Air Cargo World articles from December 2006

Air Cargo World archives from December 2006

Double or Nothing.
December 6, 2006... BYLINE: Robert W. Moorman US Airways CEO Doug Parker is a skilled and unpredictable gambler. The acquisition in 2005 of the tired and broke US Airways by the significantly smaller America West, the airline Parker has led since late 2001,...

News Updates.(Company overview)
December 6, 2006... Airbus Has Superjumbo Problems The landing of an Airbus A380 in the Chinese city of Guangzhou last month on a test flight had all the trappings of gala event. But it came a full month after Airbus was originally going to deliver a fully...

Extra Time.(United States air cargo industry gets an extension on Interim Final Rule provisions)
December 6, 2006... BYLINE: Robert W. Moorman The U.S. air cargo industry got some very good news in late October. After extensive review of comments, and serious talks with industry officials, the Transportation Security Administration extended the...

Extension of Compliance Dates.
December 6, 2006... Security Threat Assessment Air Cargo Final Rule Amended Training & Other Requirements Compliance Dates Compliance Dates Security Threat Assessment for Dec. 1, 2006 March 15, 2007 employees of aircraft operators, foreign air ...

Combi Carriers.
December 6, 2006... BYLINE: Roger Turney The problem about being the leader in any field is the nervous and counterproductive tendency of looking over your shoulder to see what's behind you, rather than focusing on what's ahead. It is a trap into which the...

Courtship Rites.
December 6, 2006... BYLINE: Ian Putzger The Great Wall hit by one cargo airline venture in China does not deter others from taking shape, but there's still ample mileage in more basic fifth freedom deals. China Southern Airlines isn't given to moping over...

Cargo's Steady Ascent.
December 6, 2006... BYLINE: Marty Graham: Manager, Consulting Services BACK Aviation Solutions Although not out of the woods entirely, the air cargo industry had a far better year in 2006 than it did the year before, and 2007 is expected to continue that...

Air Freight Trucking Guide.
December 6, 2006... Trucking has become a major component of the air cargo business, whether it is the traditional linehaul service that is a necessary part of air cargo transport or the growing road feeder services that supplement, complement and even replace...

Slowing the Fleet.
December 6, 2006... BYLINE: Mike Seemuth Like other air cargo carriers, DHL would like to pick up more volume before it adds more lift in Latin America. "We've been stable. I haven't seen anything dramatic in any direction," said Carlos Gamundi,...

Mexico Ramp Up.
December 6, 2006... The growth of light and heavy industries in various parts of Mexico is prompting air cargo carriers to expand operations there, albeit modestly. Take, for example, UPS' announcement to add an A300 to its Mexican network as part of a...

People.
December 6, 2006... Airlines Etihad Airways: The United Arab Emirates carrier named airline industry veteran James Hogan chief executive officer. Hogan had most recently been president and CEO of Gulf Air, where he led a restructuring of that carrier. An...

Macro View.
December 6, 2006... BYLINE: Brandon Fried, Executive Director, Airfowarders Association Twenty-five years in air forwarding taught me to accept the difficult task of accepting responsibility for situations beyond my control. With all the changes the...