March 2011

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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Qantas ‘heavy belly’ investigated

A QANTAS passenger jet was loaded with unplanned cargo to the extent of exceeding its maximum structural take-off weight by…

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India hounds Customs cargo crooks

INDIA is continuing to pursue corruption in the country’s Customs houses. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which arrested seven…

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Aircraft evacuated over bomb threat

A PHILIPPINE Airlines aircraft from Manila was escorted by police as it touched down at San Francisco Airport on 22…

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Lufthansa Cargo outlines future plans

AFTER a strong 2010, Lufthansa Cargo will further grow its fleet and network alongside a modernisation campaign. The company posted…

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Cargo relief flights take off for Japan

THE world’s largest freighter aircraft has joined the effort to fly relief supplies to Japan. Air Partner has chartered the…

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Fatal freighter crash in the Congo

A TRANS Air Congo An-12 freighter has crashed in the Republic of Congo killing at last 16 people onboard. The…

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Airports update 23 March

AIR Cargo News reports on new cargo developments at airports around the world. In Europe, the UK’s Birmingham Airport has…

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Korean Air buys two Boeing freighters

THE world’s number one cargo airline, according to IATA statistics, is expanding its freighter fleet. Korean Air has placed an…

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Air NZ anger at Commission and Qantas claims

AIR New Zealand has denounced the country’s anti-cartel Commerce Commission over libellous statements. Last week the commission and Qantas commented…

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Cargo fury at TSA decree

AIRLINES and forwarders are furious at the US Transportation Security Agency (TSA) over its latest security diktat and its short…

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777s drive Qatar Airways growth

2010 was another year of major growth for Qatar Airways, with the airline “treading its own path, irrespective of otherairlines”…

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Airlines settle cartel charges with NZ

NEW Zealand’s anti-cartel regulator, the Commerce Commission, has reached settlements with several airlines over allegations of cargo price fixing. British…

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Airports Update 18 March

AIR Cargo News reports on new cargo developments at airports around the world. Armenia’s international Zvartnots airport handled 987 tons…

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Cargoitalia adds to Asian routes

COMMENCING later in March Cargoitalia will add extra flights to Hong Kong and Shanghai. Cargoitalia will operate four times weekly…

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New air cargo advisory group formed

THE four walls of the air cargo industry now come under one roof thanks to the formation of a new…

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Freighter stopped and searched in Turkey

A FREIGHTER flying from Tehran to Aleppo in Syria was escorted by Turkey’s military and forced to land in the…

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FedEx resumes some Japanese routes

FEDEX’s pickup and delivery services in western Japan are running as normal, and now operations in certain eastern destination are…

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Lucky number five for Lufthansa

LUFTHANSA has ordered five Boeing 777 freighters, which are slated to join the fleet from 2013. The freighters will help…

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ACI report confirms a healthy 2010

A 2010 Airports Council International (ACI) report reveals cargo rose strongly by 15.2 per cent as compared to 2009. In…

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