October 2011

SIA up in the air

SINGAPORE Airline’s (SIA) cargo may be up, but an ongoing pilot dispute is dragging it down. SIA Cargo recorded a…

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Lufthansa Cargo to lose “tens of millions of euros”

KARL Ulrich Garnadt, chairman of Lufthansa Cargo, has told Air Cargo News that the surprise blanket ban on night flights…

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Aircastle’s Southern duo

US-headquartered Aircastle has leased two 747-400SFs to Southern Air Holdings. The aircraft are expected to enter commercial service during the…

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NZ court to take on Kuehne and Nagel

NEW Zealand’s anti-monopoly commission has defeated Kuehne + Nagel’s appeal against cargo price-fixing cartel charges being tried against it. The…

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Air France axes CEO

ITS shares have dropped 60 per cent, cargo is down and questions prevail over pilot training – now Air France-KLM’s…

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Oman Air’s sea link

OMAN Air and the Port of Salalah have signed an agreement opening up a new sea-air cargo corridor through the…

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US cargo tax takes off

AROUND 10,000 airline jobs in the US could be axed if new federal taxes aimed at reducing the federal budget…

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Air France-KLM’s sunny winter trail

THIS winter Air France-KLM Cargo and Martinair Cargo are heading where the sun is with a focus on Latin America…

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Kuehne and Nagel airfreight up

KUEHNE + Nagel’s airfreight sector recorded a 14.5 per cent jump in volumes during the first nine months of 2011…

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Shenzhen’s cargo vision

SHENZHEN Airport (China) officials have confirmed expansion plans, which include boosting airfreight capacity to two million tonnes per year in…

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SWISS on the slow but steady

IN the first nine months of the year Swiss WorldCargo saw a 4.9 per cent freight-tonne-kilometre growth. The volume-based load…

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Czech selects Aero Cargo

CZECH Airlines has appointed ECS Group member Aero Cargo as its general sales agent in Germany. Starting this month Aero…

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DHL’s big Indian five

DHL is tapping cargo demand out of south India with the launch of a five-times weekly 777 freighter service between…

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Korean Air eyes Uzbekistan

ONE of the world’s largest cargo carriers, Korean Air, will soon begin shipping airfreight through Navoi international airport (Uzbekistan) to…

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US puts Bout on trial

VIKTOR Bout, the alleged global air cargo arms dealer, has gone on trial in the US. His prosecutor launched the…

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Amerijet opens freight facility

CARGO transportation provider Amerijet International has opened a new 20,000 sq ft freight facility in Newark, New Jersey (US). “Amerijet…

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The hype around Hyderabad

LUFTHANSA Cargo is due to begin a fourth service within a matter of days there and now Hyderabad International Airport…

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Cargo returns to Coventry

CARGO services at Coventry Airport (UK) have resumed for the first time since they stopped in 2009. The airport was…

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Frankfurt slammed with surprise night-flight ban

LUFTHANSA and Fraport were hit with a surprise ban on all night flights at Frankfurt airport this week. Germany’s regional…

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Qatar’s North American trio

QATAR Airways’ cargo division will link Doha (Qatar) to North America via Luxembourg on three new 777F services. Atlanta and…

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