EUROPE today unveiled its ‘Airport Package’ that has some significant effects for the cargo industry. First, the European Commission (EC)…
November 2011
Gopinath Please sir, can I have some more
30 / 11 / 2011
GORUR Gopinath, founder of India’s debt-grounded Air Deccan, has called on the government to subsidise domestic airlines. “It is time…
Execs guilty of profiteering
30 / 11 / 2011
GEORGE Gonzalez, former chief commercial officer of Peru’s Cielos Airlines, pleaded guilty this week to cargo price fixing following Hurricanes…
Lufthansa consults Iraq airports
29 / 11 / 2011
LUFTHANSA Consulting is evaluating ground-handling operations at three airports in Iraq. The company will execute studies at Baghdad International, the…
AA Cargo business as usual
29 / 11 / 2011
DESPITE its parent filing for bankruptcy protection American Airlines Cargo (AAC) will continue to operate without change. Yesterday AA filed…
Corendon Airlines appoints Kargosistem
29 / 11 / 2011
TURKISH carrier Corendon Airlines has appointed Kargosistem as its cargo general sales and service agent for its home country. Kargosistem…
Dubai International’s cargo descends
28 / 11 / 2011
DUBAI has not escaped the economic uncertainty and flagging consumer confidence in Europe and the US – October airfreight volumes…
India to join ASEAN
28 / 11 / 2011
INDIAN airfreight volumes will get a healthy boost next year once the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) concludes an…
American Airlines bankrupt
28 / 11 / 2011
AMERICAN Airlines (AA) has become the last of the major US airlines to file for bankruptcy. The carrier’s parent company…
The Charter Store opens its doors
28 / 11 / 2011
AIR charter broker The Charter Store has expanded in the US. The company has concluded an agreement with the largest…
Coventry’s cargo comeback
27 / 11 / 2011
JUST six weeks after cargo services resumed at Coventry Airport (UK) a contract with a second carrier has been signed….
Air Malta moves on Tripoli
27 / 11 / 2011
AIR Malta will resume the movement of cargo and passengers to Tripoli (Libya) on 28 November. The flights, which will…
Trespasser causes cargo fatality
27 / 11 / 2011
IN West Papua (Indonesia) the pilot of a Susi Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan cargo aircraft took evasive action to…
Aramex enters China airfreight JV
27 / 11 / 2011
UAE-based logistics provider Aramex has launched a joint venture (JV) company with Sinotrans Air Transportation Development (Sinoair). The new JV…
FAA fines Evergreen
27 / 11 / 2011
THE US Federal Aviation Association (FAA) is considering a US$180,000 fine against cargo player Evergreen International Airlines for allegedly operating…
Manchester’s chemical cargo spill
24 / 11 / 2011
AROUND 150 gallons of lubricant spilled at Manchester Airport’s (UK) World Freight Centre just before 17:00 yesterday. The lubricant escaped…
DHL to convert five aircraft
24 / 11 / 2011
DHL has placed an additional order for five A300-600 P2Fs with EADS EFW. These five aircraft belonged to Japan International…
Asia-Pacific cargo dwindles
24 / 11 / 2011
ASSOCIATION of Asia Pacific Airlines’ (AAPA) data for October shows further growth in international air passenger travel, but diminishing worldwide…
Czech cargo logistics giant changes hands
24 / 11 / 2011
MALTESE investment group Tuffieh Funds SICAV (TFS) has bought Czech transportation and logistics group CS Cargo. CS Cargo had €217.3…
FedEx and DHL eye Hyderabad hub
23 / 11 / 2011
INTEGRATORS FedEx and DHL are in talks with GMR Infrastructure to make Hyderabad Airport their potential regional hub in India….