Air Cargo World articles from April 2010

Air Cargo World archives from April 2010

Where the graph heads next.(editorial)
April 1, 2010... Some days, market forecasting seems little more complicated than looking at the last set of data, extrapolating forwards and reaching for the box of crayons. Delegates at IATA's World Cargo Symposium in Vancouver greeted with good-natured humor...

The upturn is welcome, but I see clouds on the horizon.(viewpoint)
April 1, 2010... As a trade body for those UK-registered companies engaged in international movement of freight by all modes of transport, air, road, rail and sea, the British International Freight Association (BIFA) maintains a watching brief on matters, both...

K&N takes bigger slice of the pie.(world news: EUROPE)(Kuehne & Nagel International AG)(Financial report)(Brief article)
April 1, 2010... Kuehne & Nagel continued to gain market share last year in what Thierry Held, head of finance for northwest Europe, described as "a solid result despite the crisis". The Swiss-headquartered forwarder saw airfreight revenues fall by nine...

Shippers expose flaws in new EU security rules.(world news: EUROPE)
April 1, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Rather than tighten the security belt for European shippers, new European Union air cargo security regulations appear only to serve to expose flaws, loopholes and get-out clauses in a hardly secure system. What is...

Charter broker broadens base.(world news: EUROPE)
April 1, 2010... New bases in Turkey and Hong Kong this year have expanded the market reach of charter broker Air Partner. A fully owned Turkish office sited in Istanbul handles air cargo, an increasingly important market in the region, as well as chartering...

New techniques needed to minimize supply chain risk.(world news: MIDDLE EAST)
April 1, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A critical role in guarding against financial risk and ensuring the ready availability of cash has made treasurers much more visible within their organizations. The economic downturn has made their day-to-day job more...

GCC has room for more logistics hubs.(world news: MIDDLE EAST)(Gulf Cooperation Council)(Brief article)
April 1, 2010... The UAE remains the predominant trade and logistics hub in the Gulf Cooperation Council region--but its neighbors are well placed to duplicate its facilities, according to a speaker at the Global Logistics Forum in Abu Dhabi. Roland Zibell,...

It's cargo for openers at "airport of the future".(world news: MIDDLE EAST)
April 1, 2010... Dubai Airports has announced June 27 as the opening date for the first phase of Dubai World Central airport (DWC). Also known as Al Maktoum International, the new airport in Jebel Ali, 45km west of the downtown Dubai International, will open...

First Asia shipper academy in Singapore.(world news: ASIA)(Brief article)
April 1, 2010... The Singapore National Shippers' Council (SNSC) has launched what it claims as Asia's first shippers' academy. According to the SNSC, current shipper training programs are either too generic or only cater to logistics and business...

A tale of two cities.(world news: ASIA)
April 1, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cathay Pacific and Air China have finally revealed the structure of their long-anticipated cargo joint venture. In terms of set-up, this will essentially be an Air China Cargo (ACC) operation plus planes, money and...

China Southern Airlines.(In The News ...)
April 1, 2010... China Southern Airlines will become the first Chinese airline in a global cargo alliance when it joins SkyTeam Cargo in November. Luo Laijun, senior vice president Cargo, China Southern Airlines said, "This move marks an important step forward...

Korean Air will boost its summer schedule cargo services from Incheon to Hanoi from two to three a week.(In The News ...)
April 1, 2010... Korean Air will boost its summer schedule cargo services from Incheon to Hanoi from two to three a week. The move comes as Air Cargo World announces the results of its sixth Air Cargo Excellence (ACE) survey based on customer input. Four mega...

Cargotec.(In The News ...)
April 1, 2010... Cargotec, a cargo-handling solutions provider, has opened a new regional sales and service facility at Tukang Innovation Park, Singapore. Mikael Makinen, president and CEO said, "The Asia-Pacific region has been identified as our key growth...

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals.(In The News ...)
April 1, 2010... Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) said its tonnage throughput for February was 180,033 tonnes--a year-on-year growth of 34.7 percent. Cumulative tonnage for the first two months of the year was 392,656 tonnes, up 42.1 percent. Export volume...

TNT Hoau.(In The News ...)(Brief article)
April 1, 2010... TNT Hoau, TNT's road distribution arm in China has completed its nationwide day-definite road distribution network with coverage to Chengdu, Chongquing, Zhengzhou, Xian, Yantai and Xiamen. The company now offers guaranteed day-definite ground...

100 percent screening "still two years away".(world news: AMERICAS)
April 1, 2010... The US Department of Homeland Security could be two years away from achieving its objective of 100 percent screening for airfreight imports arriving on passenger flights. Gale Rossides, acting director of the Transportation Security...

Logistics data key to humanitarian aid.(world news: AMERICAS)
April 1, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As the UN reports $2.3 billion in aid to Haiti, including over $500 million from the US, speakers at last month's Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) conference on humanitarian logistics said some aid isn't helpful. ...

Asia exports drive solid third quarter for FedEx.(world news: AMERICAS)
April 1, 2010... FedEx reported revenue of $8.70 billion for its third quarter ending Feb. 28--up seven percent from the same period a year ago. Net income rose from $97 million to $239 million. Fred Smith, FedEx Corp chairman, president and CEO, noted,...

US Postal Service.(In The News ...)
April 1, 2010... The US Postal Service (USPS) is forecast to lose $238 billion by 2020 without "cuts across every aspect of our industry" said US postmaster general John Potter. Mail volume is projected to fall 37 percent from $177 billion in 2009 to $150...

Aeronautical Engineers.(In The News ...)
April 1, 2010... Miami-based Aeronautical Engineers has completed the first Boeing 737-400SF conversion for MNG Airlines. The aircraft will operate scheduled cargo services linking Istanbul with Paris, London and Cologne. The aircraft has a maximum payload of...

Aerolineas Argentinas.(In The News ...)
April 1, 2010... Aerolineas Argentinas has selected CHAMP's Cargospot Airline and Cargospot Revenue Accounting software to manage its cargo business. The airline will use Cargospot for end-to-end control over cargo sales, operations and commercial management....

As IATA halves its loss forecast for 2010 from $5.6 billion to $2.8 billion, air cargo operators say they have learned their lessons from the recession.(In The News ...)
April 1, 2010... As IATA halves its loss forecast for 2010 from $5.6 billion to $2.8 billion, air cargo operators say they have learned their lessons from the recession. With the market continuing to recover, they are promising to plan more conservatively in...

DHL and American Airlines Cargo have started offering joint trainings to educate pharmaceutical customers on how best to comply with the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Certified Cargo Screening Program (CCSP).(In The News ...)
April 1, 2010... DHL and American Airlines Cargo have started offering joint trainings to educate pharmaceutical customers on how best to comply with the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Certified Cargo Screening Program (CCSP). The training...

American Science and Engineering.(In The News ...)
April 1, 2010... American Science and Engineering, a supplier of X-ray detection equipment, said the TSA has added the its Gemini 6040, 7555 and 100100 X-ray inspection systems to its air cargo screening qualified technology list (ACSQTL).

Industry's primary challenge is to put its name on the map.(world news: VANCOUVER)
April 1, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Airfreight is responsible for 35 percent of freight movements globally by value, but few people outside the immediate sector acknowledge its crucial role in world trade. Stung into action by criticism from BBC...

Cool chain is lucrative--when we get standards right.(world news: VANCOUVER)
April 1, 2010... Senior air cargo CEOs surveyed by consultants Oliver Wyman, including six of the world's top 10, have identified pharmaceuticals, perishables and temperature-controlled cargoes as a niche where they can add value and turn a realistic profit. ...

Asia's new consumers will power recovery.(world news: VANCOUVER)
April 1, 2010... The upturn from "the deepest hole the industry has been in since the second world war" looks increasingly strong, but Brian Pearce, chief economist at IATA, warned of potential problems turning that growth into profit. There were big regional...

09/10 Air Cargo Excellence Survey.(feature focus: ACE Survey)(Survey)
April 1, 2010... The airlines' excellent airports The 575 members of Airports Council International (ACI) report an eight percent overall drop in cargo traffic through 1633 airports worldwide in 2009 compared to 2008. ACI director of economics Andreas...

On the up: Gulf carriers survive slump.(region focus: Middle East)
April 1, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Much of the cargo success achieved by Middle Eastern airlines in recent years has come a result of their central location between Asia's manufacturers and consumers in Europe. They have even been able to access markets...

Willing to take a risk.(leadership series: Tolerance)
April 1, 2010... My first major interview was with Fred Smith, writes ACW Editor Simon Keeble. It was 1978 and the US Civil Aeronautics Board had just saved FedEx by deregulating the cargo business. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The company could now replace its...

AeroLogic.(AIRLINES)
April 1, 2010... Jorg Eberhart is new joint MD of AeroLogic, the DHL Express/Lufthansa Cargo joint venture. He succeeds Thomas Papke, who had played a key part in the successful start-up of the cargo carrier but has now moved to a procurement role in Lufthansa's...

Aloha Air Cargo.(AIRLINES)
April 1, 2010... Aloha Air Cargo has appointed Jeff Bell as senior director--sales and business development. Bell brings nearly 20 years of experience in sales and customer service expertise and joins from Lynden International, where he was director and central...

Astar Air Cargo.(AIRLINES)
April 1, 2010... Astar Air Cargo has promoted Martin Godly from MD to VP, operations finance. He joined Astar in 2003 after more than 22 years as an aviation consultant and as an employee of Pan : Am. Godly is responsible for business oversight of flight and...

Emirates SkyCargo.(AIRLINES)
April 1, 2010... Emirates SkyCargo has appointed Aileen Wallace as cargo supervisor and Robert Gosling as senior cargo customer agent at Newcastle International Airport in the UK. The team is responsible for the cargo operation of Emirates' daily service from...

Empire Holdings.(AIRLINES)
April 1, 2010... Empire Holdings, the parent company of all-cargo carrier Empire Airlines and heavy aircraft maintenance provider Empire Aerospace based in Hayden, ID, has appointed Scott Marikis to its board. Since 2007, Marikis has been chief financial and...

Louis Armstrong International Airport.(AIRPORTS)
April 1, 2010... Louis Armstrong International Airport in Dayton, OH, has named Iftikhar Ahmad as its new aviation director. Ahmad is currently director of the airport and will replace Sean Hunter, who stood down for personal reasons.

Swan Logistics.(THIRD PARTIES)
April 1, 2010... Sean Burke has joined California-based Swan Logistics as senior VP of sales and marketing. He will lead a global team developing North American inbound supply chain business from Asia. Swan Logistics has a subsidiary in Hong Kong that manages...

Aramex.(THIRD PARTIES)(appointment of Iyad Kamal as chief operating officer )(Brief article)
April 1, 2010... Iyad Kamal, a veteran of 18 years at global logistics and transportation solutions provider Aramex, takes over as chief operating officer with effect from the end of April following the resignation of Osama Fattaleh to pursue personal business...

Geodis Wilson.(THIRD PARTIES)(appointment of Philippe Gilbert as executive Vice President at Geodls Wilson )(Brief article)
April 1, 2010... Geodls Wilson has brought its freight management division under single leadership with the appointment of Philippe Gilbert as executive VP. Peter Nevhagen, former chief marketing officer who spearheaded the division together with Gilbert during...

Performance Team.(THIRD PARTIES)
April 1, 2010... Cliff Katab, acting chief operating officer of Californian logistics provider Performance Team for the last two years, has moved up to president.

Swissport International.(THIRD PARTIES)(Appointment of Kai Proff as branch manager )(Brief article)
April 1, 2010... Aviation ground services provider Swissport International has appointed Kai Proff as branch manager in Frankfurt. He has a 10-year background with integrators DHL and TNT Express, latterly managing TNT's largest German operation, the Rhein-Main...

Guggenheim Aviation Partners.(THIRD PARTIES)
April 1, 2010... Guggenheim Aviation Partners (GAP), the commercial aircraft lessor, has appointed Joe Gleeson senior technical director. Based in GAP's London office, he heads the technical group and is responsible for managing a growing portfolio of more than...

CargoWise.(THIRD PARTIES)
April 1, 2010... CargoWise, a technology supplier to logistics companies, has recruited Craig Seelig as product manager for Customs and government compliance in the Americas. He has more than 20 years of experience in the Customs and freight forwarding software...

Airline Services.(THIRD PARTIES)
April 1, 2010... Airline Services, a provider of support services at nine UK airports such as aircraft interior care, maintenance, engineering services, exterior washing, interior cleaning and de-icing, has appointed Graham Mills as regional sales director for...

Events.(Conference news)(Calendar)
April 1, 2010... APRIL 20-21 Bejing: The 7th China Air Cargo Summit 2010 will focus on key developments in air cargo during the past year in a bid to contribute to the recovery of the industry. This event is also an important platform to explore the...

Of mice and.... elephants.(opinion)
April 1, 2010... Although the air cargo industry was born in the 20th century, development of its underlying technologies and theoretical principles spans more than two millennia. Jet engines can be dated back to the invention of the Aeolipile in the first...

Bottom line.
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December deadline for inbound screening?(forwarders' forum)
April 1, 2010... During a Feb. 25 hearing on the fiscal 2011 DHS budget, homeland secretary Janet Napolitano told members of the House Homeland Security Committee that international import air cargo arriving in the US now would be 100 percent screened by...