September 2010

US approves first foreign wet lease

THE US Department of Transportation has formally approved a long-term wet lease from a non-US airline to a US airline…

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ACG’s brand new 747F breaks down in Hong Kong

 AIR Cargo Germany’s latest 747 freighter broke down on a runway at Hong Kong’s Chek Lap Kok International Airport on…

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Softening Chinese recovery threatens peak season high

A SOFTER than expected China market, just when it ought to grow hotter, has airlines worried that the 2010 peak…

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AF-KLM wounded by two-pronged attack

A GROUP of companies has launched Europe’s largest ever lawsuit against an airline for engaging in air cargo cartel behaviour….

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Air India to sell freighters

AIR India has announced plans to sell its six freighters. The airline said the move was due to its plans…

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Atlas signs ACMI contract with TNT

ATLAS Air has signed an aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) contract with TNT Airways, the Belgium-based aviation division of…

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Martinair to become all-cargo airline

MARTINAIR is to become an all-cargo airline, axing its passenger business. Long suspected, the move was announced by Air France-KLM…

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Freighter involved in near collision at Minneapolis

A LIGHT freighter almost collided with a passenger jet above Minneapolis this week. The twin-engine Beech 99 turboprop operated by…

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Air Zimbabwe pilot strike over

AIR Zimbabwe says its two-week pilots’ strike is over and that it will resume flights on Friday. The pilots have…

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Crystal Cargo extends MD-11F contract with World

ETIHAD Crystal Cargo has extended a contract with World Airways to provide two MD-11 cargo aircraft into 2011. The freighters…

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Lufthansa names new chief

LUFTHANSA has appointed its deputy chairman, Christoph Franz (right), to be the successor to Wolfgang Mayrhuber as chairman and chief…

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French strikes cripple airports

FRENCH unions are staging mass protests today, over planned changes to the national retirement age, strikes that are crippling flights…

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New function heads at Panalpina

PANALPINA has appointed new heads of airfreight and logistics. The appointments follow its restructure, first announced in March. Henrik Lund…

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Jakarta Customs software slows clearance

A NEW air cargo tracking system at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is causing severe delays of imported shipments clearing Customs….

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AirBridgeCargo to serve Zhengzhou

AIRBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines is extending its all-cargo services from China with a new twice-weekly 747-400 freighter flight from Zhengzhou to…

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Swiss chairman, Jetzer, dies suddenly

ROLF Jetzer, Swiss International Air Lines chairman, has passed away unexpectedly after suffering a heart attack while hiking in the…

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Concern remains over peak-season screening

AIR cargo shippers and forwarders say the industry still has a long way to go in screening shipments after meeting…

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2010 recovery as good as it gets

THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) is now projecting a profit of US$8.9 billion (up from the $2.5 billion forecast…

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Gollog opens new Sao Paulo cargo terminal

BRAZILIAN Gol Air Transport has opened a new terminal in Congonhas airport, São Paulo. “Thanks to this new expanded area,…

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Biman senior executives forced out

BANGLADESHI airline Biman has abruptly fired one director and forced its cargo general manager into early retirement. The airline, infamously…

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