May 30, 2012

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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