Air Cargo World articles from April 2006

Air Cargo World archives from April 2006

Global.(Editor's Note)(Editorial)
April 1, 2006... Did you think globalization was going to be easy? The controversy over Dubai Ports World's purchase of marine terminal handling operations in the United States last month became one of the rare maritime world events to spill over into the...

Lufthansa reconfigures cargo.(News updates)
April 1, 2006... Lufthansa's solid earnings for 2005 included a 218 percent jump in operating profit for its cargo division, but the freight business at the German airline hit some turbulence in recent weeks. The world's No. 2 international air freight carrier...

DHL's losses.(News Updates)
April 1, 2006... When Deutsche Post World Net Chief Executive Klaus Zumwinkel visited the United States in 2004, shortly after DPWN subsidiary DHL won regulatory approval to launch express operations in the U.S., he proudly declared, "I'm a fan of this...

Jumbo adds.(News Updates)
April 1, 2006... The airline push for upper-deck aircraft capacity is getting stronger. Boeing last month lined up more 747 freighters for airline fleets around the world even as the aviation business prepares for Airbus's entry into the jumbo side of the...

Suspended EGL.(News Updates)
April 1, 2006... EGL Eagle Global Logistics" problems from a case in which the forwarder said two of its employees overbilled for United States government shipments got worse last month as the company tried to rein in the impact. The U.S. Army barred EGL...

Atlas yields.(News Updates)
April 1, 2006... Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings is undertaking a yield management drive and that may be one reason the 747 freighter saw a dramatic decline in its operating business in January. The parent of Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo reported a 22 percent...

Parceled out.(News Updates)(APX Logistics halts operations)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... Parcel shippers in the United States were taken by surprise by the abrupt shutdown last month of APX Logistics, a consolidator that handled as many as a million packages a day through the U.S. Postal Service. Industry observers say the...

Building ground.(News Updates)
April 1, 2006... Despite a $4.1 million fourth I quarter 200S loss and an expected loss this quarter, U.S. heavy freight airline Kitty Hawk believes its move into trucking will yield big profits in the long run. The carrier launched trucking operations last...

FedEx profits.(News Updates)
April 1, 2006... FedEx may have been built on domestic air express business in the United States but that's not necessarily what's helping the company grow. FedEx's finances soared in the fiscal third quarter ending Feb. 28, with the net profit up 35...

Security alert: the U.S. government says it is finally close to issuing a new air cargo security rule and is increasing its vigilance on imports.(NORTH AMERICA)
April 1, 2006... United States security regulations for air cargo have largely gone unchanged since 1999. Sure, there have been a series of cargo mandates and temporary rules from the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. And a proposed new air freight...

Air Transport Association.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... U.S. airlines' cargo traffic edged up 1.2 percent in January, according to the Air Transport Association. But domestic postal traffic plunged 21.1 percent from the same month last year in a new sign the air carriers are failing to win back lost...

Forward Air.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... Air freight trucker Forward Air earned a $44.9 million net profit in 2005, 31 percent better than the year before, on a 14 percent jump in sales, to $320.9 million. The profit growth slowed down to 21 percent in the fourth quarter, when the...

The Transportation Security Administration revoked the certification Los Angeles-based forwarder J.H. World Express.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... The Transportation Security Administration revoked the certification of Los Angeles-based forwarder J.H. World Express, citing "numerous, repeated" security violations.

World Airways.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... World Airways pilots approved a three-year contract, closing out a tough negotiation capped by a strike against the charter and leasing specialist.

ATA Airlines.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... Passenger carrier ATA Airlines emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. ATA also expanded its schedule to Hawaii to 11-times weekly with flights between the islands and Oakland and Ontario, Calif., airports

Associated Global Systems.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... Associated Global Systems expanded its residential delivery service to include products of any weight and size being shipped to any residential address in the United States, and plans to target the service at companies that sell and ship...

British maintenance company BBA Aviation Services bought Ontic Engineering and Manufacturing.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... British maintenance company BBA Aviation Services bought Ontic Engineering and Manufacturing, a Florida-based repair company and licensed distributor of OEM aircraft parts.

Des Moines International Airport, a regional hub for UPS.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... Cargo traffic at Des Moines International Airport, a regional hub for UPS, grew 10 percent in 2005.

Forwarder Lynden International moved into a larger station in Houston.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... Forwarder Lynden International moved into a larger station in Houston with its sister company Lynden Transport.

Rickenbacker International Airport.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... Ohio's cargo-focused Rickenbacker International Airport saw freight traffic grow 4.2 percent in January, the 10th straight monthly increase.

Towne Air Freight.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... Trucker Towne Air Freight expanded West Coast linehaul business with new services in San Francisco, Seattle and Portland, Ore.

LAN Peru.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... LAN Peru started four-times-weekly 767 service between Los Angeles and Sao Paulo.

Casa Italia: the 747s are gone but Alitalia has MD-11s to go along with a new freight strategy.(EUROPE)
April 1, 2006... The arrival of a fifth MD-11 converted freighter is the latest sign that Alitalia Cargo is again competing on the global air cargo stage. In the last year, four other converted MD-11s have been fed into the Alitalia Cargo network to help...

Association of European Airlines.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... European airlines' cargo traffic grew 2.2 percent in January, as slumping trans-Atlantic traffic offset a 6.2 percent increase in air trade with Asia, according to the Association of European Airlines.

Lufthansa Cargo.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... Lufthansa Cargo's freight traffic fell 3.2 percent in January as the airline cut its capacity 5.1 percent. The airline sliced capacity in the Americas 8.9 percent and saw cargo traffic there fall S percent.

Cargolux.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... Cargolux started weekly road feeder service between Luxembourg and the Geneva airport.

SAS.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... Cargo revenue at SAS grew 17 percent in 2005 to $420.5 million and the airline says its operating profit jumped 74 percent to $16.8 million.

Singapore Airlines accounted for more than half the cargo volume growth at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol last year.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... Singapore Airlines accounted for more than half the cargo volume growth at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol last year, adding 16,000 tonnes of the 29,000-tonne increase the airport reported in 2005 over 2004.

Air France-KLM.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... Freight traffic at Air France-KLM grew 6 percent in February, boosted by a recovery in Asia-Pacific trade, which was up 7.4 percent over February 2004 and 3.9 percent for the first two months of this year.

TNT Logistics Benelux.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... TNT Logistics Benelux won OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 certification for health and safety.

Etihad Airways.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... Etihad Airways started daily flights to Manchester with A330-200s, adding 14 tons of cargo capacity on its United Kingdom services.

Geodis.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... France-based forwarder Geodis saw its revenue grow 6.7 percent in 2005 to US$4.3 billion but the company's operating profit fell 36 percent to $101.7 million

Luxembourg-based Eurinpro will build a tailored 193,000-square-foot warehouse in Germany's Rhein-Main area near Mainz and Frankfurt for Schenker.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... Luxembourg-based Eurinpro will build a tailored 193,000-square-foot warehouse in Germany's Rhein-Main area near Mainz and Frankfurt for Schenker as part of the forwarder's domestic distribution expansion.

Frans Maas.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... Netherlands-based trucker and logistics operator Frans Maas reported a net profit of US$8.1 million in 2005 on a 1.8 increase in turnover, to $1.3 billion, after losing $14.2 million the year before.

Seko-UK.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... Forwarder SEKO-UK won the British International Freight Association annual Supply Chain Management Gold Award for a program that saved a retailer $1 million in annual costs.

Fraport Cargo Services.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... Fraport Cargo Services handled 12.2 percent more dangerous goods shipments in 2005 than 2004.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines awarded Dubai handler Dnata Cargo.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... KLM Royal Dutch Airlines awarded Dubai handler Dnata Cargo for its terminal services in 2005.

Bumpy ride: JAL charts a new course after a wave of discontent sweeps top management away.(PACIFIC)
April 1, 2006... Political and economic observers like to point out that, for all the gusto with which the Japanese embrace the latest gizmos and fashion trends, change in the nation's political and business culture usually moves at glacial pace, if at all. As...

Association of Asia Pacific Airlines.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... Asia carriers' freight traffic grew 6.4 percent for the second straight month in January, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, the fourth month in a row in which freight traffic has outpaced capacity gains.

Vietnam approved Intel's application.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... Vietnam approved Intel's application to build a $605 million semiconductor plant there.

China Cargo Airlines will have Lufthansa Systems.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... China Cargo Airlines will have Lufthansa Systems analyze its business processes and technology in a far-reaching consulting project that will also take in the cargo department of combination carrier China Eastern Airlines and its handling...

Cargolux.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... Cargolux started twice-weekly 747-400 freighter flights between Luxembourg and Xiamen, China.

Singapore Airlines.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... Singapore Airlines will start three-times-weekly 777-200 passenger flights to Abu Dhabi, adding to the carrier's service to Dubai.

Malaysia Airlines Cargo, the handling subsidiary of MAS, will perform cargo handling at the Senai International Airport.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... Malaysia Airlines Cargo, the handling subsidiary of MAS, will perform cargo handling at the Senai International Airport under an agreement with Senai Airport Terminal Services.

Dubai's Consolidated Shipping Services Group will represent Ariana Afghan Airlines.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... Dubai's Consolidated Shipping Services Group will represent Ariana Afghan Airlines on freight sales in the United Arab Emirates.

The Korean arm of Japanese forwarder Kintetsu World Express opened a 15,000-square-foot logistics center.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... The Korean arm of Japanese forwarder Kintetsu World Express opened a 15,000-square-foot logistics center in a bonded area next to Seoul's Incheon International Airport.

Qatar Airways.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... Qatar Airways added a fourth weekly passenger flight between Doha and Shanghai.

FedEx Express signed an agreement with the Australia Trade Commission.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... FedEx Express signed an agreement with the Australia Trade Commission under which FedEx will promote Austrade's services to exporters in more than 50 countries, including 18 American cities, and provide Web links, sales training and other...

Singapore Changi Airport.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... Singapore Customs closed its air freight station at Singapore Changi Airport's Airfreight Center and announced new procedures for collecting permits and other paperwork.

American Airlines.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... American Airlines scheduled the start of passenger flights between Chicago and Shanghai this month.

Security at Kintetsu World Express' Baraki terminal at Tokyo Narita International Airport.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... Security at Kintetsn World Express' Baraki terminal at Tokyo Narita International Airport was certified under Technology Asset Protection Association standards.

DGX.(Briefly)
April 1, 2006... California based forwarder DGX won ISO 9001:2000 certification for air and ocean transportation at its Australian and New Zealand offices.

Where to hub? The airlines' search for Asia hubs is turning into a high-stakes battle for the future of freight flows across the Far East.(Feature Focus: Asia Airports)
April 1, 2006... The prospect of accessing the explosive Chinese cargo market and tapping into growing intra-Asian freight traffic has operators throughout the world dreaming of air hubs in the Asia-Pacific region. Many carriers are swooning over Shanghai, but...

Planning projects properly: frustrated by the ad-hoc nature of project cargo operations, Volga-Dnepr want more say in supply chain planning.(Feature Focus: Project Cargo)
April 1, 2006... Project cargo airlines are the firemen of the air freight business. Their massive AN-124 aircraft are often called into service with minimal notice to ferry outsize cargo that needs to be delivered quickly. In the aftermath of a major...

Horn of plenty: Africa's hopes for air cargo growth run through the Eastern part of the continent.(Region Focus: Africa)
April 1, 2006... The Horn of Africa and East Africa is proving a bountiful hunting ground for air cargo, with perishables emerging as the new gold standard. It has provided the opportunity for several African carriers to build their cargo businesses into...

The price of waiting: the 2006 CRESA Partners Air Cargo facility survey: the leverage in industrial real estate may be shifting back to landlords.(Annual Survey: Warehouse)
April 1, 2006... It may be only a matter of time now. Maybe it won't happen this year, but soon enough tenants will experience a sense of surprise that they have fewer options or that the negotiating leverage they've enjoyed is slipping away. This seemed to be...

Back aviation aircraft report.(freight transports)
April 1, 2006... The 737-300 first entered service in 1984 and passenger versions of this aircraft continue to play a large role in commercial aviation. More than 1,000 737-300 aircraft are still active, although only 57 are operated as in all-cargo or combi...

Tampa Cargo.(Airlines)
April 1, 2006... Tampa Cargo: The Colombian freighter operator started a search for a new chief executive officer after Fred Jacobsen announced he was resigning after eight years. The carrier said Jacobsen resigned "for professional reasons" effective after the...

Jade Cargo International.(Airlines)
April 1, 2006... Jade Cargo International: The Chinese freighter joint venture of Shenzhen Airlines and Lufthansa Cargo named Andreas Loffler area manager for Europe as the company prepares for the launch of 747 all-cargo services. Loffler had been Central...

ASTAR Air Cargo.(Airlines)
April 1, 2006... ASTAR Air Cargo: The airline, which flies for DHL in the United States, said Raymond Lutz retired as senior vice president and chief administrative officer. Lutz has been in the airline industry for 25 years, the last three in senior posts at...

ABX Air.(Airlines)
April 1, 2006... ABX Air: The sub-service flier for DHL in the United States named Robert Gray vice president of regulatory compliance and government affairs. A 27-year veteran of the company, he had been senior director of that office and before that directed...

FedEx Express.(Integrators)
April 1, 2006... FedEx Express: The carrier appointed Antje Schutt-Fahrenkrog to the new post of vice president-customer experience, for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. She joined FedEx as a service agent in 1986, later became managing director, Central and...

GeoLogistics.(Third-Parties)(appoints )(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... GeoLogistics: The unit of PWC Logistics named John Kincheloe senior vice president, sales and marketing, for the Americas. The industry veteran had been at EGL, where he was most recently vice president for the Northeast Region. He spent 21...

Ryder System.(Third-Parties)
April 1, 2006... Ryder System: The Miami-based logistics provider named Mark T. Jamieson executive vice president and chief financial officer, replacing Tracy Leinbach, who retired. Jamieson had held those positions at Sammon Enterprises and spent 30 years...

SEKO.(Third-Parties)(SEKO Air Freight Inc. appoints)
April 1, 2006... SEKO: The forwarder named Thomas Szwaja vice president of domestic field operations. A 30-year industry veteran, Szwaja had been at SEKO from 1989 to 2000, most recently as vice president of domestic field operations. He has been a station...

Lynden International.(Third-Parties)
April 1, 2006... Lynden International: The Seattle-based forwarder named Rick Pollock vice president for global projects and Dennis Mitchell regional manager for Alaska. Pollock has been with Lynden for 21 years and will build on responsibilities for Alaska and...

Alliance Shippers.(Third-Parties)
April 1, 2006... Alliance Shippers: The Chicago-based company named Greg Poda to its sales team, focused on expedited service. Poda is a 20-year industry veteran with extensive air freight sales experience.

Due Torri.(Third-Parties)(appoints )(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... Due Torri: The Italian logistics provider named Gino Ruggeri director of transport and distribution operations for its national and international operations. He was most recently international transport director for the Fagioli Group. Rugerri...

Q Aviation.(Third-Parties)
April 1, 2006... Q Aviation: The aircraft leasing company named Stephen Fortune vice president for cargo with the goal of developing the Texas-based company's freighter investments. A 25-year industry veteran, Fortune was a co-founder of Gemini Air Cargo and...

Phoenix International.(Third-Parties)(Phoenix International Freight Services Ltd. apppoints)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... Phoenix International Freight: The forwarder named Shanna Miller, formerly of Transport Logistics Solutions, vice president of information systems as part of a series of management appointments. Phoenix also named Raj Dias, most recently as...

NAL Worldwide.(Third-Parties)
April 1, 2006... NAL Worldwide: The Illinois-based provider of highly tailored logistics services appointed Steven Danker senior vice president and chief technology officer. Danker has held senior information officer positions with companies including...

UTi Worldwide.(Third-Parties)(appoints)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... UTi Worldwide: The logistics company named Brian Belchers, a consultant and onetime partner at Ernst Young, to its board of directors, increasing the board to eight members. Belchers worked at Ernst Young for 18 years and Arthur Young before...

Boeing.(Manufacturers)
April 1, 2006... Boeing: The aircraft manufacturer named Ross Bogue vice president and general manager of its 747/767/777 programs and the Everett, Wash., manufacturing site, replacing Dan Becker, who is retiring. Bogue, 49, had been vice president and general...

Dallas Airmotive.(Manufacturers)
April 1, 2006... Dallas Airmotive: The aircraft engine and overhaul specialist named Mike Clarke to the new post of territorial sales director for Scandinavia and sub-Saharan Africa. Based near Nottingham, England, he has been with Dallas Airmotive for 15...

Correction.(Correction notice)
April 1, 2006... An article in a special advertising section on Midwest airports in the February Air Cargo World misspelled the name of the deputy director for air services, business development and marketing for Chicago/Rockford International Airport. He is...

Events.(Calendar)
April 1, 2006... April 24-26 Amsterdam: Animal Transport Association 2006, at the Renaissance Amsterdam, focusing on equinimity in shipping. For information, call (903) 769-2847 or visit: www.animaltransport.org. April 24-26 Seattle: Freighter...

Belly bust.(AirCargo the Bottom Line)(Table)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... Belly Bust Share of domestic and international cargo traffic, in revenue-ton-kilometers, carried by U.S. passenger and all-cargo airlines in 1995 and 2005. Domestic Passenger All-Cargo 1995 ...

Cargo revenue.(AirCargo the Bottom Line)(Table)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... Cargo Revenue Cargo revenue in 2005 and percent change from 2004 for the major U.S. combination airlines. (in US$millions) AIRLINE 2004 2205 % CHANGE 1. Northwest $830 $947...

Euro slices.(AirCargo the Bottom Line)(Table)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... Euro Slices Share of air freight market divided by members of the Association of European Airlines in 2005, based on freight tonne kilometers. Lufthansa 21.6% Air Frances 15.6% Cargolux 15.4%...

Sharing America.(AirCargo the Bottom Line)
April 1, 2006... Sharing America Share of cargo revenue divided by major U.S. combination airlines in 2005. Northwest 27.6% United 21.3% American 18.2% Delta ...

Desktops.(AirCargo the Bottom Line)
April 1, 2006... Desktops Top five personal computer sellers in 2005. (Ranking by Unit Shipments in Thousands) 2005 2006 2005 2004 RANKING RANKING COMPANY SHIPMENTS SHIPMENTS ...

Treaties: it's time to separate cargo from the international regulatory regimes that are built on passenger airline business.(AirCargo Commentary)
April 1, 2006... There is a fundamental difference between the two parts of the airline industry, the passenger side of the airline industry and air cargo business. Passengers usually return to their starting point, providing two-way business for airlines....