THREE more airlines have settled in the long running price-fixing scandal. Under the agreement at the US Federal Court in…
October 2012
Korean Air fined US$5.4m
18 / 10 / 2012
INVESTIGATORS have claimed the scalp of Korean Air after the airline pleaded guilty to price-fixing on cargo routes. The Canadian…
Record year at Virgin
18 / 10 / 2012
VIRGIN Atlantic Cargo has reported its best ever financial year. The seven per cent year-on-year growth to US$375.4m is the best…
Airfreight tonnage up at K+N
18 / 10 / 2012
AIRFREIGHT demand was flat in the third quarter of 2012 according to freight giant Kuehne + Nagel. However, according to its latest…
Trial for pilot
17 / 10 / 2012
A US cargo pilot arrested for being drunk at the controls will face trial in October. Paul Robbin Roessler denies operating…
European exposure at Panalpina
17 / 10 / 2012
WEAK European airfreight demand has hit Panalpina’s bottom line. Panalpina’s "substantial exposure" to European airfreight has been blamed for the company’s…
New services chief at Hong Kong hub
16 / 10 / 2012
Hactl (Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited) – has appointed Vivien Lau as Managing Director of its Hacis subsidiary (Hong…
Fraport freight fall
16 / 10 / 2012
FRAPORT bosses blame night ban and slow market for ‘plummeting’ cargo traffic. German owned airport group Fraport shipped 111,000 fewer…
Cargo Champion – Chris Leach
16 / 10 / 2012
THERE is photographic evidence, which would scupper Chris Leach’s reputation in air cargo. Luckily for all the young trainees and…
China ‘below expectations’
16 / 10 / 2012
CATHAY Pacific Group’s cargo business was affected by continued weak demand in major markets according to bosses. Cargo revenue for…
Pemco sold
16 / 10 / 2012
TROUBLED aircraft maintenance provider Pemco World Air Services has found a buyer. Pemco is to be sold to Avion Services Holdings…
Cuts fear in US
16 / 10 / 2012
US GOVERNMENT cuts could devastate air freight – a trade association has warned. In a study released by the Aerospace Industries…
AA July results
16 / 10 / 2012
AMERICAN Airlines has recorded a near five per cent drop in cargo for July. This year AA flew 145,833 tonnes in…
Dimerco plants flag in LA
16 / 10 / 2012
TAIWAN based Dimerco Express Group is set to open new offices in Los Angeles. A spokesman said the move will help it…
Air cargo aids needy
16 / 10 / 2012
AIR cargo is stepping up to help desperate refugees fleeing the Syrian civil war. Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen (Wings of Help) with…
Canada strikes ULD deal
16 / 10 / 2012
AIR Canada is to outsource Unit Load Devices (ULD) management to CHEP Aerospace Solutions. As part of the deal CHEP…
Airfreight up 135 per cent at Damco
16 / 10 / 2012
DAMCO bosses have credited air cargo for playing a role in positive half-year results. The European freight forwarding and supply…
Ugly cargo
16 / 10 / 2012
AIR cargo is known for hauling the ‘big and ugly’ around the world – cogs, diggers and crates. Now it…
SIA Cargo targets South America
16 / 10 / 2012
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) Cargo’s first scheduled freighter service to South America gets under way. The company is using a Boeing 747-400F on the…
Cargo champion – Lilian Chan
16 / 10 / 2012
DO not be fooled by the pretty outfit, Lilian Chan is a tough and tireless operator. “Extremely exhausting” is how…
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