May 2012

Middle East freight fortunes

CARRIERS in the Middle East have seen airfreight demand improve by almost 10 per cent in January 2012 compared with…

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Etihad Crystal Cargo gains Cargo 2000 certification

ETIHAD Crystal Cargo, a division of Etihad Airways, has been awarded the quality certification by the industry body, Cargo 2000,…

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CAL expansion feeds farmer network

Caribbean Airlines (CAL), operated by the government of Trinidad and Tobago, is assisting the export trade of Guyana’s farmers by…

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CAL sees US success

THE Israeli freight airline Cargo Air Lines (CAL), is increasing the frequency of its twice weekly freighter service from Liege…

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CAL and EVA ground 747s in desert

CHINA Airlines Ltd (CAL) and EVA Airways, Taiwan’s two largest carriers, are to ground three and two of their Boeing…

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Logistics group promotes Turkish and Arabian markets

A TURKISH freight forwarder has set up a logistics networking organisation to encourage international firms to do more business with…

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Hactl shows strong recovery

MAJOR air cargo handler Hactl sees strong recovery in both exports and transhipment traffic in the first quarter of 2012….

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Starlight Airlines expands with new base

CARGO operator Starlight Airlines continues its expansion with a new base in Mumbai (India). The company, which mainly operates in…

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Sinotrans adds to portfolio

ASIDE from a 110 per cent 2010 profit forecast, Chinese freight forwarder Sinotrans Air Transportation Development (SATD) has its eyes…

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Grandstar Cargo’s boost

GRANDSTAR Cargo is set to receive an investment of US$30m. Majority shareholder Sinotrans has also offered to give up the…

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Air France-KLM’s April cargo dive

POOR cargo traffic in Africa and the Middle East drove down Air France-KLM’s overall profits in April. The Franco-Dutch carrier…

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Cargo carrier founder on trial

THE trial of the 60-year-old founder of Pan America Airways (US) gets under way. Robert Hedrick, who was arrested last…

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Damco’s air freight tonnage soars

LOGISTICS provider Damco says its air freight volumes more than doubled in the first quarter of this year to 40,000 metric tonnes compared…

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Debt-ridden Air France downsizes cargo fleet

AIR France Cargo is to reduce its freighter fleet of three 747-400Fs and two 777Fs to four aircraft in a…

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Turkish Airlines awards contract to WFS

TURKISH Airlines has awarded a contract for cargo handling at Birmingham Airport in the UK to Worldwide Flight Services (WFS)….

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Arab world discusses open skies

AT the recent Arab Socio Economic Council meeting in Cairo ministers and senior economy officials discussed the proposed Arab Customs…

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Oman Air to boost cargo division

OMAN Air’s chief executive officer, Peter Hill, has said that the carrier will boost its freight division over the next…

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Airport update 26 September

AUGUST airfreight volumes dropped 7.9 per cent at Dubai (UAE). The airport handled 182,781 metric tonnes compared to 198,543 tonnes…

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El Al pays damages for cargo conspiracy

EL Al Israel Airlines will pay US$15.8m to settle a US class-action suit filed against it in February 2007. The…

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EL Al cargo outweighs the costs

DESPITE a hefty rise in fuel costs and a decline in tonnage through Ben Gurion International Airport (Israel) El Al…

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