ANTI-trust lawyers and business people are accusing the UK government of ‘widening the goal posts’ with its new regulating body,…
September 2012
Schiphol Cargo appoints strategist
26 / 09 / 2012
SCHIPHOL Cargo – the freight division of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol – has appointed a new strategist. Hendriena Ritsema will oversee…
Lufthansa board OKs US$779m cargo centre
25 / 09 / 2012
LUFTHANSA’s supervisory board has given the go-ahead for a US$779m (€600m) state-of-the art cargo and logistics centre to be built…
Ludwig Bertsch
20 / 09 / 2012
ULD pooling has been slow to take off in the air cargo industry, but it is a common enough concept…
Cathay bullish over China prospects
18 / 09 / 2012
DESPITE recent turbulence Cathay Pacific Cargo says it is positioning itself to capitalise on China’s recovering exports. Undoubtedly 2009 was…
Cathay and Air China to form JV
18 / 09 / 2012
CATHAY Pacific and Air China are to set up a cargo joint venture based out of Shanghai. The venture will…
Changi bucks cargo downturn
17 / 09 / 2012
STEADY demand for airfreight in the Asia Pacific region enabled Singapore’s Changi Airport to increase its cargo volumes by 2.3…
A330F – a panacea or an expensive luxury that can no longer be justified
17 / 09 / 2012
THE first A330-200 freighter has emerged from the paint shop in Toulouse and is now being prepared for the flightline….
Cargolux adds fifth B747-8F to fleet
14 / 09 / 2012
CARGOLUX Airlines (Luxembourg) has taken delivery of its fifth Boeing 747-8 freighter in a bid to reduce its carbon footprint….
Changi cargo levels march ahead
14 / 09 / 2012
A SURE sign of the economy in upswing, Changi Airport in Singapore has had the best month for cargo volumes…
747-8F free to fly
14 / 09 / 2012
OVER two years late and at a cost of US$2 billion the 747-8F has finally gained US Federal Aviation Administration…
Cargo yields set to decline
13 / 09 / 2012
CARGO heads expect freight yields to decline over the next 12 months and traffic to increase only modestly, says IATA….
WFS offer certified cargo screening in the US
13 / 09 / 2012
WORLDWIDE Flight services is the first cargo handler to offer independent certified cargo screening facility locations in more than one…
WFS acquires Montreal cargo assets
13 / 09 / 2012
FOLLOWING the purchase of assets belonging to Excel Cargo at both Montreal’s (Canada) Dorval and Mirabel airports, Worldwide Flight Services…
Frankfurt approaches 10 per cent loss
12 / 09 / 2012
IT had better get used to it – Frankfurt Airport has posted a 9.3 per cent slump in October freight…
Anchorage caught short of fuel
12 / 09 / 2012
AIRFREIGHT’S sudden recovery has caught Anchorage Airport by surprise, resulting in a shortage of fuel for freighters. In the financial…
Southern Air appeals safety ruling
12 / 09 / 2012
A CONNETICUT air cargo carrier is to pay US$8 million in compensation to nine former employees. The Occupational Safety and…
Liege Airport’s cargo dives
11 / 09 / 2012
FREIGHT volumes at Liege, Belgium’s largest cargo airport, dropped by 18 per cent in August 2012, compared with the same period…
IATA figures show creeping improvement
11 / 09 / 2012
IATA’s figures for August show international freight demand fell by 9.6 per cent from August 2008’s figures. This is a…
Air France-KLM’s cargo drop
11 / 09 / 2012
AIR France-KLM recorded a sharp decline in cargo volumes in August this year. The Franco-Dutch group says it adjusted its…
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