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January 2012
That was the year that was
31 / 01 / 2012
INTERNATIONAL cargo markets contracted 0.6 per cent during last year, IATA says. “Healthy passenger growth, primarily in the first half…
Servisair Cargo signs Kenya contract
30 / 01 / 2012
UK-based Servisair Cargo has signed a multi-year agreement to provide cargo-handling services for Kenya Airways’ cargo at London Heathrow Airport…
AfricaWest ditches Cargoitalia freighter
30 / 01 / 2012
AFRICAWEST Cargo Airlines’ director general has dismissed the company faces any problems connected with Cargoitalia’s bankruptcy. The Togo-based carrier has…
Schenker’s new UK facility
29 / 01 / 2012
CONSTRUCTION has begun on DB Schenker Limited’s new 9,900m2 facility adjacent to the main cargo terminal at Heathrow Airport (UK)….
Finnair suspends China run
29 / 01 / 2012
FINNAIR has decided to suspend one of its freighter services to China due to poor business. “Due to the weaker…
EADS’ new faces of the future
29 / 01 / 2012
EADS has selected Tom Enders (pictured) to take over the role of chief executive officer (CEO) when Louis Gallois steps…
Lufthansa Cargo welcomes Dachser to the club
29 / 01 / 2012
GERMAN logistics provider Dachser has become a member of Lufthansa Cargo’s Global Partnership Programme. “The two companies have significantly expanded…
Delta’s fine freight figures
29 / 01 / 2012
DURING 2011 Delta Airlines’ freight business operating revenue jumped 21 per cent, reaching US$1 billion. The carrier recorded an eight…
One more nail in the coffin for St Louis cargo hub
26 / 01 / 2012
CHINA has pulled out of the controversial ‘aerotropolis’ at St Louis (US). Only three weekly flights had been launched but…
Airlines have faith in future of freighters
25 / 01 / 2012
ASK most freighter operators whether their all-cargo aircraft are making any money at the moment and, if they are honest,…
MAS axes routes and Sulaiman
24 / 01 / 2012
TROUBLED Malaysian Airlines (MAS) is making significant changes to its network, increasing operations to Asian and US destinations while slashing…
Mining industry to help SAA
23 / 01 / 2012
SOUTH African Airways (SAA) looks to the mining industry as it braces itself for a difficult 2012. SAA recorded a…
Lufthansa taps US automobile market
22 / 01 / 2012
KNOWN as the world’s traditional automotive centre, Detroit (US) is the latest destination to be served by Lufthansa Cargo. A…
Hellmann restructures airfreight
22 / 01 / 2012
HELLMANN Worldwide Logistics is looking to expand its airfreight footprint this year. Benne Nelles has taken on the newly created…
Finnair posts positive volumes
22 / 01 / 2012
AN expanding Asian network and collaboration with Nordic Global Airlines (NGA) has helped to boost Finnair’s cargo volumes by almost…
Panalpina signs BP contract
22 / 01 / 2012
PANALPINA has signed a multi-year, multimodal forwarding supply chain contract with British Petroleum (BP). Panalpina will provide solutions to ship…
Hahn sets new record
19 / 01 / 2012
FRANKFURT watch out – neighbour Frankfurt-Hahn Airport saw cargo volumes escalate by 25 per cent in 2011, as the former…
ACS expands in Spain
19 / 01 / 2012
AIR Charter Service (ACS) starts the year with Spain in its sights – the company is expanding its Spanish cargo…
Cathay Pacific’s Indian expansion
19 / 01 / 2012
CATHAY Pacific is planning to build on its cargo revenue from India with the addition of two more airports in…