April 2012

China’s largest airlines celebrate growth

CHINA Airlines’ revenue climbed to NT$11.1bn (US$375.38m) climb in March – up 15.38 per cent from a month earlier. The…

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Angola Airways buys more 777s

ANGOLA’S flag carrier TAAG Angola Airlines has finalised an order with Boeing for three additional 777-300 Extended Range (ER) aircraft….

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Air India’s attach notice threat over tax bill

CUSTOMS officials reportedly temporarily seized Air India’s cargo over an unpaid foreign travel tax bill. An anonymous Mumbai Airport customs…

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KLM’s cargo handling falls 3.4 per cent

FRANCO-Dutch airline Air France-KLM says its cargo traffic dropped by 3.4 per cent in March. In contrast, Europe’s second largest…

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FedEx expands Nordic freighters

FEDEX Express is introducing four 757 freighters to its base in Oslo (Norway). The four aircraft will be used primarily…

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SASI adds talent to team

STRATEGIC Aviation Solutions International (SASI) has recruited two new senior advisors. Uwe Beck (pictured far right), senior advisor property and…

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ECS invests in new African cargo airline

ECS Group, a leading France-based general sales and services agency, has purchased a controlling stake in Niger Air Cargo. The…

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Night-flight ban ‘a blow’ to German business

LUFTHANSA has warned Germany will lose ground to its competitors in the air cargo industry as a result of the…

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Southern expands with extra 777Fs

SOUTHERN Air has added two more 777 freighters to fleet. The carrier will take delivery of its fourth on 25…

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Saudi Airlines Cargo moves into Ghana

SAUDI Airlines (Saudia) Cargo has given a boost to Ghana’s airfreight industry with a weekly freighter flight to Accra using…

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Cargolux ‘cautious’ after US$18.3m loss

THE chairman of Cargolux – Europe’s largest all-cargo airline – says he is “expecting trading conditions to remain more than…

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Cathay increases e-AWB coverage

CATHAY Pacific is rolling out electronic air waybills (e-AWB) for all airfreight in Singapore and Malaysia. The programme will extend…

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US bans Iranian cargo airline

THE US government has slapped sanctions on an Iranian cargo airline, three Iranian military officials and a Nigerian shipping agent…

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Rail and fuel drain China Eastern profits

CHINA Eastern Airlines’ net profit for 2011 fell 7.7 per cent to CNY4.58bn (US$727m), from 2010’s CNY4.96bn ($788m). The airline…

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Signs of budding recovery for Asia-Pacific

PRELIMINARY traffic figures for February show some growth for air cargo markets. In freight tonne kilometres (FTK), cargo grew 7.8…

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Agility ‘resets’ financial baseline

KUWAITI logistics company, Agility, reported a net profit of KD3.5m (US$12.6m) for the fourth quarter of 2011, although revenue fell…

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