IN the first three months of 2011 Kuehne + Nagel’s airfreight business saw a 21 per cent increase in volume,…
July 2012
Kuehne takes over Australian forwarder
09 / 07 / 2012
KUEHNE + Nagel will purchase Australia’s largest perishables export airfreight forwarder Link Logistics International. Link Logistics is a privately owned…
‘Everyone must shoulder security task’
06 / 07 / 2012
COLLABORATION in security is the key message coming out of a conference in Singapore. “Indeed the responsibility cannot and should…
Airbus Boeing orders take a dive
06 / 07 / 2012
BOTH Airbus and Boeing have seen a big hit to their orders for aircraft. Airbus is now forecasting only 14…
Qatar boss slams ‘excessive’ Saudi fuel charges
06 / 07 / 2012
EMERGING from talks with HRH Prince Fahad bin Abdullah Al Saud over new opportunities in the country, Qatar Airways chief…
EVA, China Eastern cargo merger gets greenlight
06 / 07 / 2012
TAIWAN’S EVA Airways has agreed to buy 16 per cent of China Eastern Airlines’ cargo division for 328 million yuan…
Security and efficiency top cargo concerns
06 / 07 / 2012
SUSTAINABILITY will be the watchword at the next World Cargo Symposium. IATA has announced that the WCS, now in its…
Cargo role at new Airbus plant
05 / 07 / 2012
CARGO will play its role in Airbus’s US expansion plans, a company insider has revealed. In a major strategic move…
Middle East bucks global slump
05 / 07 / 2012
DESPITE regional turmoil Middle East carriers are expanding in anticipation of demand. The strength of the region for air cargo…
Airwaybill changes
05 / 07 / 2012
The conditions of contract on airwaybills will be changed as per the recent amendment of IATA’s resolution 600b from Monday…
Qatar Airways confirms Cargolux deal
05 / 07 / 2012
IT looks like Qatar Airways is going to do what Etihad tried to do in 2005 – secure a 33…
Qatar Airways bulks up freighter fleet
05 / 07 / 2012
QATAR Airways has signed an agreement to buy three 777 freighters. The news comes as the airline takes delivery of…
Ground-handling giant buys Finnish competitors
05 / 07 / 2012
SWISSPORT International has acquired Inter Handling and sister company Inter Handling Turku. The two firms offer ground services at various airports…
Swissport handles Lufthansa at Amsterdam
05 / 07 / 2012
SWISSPORT International has signed a cooperation agreement with Lufthansa Cargo, to provide airfreight-handling services for the partner airlines of the…
Swissport appoints Qantas for LHR
05 / 07 / 2012
SWISSPORT International has been appointed by Qantas Freight to provide cargo handling services at London Heathrow Airport. Operations started smoothly…
Riga Airport cargo spike
04 / 07 / 2012
LOW costs may be behind a striking rise in air cargo at Riga International Airport (Latvia). The airport posted a…
Air France-KLM to slash workforce
03 / 07 / 2012
AIR France-KLM plans to slash more than 5,000 jobs to make savings of US$2.5bn year. It is not yet known…
JAL pays US$1.8m price-fixing fine
03 / 07 / 2012
JAPAN Airlines (JAL) has been fined US$1.8m after admitting price-fixing on cargo shipments in and out of New Zealand. The…
Airbus and Boeing plan loans for buyers
03 / 07 / 2012
AIRBUS and Boeing are to issue billions of dollars of loans to airlines to help shore up their order lists,…
Airbus Boeing deliver first of orders
03 / 07 / 2012
LAST Friday, Airbus delivered the first of eight A330-300s to Finnair, while Boeing also delivered the first of eight 777…
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