed a lawsuit against Ilyushin Finance Company. Filed on 24 May, the suit is…
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