AN electrical failure is thought to be behind an emergency landing at Ted Stevens Anchorage Airport, US. Local media have…
Frankfurt Airport’s August freight fall
16 / 10 / 2012
FRANKFURT Airport’s (FRA) airfreight volumes fell by 4.1 per cent to 165,406 tonnes year-on-year in August this year. “Once again,…
WFS strikes TAP deal
16 / 10 / 2012
WFS (Worldwide Flight Services) has won a two-year contract with carrier TAP Portugal at Newark Liberty Airport. Under the terms…
Freighter aborts takeoff
16 / 10 / 2012
A BOEING 747 freighter was forced to abort takeoff after it lost thrust. The Air Bridge Cargo 747-800 was spotted spitting…
Rainbow salute for Air China
16 / 10 / 2012
AIR China Cargo has been welcomed to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol with a splash. The inaugural Air China Cargo scheduled flight…
ICAO security push
16 / 10 / 2012
ICAO members, ministers and security officials from 23 international organizations have pledged to “establish processes for identifying and handling high-risk air cargo and…
A330F looking good for MNG
16 / 10 / 2012
THE Turkish carrier MNG has published the first images of its new A330F. A spokesman says: “With the news A330F…
K+N settles for US$28m
16 / 10 / 2012
KUEHNE+NAGEL has agreed to pay US$28m to end its “painful” price fixing trial. The US lawsuit, which sprang from the…
Tech hope for Cathay
16 / 10 / 2012
CATHAY PACIFIC bosses remain hopeful of a tech lift to their year after another torrid set of figures for air…
Atlas moves on engine worry
16 / 10 / 2012
ATLAS AIR have taken steps to reassure the public over the safety of their aircraft following fears over GE manufactured engines….
Cargo Champion – Peter Quantrill
16 / 10 / 2012
A LOVE of jazz is not the usual path to a passion for air cargo but that is how Peter…
Freight forwarder makes surcharge plea
16 / 10 / 2012
Yamato Global Logistics has agreed to plead guilty pay a US$2.3m fine for its role in the fuel surcharges conspiracy….
AA adds B777-300ER to routes
16 / 10 / 2012
WITH a new broom in charge at American Airlines cargo the carrier is adding B777-300ERs to routes between the US,…
CEO move ‘regrettable’
16 / 10 / 2012
BOSSES at TNT Express have expressed surprise at Marie-Christine Lombard’s resignation ahead of the purchase of the company by UPS…
Heavy duty for Volga Dnepr
16 / 10 / 2012
VOLGA-DNEPR Airlines has transported two Amdac Carmichael mobile fire fighting trucks from the UK to Kandahar in Afghanistan. The 30 tonne…
Manston welcomes 747-8F
16 / 10 / 2012
A Boeing 747-8F operated by Cargolux has been welcomed by staff and bosses at Manston Airport, UK. The first flight…
Sales push at Virgin Cargo
16 / 10 / 2012
VIRGIN Atlantic Cargo has appointed Nick Jones to a specially created sales role. The new Head of Sales role, based…
Southern files for Chapter 11
16 / 10 / 2012
SOUTHERN Air Inc and its parent company Southern Air Holdings have filed for bankruptcy protection. The companies have filed for…
Southern Air has a future – McHugh
16 / 10 / 2012
Southern Air executives have pledged to rebuild the ailing carrier. Chief executive Dan McHugh says he can reduce two-thirds of…
Cargo ‘on the edge’
16 / 10 / 2012
ON the eve of the TIACA conference in Atlanta (US) cargo operators will be celebrating survival according to IATA predictions….