March 2011

Airports update 1 April

AIR Cargo News reports on new cargo developments at airports around the world. East Midlands Airport in the UK handled…

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Barcelona boosts cargo terminal

BARCELONA Airport’s bounce-back to 2007 cargo volume levels has pushed the need for expansion at its cargo terminal. Two companies…

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Trouble in paradise

IT was a marriage set to heal old wounds and forgive old slights, but the newly formed Global Air Cargo…

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Afghanistan’s cargo expansion on the Horizon

FOLLOWING the acquisition of four new freighters an all-cargo airline in Afghanistan is now likely to take off in May….

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China Southern spends on freighters

CHINA Southern Airlines’ new capital spending plan, amounting to CNY20.4 billion (US$3.1 billion) this year, includes six new 777 freighters….

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Swiss WorldCargo spreads its wings

EXCLUSIVE to Air Cargo News, Swiss WorldCargo reveals its 2010 performance and highlights what is in store for 2011. Volume…

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All go for Freighters World Conference 2011

THERE are now only two days left before Air Cargo Media’s Freighters World Conference and Cargo Airline of the Year…

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FedEx Express serves South Korea direct

IN a bid to enhance trade between the US and South Korea, FedEx Express has begun a non-stop service from…

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DHL signs Singapore Airlines deal

FROM the air to the ocean, DHL Global Forwarding will now manage global transport for Singapore Airlines in a new…

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Fake bomb slips through UPS security

UPS has revealed that it inadvertently carried a fake bomb from the UK to Turkey. A Turkish man in north…

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Freight expectations fall in February

POLITICAL turmoil in north African and Middle Eastern countries has affected international air cargo to the tune of a one…

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Office update 29 March

AIR Cargo News reports on changes in cargo offices around the world. AFTER the December 2010 introduction of its Da…

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Airports update 28 March

IN Asia, Changi Airport handled 128,048 tonnes of cargo in February, a decline of 1.9 per cent compared to a…

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People update 28 March

MATT Buckley has been promoted to vice-president cargo and charters at Southwest Airlines. Buckley began his career with Southwest Airlines…

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Ethiopian expands cargo capacity

ETHIOPIAN Airlines, which has the largest cargo fleet in Africa, is expanding its cargo terminal at the Bole International Airport….

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King Shaka Airport adds to cargo terminal

IT has been open for less than a year and now South Africa’s King Shaka International Airport’s operators are enhancing…

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More Volga-Dnepr charters in the pipeline

VOLGA-DNEPR has completed 30 Boeing 747F charter flights in the past three months with more expected in the coming weeks….

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Air France-KLM Cargo adds a summer quartet

AIR France-KLM Cargo will be spreading its wings this summer with new flights to four continents outside of Europe. In…

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Sri LankanCargo expands in sluggish market

SRILANKAN Cargo, the subsidiary of Sri Lankan Airlines, has opened an agent office in Galle in the southern province in…

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Cargo play cements El Al’s Q4

HIGHER cargo revenue has helped El Al Israel Airlines (El Al) secure a healthy profit for the last three months…

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