Air Cargo World articles from April 2005

Air Cargo World archives from April 2005

Controllers.
April 1, 2005... If you're in the air freight business, you probably didn't pay close attention to the financial results at Neptune Orient Lines, but maybe you should. That's because the Singapore-based maritime giant earned $943 million in net profits last...

Moving security lines.(News Updates)
April 1, 2005... The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is targeting Aug. 14 as the deadline for a final rule for air cargo security that is likely to alter the industry in ways that will be developing for years to come. Even the TSA admits...

FedEx rolls.(News Updates)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The United States' lagging domestic air express market appears to be in full rebound and it looks like the business is surging toward FedEx. The company posted a 21 percent gain in overall revenue, to $7.3 billion, and a 53 percent jump...

Centrair opens.(News Updates)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Like a fine piece of electronics, Japan's new international airport is taking its place in the aviation world with a slim profile and high ambitions. The Central Japan International Airport opened in February on a manmade island in the...

Lufthansa dealing.(News Updates)
April 1, 2005... Lufthansa's $491 million purchase of Swiss International Air Lines may not yield immediate financial benefits for the German carrier but the long-term impact could stretch very far. Lufthansa, which slipped to No. 2 among Europe's airline...

Growing Dragonair.(News Updates)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Dragonair is using cargo to add a key pillar to its rapid buildup from regional Asian airline to global carrier. The Hong Kong-based airline this month is starting 747-400 freighter flights to and from New York's Kennedy International...

Cargo flying.(News Updates)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... U.S. combination airlines may be struggling but all-cargo carriers are flying profitably and smoothly. Freighter operators pushed their share of air freight traffic to better than three-quarters of the domestic United States market,...

Dropped weight.(News Updates)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... An airline industry proposal to change the way cubic volume is determined for air shipments, a plan that sharply divided cargo operators and had shippers complaining a 20 percent price increase had been hidden behind high-density language, is...

Hardly DHL.(News Updates)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... ABX Air is proving to be increasingly profitable even as the former Airborne Express airline spins some of its flying away from DHL. The company reported a $37 million net profit in 2004, nearly double the earnings for 2003, and revenue...

Fueling anxiety: air cargo operators are raising fuel surcharges, but how high can they go before shippers push back?
April 1, 2005... Fuel surcharges have become an embedded part of life in the air cargo business. And the surcharges have accomplished what the airlines implementing them intended: the fees are covering carriers' fuel costs for cargo shipments. That may not...

Air Canada signed a two-year, $44 million wet lease agreement.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Air Canada signed a two-year, $44 million wet lease agreement with World Airways to operate an MD-11 freighter between Toronto and Asia and Toronto and Europe.

Target Logistics bought Air Cargo International & Domestic.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Target Logistics bought Air Cargo International & Domestic, a smaller fellow forwarder that had $16 million in gross revenue last year with stations in Dallas, Newark, Orlando, Los Angels and Portland, Ore.

Phoenix International Freight Systems.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Forwarder Phoenix International Freight Systems was certified under the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program.

El Toro.(Los Angeles City Council passed a resolution calling for El Toro military base to be turned into a commercial airport.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The Los Angeles City Council, pressing a confrontation over attempts to add aviation capacity in Southern California, passed a resolution calling for the former El Toro military base to be turned into a commercial airport despite attempts by...

Priority Worldwide Services.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Baltimore-based Priority Worldwide Services opened a station near Los Angels International Airport.

SEKO.(SEKO Air Freight Inc. opens new office)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Forwarder SEKO opened an office in Spokane, Wash.

San Francisco International Airport.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Cargo traffic at San Francisco International Airport fell 1.9 percent in 20004, led by an 18.9 percent drop in mail. The loss in cargo came as passenger traffic and flight operations improved sharply over 2003.

World Airways.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The U.S. Air Force gave 83 Aerial Achievement Medals and 279 Certificates of Appreciation to World Airways workers who operated charter missions to serve military operations to Iraq.

TNT Logistics North America.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Six TNT Logistics North America facilities won ISO quality certification last year: Indianapolis; Brownstown Township, Mich.; Greenville, S.C.; Spartanburg, S.C.; Independence, Va. and Temperance, Mich.

Polling Europe: UPS is asking European business leaders about the future, and their answers are tied up in supply chains.
April 1, 2005... If you want to get a European perspective on global trade then why not ask an American integrator? In fact, why not ask UPS, the American parcel mover, AKA an integrated logistics provider, which undertakes an annual audit of just how...

SAS partners.(Europe)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Pushing a plan to expand its cargo reach through partnerships, SAS will increase the 747-400 freighter flights it jointly operates with Emirates The service jumped last month from two to three weekly flights between Dubai and Gothenburg...

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Amsterdam Airport Schiphol said freighter flights grew 17.9 percent in 2004, far ahead of the 2.5 percent increase in overall air transport movements. With a 13.5 percent increase in cargo volume in December, Schiphol's cargo traffic for the...

Italian niche carrier NEOS outsourced its ULD supply and control to Unitpool.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Italian niche carrier NEOS outsourced its ULD supply and control to Unitpool as it introduced its first widebody 767 service for new flights to the Maldives.

Cargolux.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Cargolux added its fifth flight to Budapest since it launched service to the Hungarian capital in 2002 and the first that will stop in the city on eastbound routes to Asia.

Air Menzies International, the freight wholesaler launched by Menzies Aviation.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Air Menzies International, the freight wholesaler launched by Menzies Aviation, opened a German branch near the Frankfurt Airport to offer its airport-to-door consolidation service to forwarders there.

Aeroports de Paris.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Aeroports de Paris extended its reach in the Middle East by signing a six-year contract to manage six regional Egyptian airports, in Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Luxor, Assouan and Abu Simbel.

Schenker.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Forwarder Schenker opened a terminal at the Schenker Logistics Park in the Latvian capital of Riga.

ATM Transport & Logistics of Switzerland joined the APLN.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... ATM Transport & Logistics of Switzerland joined the APLN freight forwarders network.

Close turbulence: Qantas has ambitious plans for growth that are bumping into neighbors but cheering capacity-hungry forwarders.
April 1, 2005... An aggressive plan at Qantas that includes turbo-charging cargo activities is flying straight up against the airline industry's partnership trends. The Australian carrier's involvement in a new regional cargo airline based in Bangkok and its...

DHL, again.(Pacific)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... DHL is building a base in an essential national market by buying a domestic express carrier, which will spin off its ownership of the airline operation to meet regulatory requirements. It sounds like the DHL moves in the United States,...

Exel.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Seiyu, a Japanese retailer with close ties to Wal-Mart Stores, agreed to have Exel manage transportation services out of the company's Misato distribution center, which handles goods for Seiyu's 60 stores around Tokyo.

Air New Zealand.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Air New Zealand plans to start around-the-world freighter service with a 747-400 leased from Atlas Air. The service replaces an MD-11 freighter service the carrier had been operating in conjunction with Lufthansa Cargo, and will include stops...

Dragonair's.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Dragonair's January cargo volume rose $6.4 percent year-over-year to 29,759 tonnes.

UPS.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... UPS opened warehouse and distribution centers in Shanghai, Suzhou and Futian, as it stepped up expansion of its company-run sites in China

Martinair Cargo.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Martinair Cargo will step up its 747-400 flights between Amsterdam and Tianjin in Northern China from twice weekly to five times a week.

Operators in Cambodia working with a 757 wet-leased from Taiwan's Far Eastern Air Transportation launched Angkor Airways.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Operators in Cambodia working with a 757 wet-leased from Taiwan's Far Eastern Air Transportation launched Angkor Airways, a carrier with five-times-weekly service between Siem Reap and Taipei and plans for larger expansion across Asia.

Valuing Hong Kong: manufacturing is moving across the border, but will the logistics and transport trade follow the same path?(Regional focus: Hong Kong)(Cover Story)
April 1, 2005... Just a few years ago, visitors coming into Hong Kong would head straight to the tailors in Kowloon for cut-price suits or the Temple Street night market for counterfeit designer labels. Today, there are still plenty of fake Rolexes available...

Synchronizing systems: air cargo's much touted technology movement is trying to overcome the lack of coordination between the systems of carriers and forwarders.(Feature focus: forwarder technology)
April 1, 2005... The technology revolution in air cargo has been widely discussed in recent years, with freight forwarders touting easy-to-use Web sites and tracking systems while airlines automate more of their operations and join freight booking portals. No...

Outsized energy: project cargo operators are preparing for a surge in oil and gas sector shipments as rebuild and relief efforts continue in the Middle East and Africa.(Feature focus: project cargo)
April 1, 2005... The project cargo business is not for the faint hearted. Outsize air freight operators always seem to be working against the clock--and that can just be to get access to heavylift charter capacity, let alone actually moving the cargo. ...

The timing of money: an industrial real estate market awash in investment capital with soft market conditions rewards decisiveness.(Annual Survey Warehouses)
April 1, 2005... The fifth year of the annual CRESA Partners Airport-Area Office-Warehouse Rental Rate Survey finds the market for properties near the top 20 U. S. air cargo airports looking healthier than at any time since we first published our findings in...

Events.(Calendar)
April 1, 2005... April 4-5 New York: 25th New York Airfinance Conference, at the Plaza Hotel, with airline officials and financial executives trying to find where the money is going. For information, call +44 207 779 8999 or visit:...

International Air Cargo Association.(Honors)(Richard Malkin of Air Cargo World honored with Air Cargo Hall of Fame)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The International Air Cargo Association named veteran journalist Richard Malkin, the former managing editor of the predecessor magazine to Air Cargo World, to its Air Cargo Hall of Fame. Malkin was to be honored at this month's TIACA Annual...

Cayman Airways.(Airlines)(Gordon Anderson appointed)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Cayman Airways: The Caribbean carrier named Gordon Anderson director of cargo development, based in Miami. A 35-year cargo industry veteran, he had been director of hub operations in Toledo for Capital Cargo International Airlines.

Martinair.(Airlines)(Sumeth Rangsithanasak appointed at Martinair Holland N.V.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Martinair: The Netherlands-based carrier named Sumeth Rangsithanasak operations manager in Bangkok. Rangsithanasak, 53, is a 29-year aviation industry veteran who worked most recently for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and before that for two other...

UPS.(Integrators)(John McDevitt appointed at United Parcel Service of America Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... UPS: The parcel carrier named John McDevitt senior vice president of global transportation, replacing Chris Mahoney, who retired after 37 years at UPS. McDevitt, 46, will oversee the UPS transportation network, including the airline, surface...

TPG.(Integrators)(G. Monnas and S. Levy appointed at TNT Post Group)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... TPG: TNT Post Group nominated Mrs. G. Monnas and Mr. S. Levy to the supervisory board. Monnas, 50, was president of the international division of German industrial chemical company Johann A. Benckiser and held various positions with Procter &...

Paradigm Global Logistics.(Third-Parties)(John M. Dauernheim appointed)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Paradigm Global Logistics: The Los Angeles-based forwarding subsidiary of logistics provider Pacific CMA named John M. Dauernheim president and said he will also be chief operating officer of the parent company. Dauernheim was COO of OIA...

U-Freight.(Third-Parties)(Clara Chui appointed)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... U-Freight: The Hong Kong-based forwarder named Clara Chui vice president of logistics in North America. Chui started at U-Freight in 1986, helping develop the company's AFSA information and communications systems. She also helped launch...

Exel.(Third-Parties)(Jurgen Bellwinkel appointed)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Exel: The British logistics company appointed Jurgen Bellwinkel director of contract logistics for the technology sector in Germany. Bellwinkel has been with Exel for five years, most recently as a global program manager.

DHL.(Third-Parties)(Harald Raunio appointed at DHL Solutions )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... DHL: DHL Solutions named Harald Raunio country manager in Malaysia. He is a 10-year veteran of logistics in Asia.

TNT.(Third-Parties)(TNT Logistics North America promoted Dennis Gerard)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... TNT: TNT Logistics North America promoted Dennis Gerard to director of operations services. He joined TNT Logistics in 1990 as operations supervisor in Ohio and was most recently a division manager.

Globe Air Cargo.(Third-Parties)(Mark Pulling appointed)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Globe Air Cargo: The general sales agent named Mark Pulling managing director for the United Kingdom and Ireland. Formerly regional director for Geologistics, he was also cargo general manager at carrier bmi british midland.

Lynden International.(Third-Parties)(Steve Torts, Ross Sorenson, and Becky Morrison appointed)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Lynden International: The Seattle-based forwarder filled three executive positions. Steve Torts, a 27-year industry veteran and formerly operations director at Lynden's United Kingdom office, was named business development director for the...

Hub Group.(Third-Parties)(Stephen Cosgrove appointed)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Hub Group: The logistics operator named Stephen Cosgrove executive vice president for intermodal operations and administration, replacing Daniel Hardman, who retired. Cosgrove had been vice president of intermodal operations and...

Viewlocity.(Technology)(Chris Buckthorp appointed)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Viewlocity: The supply chain software company named Chris Buckthorp director of business development, Southeast Asia, based in Singapore. Buckthorp had been the Australia-based manager of supply chain solutions for Viewlocity and earlier was...

Manhattan Associates.(Technology)(Mark Weaser appointed)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Manhattan Associates: The supply chain software company named Mark Weaser vice president of Asia-Pacific, based in Shanghai, as part of a strategy to expand its business in the region. Weaser has worked in logistics and technology in Asia for...

Jettainer.(Judith Pitchford appointed)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Jettainer: The German cargo container management company named Judith Pitchford director of business development responsible for sales of the company's outsourced air cargo unit load device management technology. A 10-year airline industry...

UPM Rafsec.(Technology)(Thomas Wythe appointed)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... UPM Rafsec: The Finland-based RFID tag manufacturer hired Thomas Wythe as a sales team leader based in Germany as it opened an office in Dreieich as part of an expansion effort in Europe. Wythe is a packaging veteran with nearly 15 years of...

Eastern Connection.(Jack Mitchell appointed)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Eastern Connection: The North east U.S. regional parcel carrier appointed 20-year industry veteran Jack Mitchell executive vice president of sales and marketing. Formerly managing director of AFMS Transportation Management Group, a...

Swissport.(Ground Handling)(Hernand Galindo appointed)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Swissport: The Switzerland-based global ground handler named industry veteran Hernand Galindo vice president for Latin America and the Caribbean in its Cargo Americas group. Galindo has worked with Aerofloral, Avianca and AvGroup in a 30-year...

ASIG.(Ground Handling)(Michael J. Snyder appointed)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... ASIG: The Orlando, Fla.-based aviation services company appointed Michael J. Snyder senior vice president, operations for North America. He has extensive experience with operations at airlines, including AirNet Systems, Federal Express and...

The AirCargo bottom line.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Fast Start Year-over-year percent growth, by region in January 2005. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Dropping Mail Mail handled at Washington Dulles International Airport (in 000 lbs). [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Delivering Profits ...

Growing: cargo business is building, but will that bring investment?(Forwarders Forum)
April 1, 2005... With the first three months 2005 already under our belts, it appears a safe bet that the buoyancy that the air cargo industry participants experienced during 2004 will continue through 2005. Much of that buoyancy was created by trade exports...