EUROPE’S nations must work together to harmonise their air cargo security regime, says UK transport secretary, Philip Hammond. Speaking at…
June 2011
UPS self-screening under fire
16 / 06 / 2011
THE UK government has banned UPS from screening its own air cargo at certain sites due to security concerns. The…
People update 17 June
16 / 06 / 2011
Aer Lingus Cargo has announced Peter O’Neill (pictured) as its director cargo, replacing Remo Hanselmann, who will return to Zurich…
Czech Airlines appoints Globair GSA
15 / 06 / 2011
NATIONAL carrier Czech Airlines has appointed Globair as its general sales agency (GSA) for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, effective 1…
Air France KLM expands network
15 / 06 / 2011
AIR France-KLM (AF-KLM) Cargo has started two new routes this month. From 12 June AF-KLM and Martinair Cargo launched a…
Chilean ash cloud hits Western Australia
15 / 06 / 2011
CHILE’S volcanic ash cloud continues to spread, causing increasing disruption to aviation in the southern Asia Pacific region. The eruption…
Air Liaison lands Ethiopian GSSA contract
15 / 06 / 2011
AS of 1 July Air Liaison will represent its second African airline as cargo general sales and services agent (GSSA)…
NZ courts fine three freight forwarders
14 / 06 / 2011
ALL eyes have been on the Department of Justice proceedings against price-fixing airlines in the US, but meanwhile in New…
Dubai traffic boom calls for cooperation
14 / 06 / 2011
A FIVE-FOLD increase in aircraft movements in Dubai over the last 25 years is putting pressure on already constrained airspace…
Clock is ticking for Vietnamese carriers
14 / 06 / 2011
VIETNAM’S Indochina Airways and Trai Thien Air Cargo now have less than two weeks to clear their debts or the…
Deccan 360 grounded
13 / 06 / 2011
INDIA’S Deccan 360 cargo airline has been grounded for defaulting on its loans. Aviation entrepreneur, Gorur Gopinath (right), started the…
Strict CASS rules overturned
12 / 06 / 2011
FORWARDERS and airlines have reached a landmark agreement on changes to the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Cargo Accounts Settlement…
BA and LAN settle cargo court action
09 / 06 / 2011
OVER US$150 million in settlements will be paid by British Airways (BA) and LAN for their part in the price-fixing…
Southern Airlines to forward freight
09 / 06 / 2011
CHINA Southern Airlines will join rivals Air China and China Eastern Airlines in establishing its own freight-forwarding subsidiary. Si Xianmin,…
A Middle Eastern monopoly
09 / 06 / 2011
THE latest IATA report estimates that global air cargo will increase to 400 million tonnes a year by 2050 and…
Emirates cargo goes north
08 / 06 / 2011
EMIRATES is taking cargo to the most northern point on its network, thanks to the launch of a Dubai (UAE)-St…
Volga Dnepr stalls 737 drive
08 / 06 / 2011
VOLGA Dnepr’s move towards a new 737 fleet has been put on hold due to poor markets, a cargo source…
Alaska, the dry state
06 / 06 / 2011
ALASKA, a popular choice for transpacific refuelling stops, is increasingly reliant on imported jet fuel. Flint Hills Resources, a refining…
Airbus drops A320 P2F programme
06 / 06 / 2011
AIRBUS, EADS EFW and their Russian partners, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and Irkut, have jointly decided to stop the A320/A321…
The Gulf that divides us – Outsourcing Dubai 2011
06 / 06 / 2011
DAY two of Outsourcing Dubai 2011 set about redefining antiquated industry terms and the way business should be done. Fathi…