DURING the first nine months of the year Russian carrier Transaero’s cargo volumes increased 30.2 per cent over the same…
October 2011
UK and UAE in airfreight security agreement
31 / 10 / 2011
A YEAR after Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) tried to send two parcel bombs to the US via…
UK exports may be grounded
31 / 10 / 2011
NEW airfreight safety rules to be implemented next month could put UK exporters out of business. The UK’s Department for…
Cathay collects first 747-8 freighter
31 / 10 / 2011
CATHAY Pacific has joined the ‘at last’ club alongside Cargolux following the receipt of its delayed first 747-8F. “The 747-8F…
ACS up 20 per cent
30 / 10 / 2011
UK-based Air Charter Service has seen revenue shoot up 20 per cent to £134 million (US$215 million) from £112 million…
September freight dips again
30 / 10 / 2011
AIRFREIGHT volumes for the month of September contracted 2.7 per cent compared to September 2010. This is a 0.3 per…
Chapman expands in Australia
30 / 10 / 2011
CHAPMAN Freeborn Airchartering has acquired Alltrans International in Australia. The new venture – Chapman Freeborn Airchartering – will improve access…
Kenya Airways’ cargo kick
27 / 10 / 2011
KENYA Airways has registered a 13.5 per cent surge in second quarter cargo volumes, reaching 16,021 tonnes. Improved conditions, increased…
The Neo kid on the block
27 / 10 / 2011
ADNAN Duran has set up Neo Air Charter, which pledges to deal with freight forwarders only. The company is based…
HNA’s class cargo ACT
26 / 10 / 2011
CHINA’s HNA Group and Bravia Capital have bought Turkey-based ACT Airlines. HNA plans to capitalise on growing Eurasian cargo traffic…
Victory for Atlas and Polar pilots
25 / 10 / 2011
ATLAS Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWH) has finalised a five-year agreement giving pilots and flight engineers at Atlas Air and Polar…
US begins ETS fight
25 / 10 / 2011
US lawyers have hit back against the European Union’s plans to force carriers worldwide to pay for carbon emissions under…
Hong new FIATA president
24 / 10 / 2011
THE Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) has a new president –Stanley Lim Hwee Hong. Hong has been serving FIATA…
LAN cargo ascending
24 / 10 / 2011
LAN Airlines saw its cargo business increase an average 11.4 per cent per month between July and September this year….
Lufthansa Cargo staff strike
24 / 10 / 2011
LUFTHANSA Cargo staff staged a 90-minute strike at Frankfurt Airport (Germany) today in protest of Hesse court’s decision to impose…
Cargoitalia’s charter comeback
23 / 10 / 2011
FOLLOWING a review of its sales and customer functions in September Cargoitalia has established a new division to cater for…
Korean Air Cargo’s unlucky 13
20 / 10 / 2011
KOREAN Air’s outbound cargo shipments plummeted 13 per cent during the third quarter because of falling IT markets. Sluggish demand…
BA’s Kenya freighter foray
20 / 10 / 2011
BRITISH AIRWAYS (BA) looks as though it will beat Kenya Airways to operate the first freighter in the Kenyan market….
FAA’s heavy cargo fine
20 / 10 / 2011
THE Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to fine SkyWest Airlines US$160,000 for failing to accurately document cargo and baggage loads….
Hactl changes freight management
20 / 10 / 2011
HONG Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) will change over to a new HK$240million (US$30.8 million) airfreight management system in December,…
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