A BID to boycott the controversial EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), which some countries argued would spark a trade war,…
May 2012
JAL cargo hits US$671m
17 / 05 / 2012
JAPAN Airlines (JAL) reveals revenue from its international cargo operations rose to US$671.2m in the last financial year. The group…
O’Hare’s US$200m hub green lit
17 / 05 / 2012
CHICAGO O’Hare International Airport (US) is to “increase the city’s competitiveness as a global transportation and cargo leader” by building…
Emirates cargo stolen at Kerala Airport
17 / 05 / 2012
AIRPORT authorities are beefing up security at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in the state of Kerala (India) following a spate of…
Garuda and China Airlines deal
17 / 05 / 2012
NATIONAL carrier Garuda Indonesia signs a new deal involving cargo operations with China Airlines to improve traffic between the two…
SIA Cargo profits free-fall
17 / 05 / 2012
SINGAPORE Airlines Group reveals the operating profits of its subsidiary SIA Cargo fell S$32m (US$25m) to S$119m ($95m) in the…
Cathay cuts cargo capacity
17 / 05 / 2012
CATHAY Pacific Airways (China) plans to cut its cargo capacity as part of a cost-cutting exercise. The carrier blamed high…
Etihad launches two new routes
17 / 05 / 2012
ETIHAD Airways reveals its plans to launch new routes to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and Ahmedabad (India). An Airbus A320 aircraft…
Rockford Takes on Ryan
16 / 05 / 2012
CHICAGO Rockford (RFD) International Airport has hired Kenneth Ryan, former vice-president of Cargo Connections Logistics International, to be its director…
China forbids EU emissions payments
16 / 05 / 2012
CHINA has taken an aggressive stance against the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) by commanding its carriers not to…
ETS backlash – airlines speak out
16 / 05 / 2012
IT is a classic case of tit for tat, but on a global scale – cargo and passenger airline operators…
Rockford opens new cargo centre
16 / 05 / 2012
CHICAGO Rockford International Airport’s first phase of its new 72,000 sq ft (6700 m²) cargo centre has been completed. Executive…
DHL and Emirates e-freight drive
15 / 05 / 2012
DHL Global Forwarding and Emirates SkyCargo will partner to drive the e-freight agenda across their networks, to become the industry…
Saudia’s triple offering
15 / 05 / 2012
IN a charter partnership with DHL Global Forwarding Saudi Airlines Cargo is launching three flights from the Benelux region to…
JAL and Nippon Cargo Airlines team up
15 / 05 / 2012
JAPAN Airlines (JAL) and Nippon Cargo Airlines are considering a code-sharing arrangement between Japan and North America. If the deal…
JAL announces 2010 cuts to service
15 / 05 / 2012
JAPAN Airlines (JAL) has announced further wide-ranging cuts to its network and services as part of its dramatic cost-cutting programme….
South Korean cargo traffic falls
15 / 05 / 2012
A DECLINE in the shipment of information technology (IT) products is being blamed for the first quarter 1.9 per cent…
Schenker shuts down Ohio cargo hub
14 / 05 / 2012
DB Schenker is shutting down its BAX Global cargo hub in Ohio (US) after diminishing demand and high fuel prices….
China Airlines Cargo expects ‘challenging’ times
14 / 05 / 2012
THE president of Taiwan-based China Airlines Cargo (CAC) has stressed the need for more international air service agreements in order…
Garuda aircrafts to hold more cargo
14 / 05 / 2012
GARUDA Indonesia reveals plans are afoot to expand belly capacity in its passenger aircrafts to exploit growing demand for air…