August 2011

Opening the US gateways

THE state of the US economy and soft exports from Asia across the Pacific have undermined even some of the…

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500 non-compliant freighter flights

THE US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a US$298,500 civil penalty against Capital Cargo International Airlines (CCIA) for allegedly…

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Air cargo’s descending path

AIRFREIGHT has faced a slow decay during July – a harbinger of things to come, the International Air Transport Association…

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Emirates completes the 777F trio

EMIRATES SkyCargo is to operate its third new 777F three times a week to São Paulo (Brazil). “Even in an…

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Transaero’s cargo celebration

RUSSIAN player Transaero Airlines has experienced a 35 per cent year-on-year leap in cargo volumes from January to July 2011….

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Chinese carriers descend on Dallas

AIR China Cargo is boosting transhipment links to the US with a service between Dallas/Fort Worth (US) and Shanghai (China)….

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US airports weather the storm

CARGO operations at airports on the US east coast suffered fewer setbacks than expected over the weekend of 27 August,…

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Asian cargo carriers down in July

INTERNATIONAL cargo demand for Asia Pacific carriers, measured in freight ton kilometres (FTK), for July 2011 was four per cent…

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Toll to triple revenue

AUSTRALIA-headquartered freight forwarder Toll is looking to triple global revenues in three years thorough acquisitions projects. Toll, with an approximate…

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US cargo screening $1 billion saving

THE Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) air cargo screening programme will cost US$1 billion less than expected. The administration’s final decision…

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NZ price fix ruling to proceed

IT has been a three-month wait, and now New Zealand’s Commerce Commission has won the right to proceed with its…

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Germany celebrates 100 years of cargo

GERMANY has been celebrating the centenary of the first air cargo flight in the country. On 19 August 1911 a…

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Air NZ’s cargo consolation

AIR New Zealand will assess its business structure following poor financial results, with the exception of cargo. Earnings before tax…

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Ceva airfreight down

CEVA Logistics has posted a 30 per cent boost in earnings during the first half despite a dip in airfreight…

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Airport update 25 August

LONDON Heathrow Airport (UK) (pictured) has experienced a third straight monthly decline in cargo volumes. Tonnage fell 1.5 per cent…

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Industry pays tribute to cargo veteran

ROBERT Strodel (right), executive adviser at Rus Aviation and former chief executive officer (CEO) of Etihad, has died unexpectedly only…

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ATSG delivers second freighter to Rio

AIR Transport Services Group’s (ASTG) leasing subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) has delivered a second 767 widebody freighter to Rio…

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TSA finalises belly screen rule

ON 19 September the US’ Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) final rule on screening belly-hold cargo will be implemented. The rule…

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Finnair’s new Indian freight route

FROM 16 September Finnair Cargo will begin freighter flights to Mumbai (India) in co-operation with Nordic Global Airlines (NGA). The…

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Damco on a half-year high

DANISH freight forwarder Damco saw airfreight volume grow at more than double the market average in the first half of…

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