July 2010

South Africa next to target cargo cartel

SOUTH Africa’s Competition Tribunal is considering the prosecution of eight airlines for their part in a global airfreight cartel that…

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Demand continues to rise in June

INTERNATIONAL airfreight showed continued strong demand growth in June as the industry recovers from the impact of the global financial…

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World Airways ups freighter service

WORLD Airways, a subsidiary of Global Aviation Holdings, has entered into an agreement to add two leased Boeing 747-400 freighters…

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BA pulls other carriers into cargo price-fixing lawsuit

BRITISH Airways (BA) has issued legal proceedings against 24 other airlines to make them equally responsible for any fines that…

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Aramex second quarter net profit up 10 per cent

ARAMEX has reported second-quarter, for the three months ending 30 June, net profits of AED55 million (US$14.9 million), a 10…

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US drops Agility subsidiary charges

AGILITY’S woes have lessen just a little with news that the US is planning on dropping the charges for fraud…

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Lufthansa Cargo MD-11 crashes in Riyadh

A LUFTHANSA Cargo MD-11 freighter crashed this morning at 11.38 am (local time) in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). The freighter –…

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Air Cargo Germany completes first year

THERE must have been many in the air cargo industry who reckoned it would not survive the year, but 12…

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‘Predators’ poised to dominate

MARC Boudier, the long-serving ex-executive vice-president of Air France Cargo, once described the growing Middle East carriers as ‘predators’ as…

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Dreamliner debuts but delays persist

THE Boeing 787 Dreamliner made its official public debut at the Farnborough Airshow in July as the type edges nearer…

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Spohr lined up as new boss of LH pax

AIR Cargo News has learned that Carsten Spohr is likely to be announced as the new head of Lufthansa Passenger…

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DHL looks to ride the ‘waves of volatility’

DHL Global Forwarding is expecting the recent volatility in the logistics market to continue well into 2011. In a recent…

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Bahraini officials forced to use Gulf Air exclusively

BAHRAIN’S government has instructed all of its officials to only use the national carrier, Gulf Air, when sending air cargo…

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After merger approval BA, Iberia get greenlight for alliance with AA

AMERICAN Airlines, British Airways (BA) and Iberia have finally been given all the final regulatory approvals for joint transatlantic operations….

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JAL speaks out for lighter price-fixing fine

JAPAN Airlines (JAL) has agreed to a US$12 million settlement for price-fixing cargo surcharges in and to the US. Legal…

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Etihad receives first A330 freighter

ETIHAD Crystal Cargo formally took delivery of its first Airbus A330-200 freighter at the UK’s Farnborough Airshow today. The freighter…

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Fraport’s lifted by strengthening half-year

FRAPORT’S half-year results show a strong recovery from the first half of the disastrous 2009. At more than one million…

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Hellman expands in Turkey

HELLMANN Worldwide Logistics has expanded its warehouse capacity in Beylikdüzü, Istanbul from 3,000 m2 to 10,000 m2. “With the new…

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ACG orders two 737-400 PFC from AEI

AVIATION Capital Group (ACG) has ordered two 737-400SF 11-pallet configuration passenger-to-freighter conversions from Aeronautical Engineers. The first aircraft was built…

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Skylink grabs bargain for Cargojet stake

CANADIAN cargo operator, Cargojet, has sold its 55 per cent stake in the Cargojet Regional Partnership to Skylink Express. The…

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