US airlines will lose between US$4-9bn in 2008, according to JPMorgan research. Projecting continuing high oil prices and declining demand…
July 2012
Southwest boosts cargo capacity
21 / 07 / 2012
US player Southwest Airlines will increase its belly-freight capacity by up to 125 metric tonnes this year. The carrier will…
Amsterdam Schiphol joins Cargo 2000
20 / 07 / 2012
CARGO 2000’s aim to attract more airports to adopt its quality measurement system, has received a boost with Amsterdam Airport…
China Airlines sees July uptick
20 / 07 / 2012
CHINA Airlines has recorded a slight improvement in July’s traffic from June, although it still remains low from last year….
Hong Kong bounce
20 / 07 / 2012
BOSSES at Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (HACTL) have hailed a return to “consistent” growth. Lilian Chan, HACTL executive…
Cargo Champion – Stephen Dawkins
20 / 07 / 2012
STEPHEN Dawkins’s initiation into the industry might have put some people off air cargo. Leaving school at 16 the young…
Air cargo ‘underperforming’ in Europe
20 / 07 / 2012
AIR CARGO “strongly underperformed” with a decline of 4.9 per cent in the first six months of 2012, says the…
Canada cargo cartel settles
20 / 07 / 2012
CANADA is the latest settlement ground for cargo price-fixing allegations, following hearings in Australia, Europe, Japan, New Zealand and the…
Canada fines Qantas for cargo cartel
20 / 07 / 2012
CANADA’S Competition Bureau has announced that Qantas has pleaded guilty to participating in an air cargo cartel affecting Canada. Qantas…
Cherries not sweet enough at Cathay
19 / 07 / 2012
LIFE is no a bowl of cherries for Cathay Pacific Cargo bosses as they posted another business fall. Combined figures published…
‘Dire consequences’ for Ireland
19 / 07 / 2012
IRISH exporters have told their government they face dire consequences if Aer Lingus airfreight services to the US are scrapped. John…
Menzies to quit UK hubs
18 / 07 / 2012
MENZIES Aviation will write off US$4.6m (£3m) in a cargo shake up. A spokesman for the John Menzies plc aviation subsidiary says they…
HACTL 1st half year traffic results
18 / 07 / 2012
HONG Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (HACTL), announced its tonnage throughput for June, the second quarter and the first half…
HACTL breaks daily handling record
18 / 07 / 2012
AIRFREIGHT through Hong Kong rose 41.9 per cent from last year, to 248,027 tonnes. This is a nine per cent…
Aer Lingus denies bankruptcy rumour
17 / 07 / 2012
AER Lingus chairman, Colm Barrington, has refuted claims made by rival Ryanair that his airline is facing bankruptcy within 18…
Aer Lingus chooses next generation widebody
17 / 07 / 2012
AER Lingus has become the latest airline to place a firm order for the all-new A350XWB. In its biggest ever…
Cargo pilot denies being drunk
16 / 07 / 2012
A COMMERCIAL cargo pilot arrested at Spokane International Airport in Washington state (US) has denied being drunk. Paul Robbin Roessler pleaded…
Cathay Pacific May figures tumble
16 / 07 / 2012
WEAKER demand has translated into a 13 per cent drop in cargo tonnage transported this May over last year for…
Cathay and Air China Cargo team up
16 / 07 / 2012
A NEW joint venture between Cathay Pacific and Air China Cargo will exploit China’s burgeoning manufacturing base in the Yangtze…
Budapest Airport ‘booming’
16 / 07 / 2012
BUSINESS is booming at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport despite plans for a freight centre being shelved after the collapse…
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