ETHIOPIAN has become the first African carrier to order four 777Fs. The order is valued at approximately US$1.1 billion. “As…
October 2011
TSA turns back on screening target
06 / 10 / 2011
THE US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has bowed down to industry pressure and postponed its 31 December deadline for 100…
Cathay’s computer gamble
06 / 10 / 2011
THE Asian market may be down at present, but Cathay is placing its bets on Chengdu (China) with two new…
Airlines down 40 per cent
06 / 10 / 2011
FOR the first time in eight quarters, airline profits have declined, with the exception of Europe, IATA said. The world’s…
DHL immune to Asian drop
04 / 10 / 2011
AT a time when rivals FedEx and UPS are seeing demand wane it is business as usual at DHL Express….
-8F gets a lick of paint
03 / 10 / 2011
IAG Cargo’s first 747-8F has just been painted in British Airways World Cargo (BAWC) livery at Boeing’s Everett site in…
IATA calls for security unity
03 / 10 / 2011
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) is pushing governments and other aviation stakeholders to adopt Checkpoint of the Future (CoF),…
Emirates pushes 777 upgrade
03 / 10 / 2011
BOEING has faced heavy criticism from Qatar Airways’ chief executive officer and Cargolux director Akbar Al Baker over -8F delays,…
SriLankan shrinks loss
02 / 10 / 2011
SRILANKAN Airlines has cut its net losses to Rs 202 million (US$1.8 million) in the 2010/11 financial year from Rs…
Russian airfreight up
02 / 10 / 2011
FEDERAL Air Transport Agency (FATA) statistics reveal Russian carriers transported 5.9 per cent more cargo between January and August this…
Down, down, down
02 / 10 / 2011
INTERNATIONAL airfreight volumes have fallen by 3.8 per cent in August (year-on-year), following a 1.8 per cent dip in July….