February 2013

Saudia Cargo’s CEO takes on new role

CONTINUED success at Saudia Cargo has led to the promotion of Fahad Hammad, its current chief executive, to a big…

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US Airways appoints ECS Group GSA in France

US AIRWAYS – now part of American Airlines – has appointed EFIS Air, a subsidiary of ECS Group, as its…

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The virtual global cargo airline

IF YOU were asked to name an airline that had risen rapidly in the past five years to become the…

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ACS appoints group deputy managing director

CHARTER specialist, Air Charter Service (ACS), has promoted Justin Bowman from commercial director to group deputy managing director. Along with…

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What makes Saudia Cargo so successful?

WHILE the air cargo business remains stuck in its economic winter, in one part of the world it still seems…

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Brussels Airlines’ African links bear fruit

AFRICA plays a rather crucial part in the fortunes of Brussels Airlines’ (SN) freight strategy with more than 80 per…

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Cargo Champion – Hjoerdis Stahl

PICTURE a diminutive six-year-old smiling sweetly as she helps an air stewardess serve drinks on board a Lufthansa flight from…

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Saudia Cargo’s ‘most successful year’

SAUDI Airlines Cargo achieved record results in 2012, posting total figures of 516,000 tonnes, resulting in a 21 per cent…

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Schenker augments UK cargo hub

THE UK arm of global logistics services provider DB Schenker Logistics, has completed a major re-investment programme at one of…

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Suitcases prioritised over ‘lowly freight’

SADLY, for many airfreight customers, there is another type of air cargo shipment, which travels on passenger aircraft that usually…

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Cargo Airline of the Year 2013 voting opens

VOTING in this year’s Air Cargo News Cargo Airline of the Year competition commenced on Monday February 11. Readers are now…

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Dubai Airports’ cargo soars

DUBAI World Central (UAE) recorded a 144 per cent hike in freight traffic in 2012, compared with the previous year…

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Lufthansa Cargo’s rosy mission

LUFTHANSA CARGO is airfreighted millions of red roses straight to the hearts of Europe. Fully-laden MD-11 freighters imported some 1,000 tonnes…

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Kargosistem welcomes capacity hike

MAINDECK space shortages ex-Istanbul may now be eased for Turkish GSSA Kargosistem as a result of a significant capacity increase…

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SDV’s new Columbian subsidiary

FRENCH logistics giant SDV has created a subsidiary in Colombia. The company already has a significant Latin American presence, with…

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AA Cargo strengthens Central America sales with new GSSA

AMERICAN Airlines Cargo has strengthened its sales offering in Central America with the appointment of a single GSSA – FlyUs…

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Oman Air expands fleet to 30

OMAN Air has expanded its fleet of B737-800s with the introduction of two additional aircraft, bringing the airline’s total fleet…

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Astral predicts intra-Africa boom

WITHOUT doubt, the poor acceleration of intra-African trade continues to hinder the continent’s bid to markedly increase its global air…

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Saudia Cargo says it with flowers

SAUDIA CARGO is to operate a series of four extra, wide-bodied freighter flights from Nairobi to Amsterdam to meet extra…

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Air Cargo News readership survey iPad winner

DENHAM BAXTER (pictured, left) managing director of highly successful UK forwarding and logistics company Davies Turner Air Cargo, contributed to the Air…

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