CHARGES and higher expenses have shaved off 19 per cent of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings’ (AAWW) fourth-quarter earnings. A reduction…
February 2012
New French air cargo terminal
14 / 02 / 2012
DEMAND for pharmaceuticals has prompted EuroAirport to invest €40 million (US$52.4 million) to build a new 18,000m2 cargo terminal at…
India opens up the market
13 / 02 / 2012
THE Indian government has decided to allow all carriers in the country the use of bilateral air traffic rights with…
Getting the Lion’s share of the belly
13 / 02 / 2012
BOEING has signed the largest ever commercial aircraft order with Indonesia-based Lion Air, the country’s largest airline by passenger volume….
Air Canada in union agreements
12 / 02 / 2012
AIR Canada has successfully made tentative agreements with cargo agents and baggage handlers, but talks with its pilots’ union to…
BAE signs West Atlantic deal
12 / 02 / 2012
BAE Systems has signed a three-year support contract with European cargo carrier West Atlantic Airlines. The multi-million pound contract covers…
Kenya to boost UAE capacity
12 / 02 / 2012
JUST one month after launching weekly cargo operations from Nairobi (Kenya) to Sharjah (UAE) Kenya Airways is planning to expand…
Air Canada pilots in strike vote
09 / 02 / 2012
IT made a CA$249 million (US$248 million) loss last year and now Air Canada’s pilots and cargo agents are threatening…
Cargo manager sues El Al
09 / 02 / 2012
A HOMOSEXUAL El Al cargo manager claims he was fired after requesting paternity leave for the birth of his child…
Bangladesh exports suffer cargo shortage
09 / 02 / 2012
INADEQUATE cargo storage facilities at Dhaka International Airport (pictured) are damaging one of Bangladesh’s most important export streams. A lack…
Customs’ battle against the bugs
09 / 02 / 2012
DETROIT is on the lookout for wood-eating insects amongst international air cargo. Six inspections by US Customs and Border Protection…
LHC moves freighter back to FRA
08 / 02 / 2012
LUFTHANSA Cargo (LHC) has successfully negotiated new daytime slots at Frankfurt Airport (Germany). The change, to begin with the new…
Fined for screening failure
08 / 02 / 2012
OHL Solutions, an air cargo handler in the US, has been fined US$1million for failing to properly screen airfreight. The…
Crystal Cargo revenues up by a quarter
08 / 02 / 2012
ETIHAD Crystal Cargo recorded a 25.7 per cent increase in revenues during 2011, reaching US$651 million. Tonnage grew 17.8 per…
Air Canada settles cargo fine
08 / 02 / 2012
THE US is getting closer to collecting half a billion dollars in anti-trust cargo conspiracy fines and settlements, following an…
Atlas obtains freighter finance
07 / 02 / 2012
ATLAS Air has landed a US$865 million loan from Apple Bank for Savings to finance its final six 747-8Fs. Three…
Red rose race
07 / 02 / 2012
Roses are red, violets are blue, we’ve got 13 freighters full… Lufthansa Cargo joins the army of carriers shipping roses…
JAL cargo down
07 / 02 / 2012
JAPAN Airlines’ international cargo transported during the first three quarters of 2011 in revenue cargo tonne kilometres (RCTK) declined by…
ACS’ Indian expansion
07 / 02 / 2012
AIR Charter Service has opened its first office in Mumbai, India, offering cargo and passenger services. “We deal with many…
Air Zimbabwe finally grounded
06 / 02 / 2012
ITS government has placed debt-riddled Air Zimbabwe under judicial management as a prelude for what many are expecting to be…