July 2011

Chinese cargo crumbles

THE nation’s freighter fleet may be expanding but air cargo in China is down in the first half of 2011….

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KN acquires perishables player

IN Amsterdam (the Netherlands) Kuehne + Nagel has agreed to take over J. van de Put Fresh Cargo Handling, enhancing…

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Polet gets new aircraft

POLET Airlines has received its first An-148-100E from JSC Voronezh Aircraft Manufacturing Company. This is the first of 10 aircraft…

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HNA to launch Turkish cargo business

HAINAN Airlines’ flagship company HNA Group is branching out to Turkey thanks to an investment partnership with Istanbul cargo player…

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Saudia notches up Nigeria frequency

HIGH demand from west Africa has prompted Saudia Cargo to increase 747F flights to Lagos (Nigeria) from three a week…

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Strike stops PIA cargo flights

PAKISTAN International Airlines’ flight operations were disrupted during the weekend of 16 July following a strike by its union. Workers…

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Tianjin appoints Hactl

TIANJIN Airlines has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) as its cargo ground handler at Hong Kong International…

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Middle Eastern spy planes disguised as freighters

MIDDLE Eastern military jets are being disguised as commercial freighters and passenger aircraft. They are then flown on fake services…

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EADS delivers first conversion to RUS

EADS EFW has delivered the first of two A300-600R converted freighters to RUS Aviation. The Sharjah-based cargo airline ordered the…

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Malaysia Airlines names it price

US district judge John Gleeson is yet to approve Malaysia Airlines’ proposal to pay at least US$3 million for its…

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US inks India as a safe bet

WHILE Korea and the US approach a new free-trade agreement deal, India looks to benefit from a new bilateral aviation…

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EC investigates Frankfurt-Hahn state aid

THE European Commission is investigating allegations that Germany’s Frankfurt-Hahn Airport received uncompetitive state aid. Joaquín Almunia, vice-president of the Commission…

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GSA buys into Africa West

DUBAI GSA Global Investments has bought 51 per cent of Togo-based cargo airline Africa West. Industry veteran Issa Baluch (pictured)…

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Korea braces itself for air cargo boom

KOREA looks set to rapidly increase its air cargo traffic over the next decade thanks to new free-trade treaties with…

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Agility connects China to Lithuania

LOGISTICS player Agility is building up links between China and the Nordic markets with the introduction of a scheduled freighter…

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Streamline Customs to aid air cargo

INTERNATIONAL pressure is growing to speed and secure international air cargo. In two independent announcements, four organisations have called for…

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Bullet hits Cargolux freighter

A CARGOLUX 747-400 freighter was hit by small arms fire last week on its multiple-stop African route. A bullet hole…

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Deccan 360’s woes lead to job cuts

DECCAN 360 is to lay off staff in the wake of ongoing financial troubles. In an email sent to its…

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Strike will kill us, warns Air Malta

TROUBLED Air Malta warned that it might collapse completely if a proposed pilots’ strike goes ahead. A similar strike of…

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Taliban says it shot down freighter

THE Taliban has claimed it was to blame for shooting down the Silk Way freighter that crashed in the mountainous…

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