Air Cargo World articles from February 2006

Air Cargo World archives from February 2006

Futures.(Editor's Note)
February 1, 2006... The big news for global trade in Boeing's resurgent aircraft orders in 2005, as we see it, wasn't necessarily the 78 orders for new freighters or the large number of purchases being made by the likes of Cargolux, UPS and Nippon Cargo Airlines....

Express delivery labor pains.(News Updates)
February 1, 2006... New labor deals with pilot unions remain elusive for U.S. express delivery giants UPS and FedEx. A strike is not imminent at either carrier, but both appear to be mired in stalemated negotiations that are hardly reassuring for shippers that...

American loss.(News Updates)
February 1, 2006... American Airlines posted a small profit in the 2005 second quarter, its first net profitable quarter since 2000 and a sign to some that U.S. airlines were beginning to dig out of their deep financial hole. But the return to profitability was...

Troubled world.(News Updates)
February 1, 2006... The flying has been anything but smooth for wet-lease operator World Airways. In addition to last month's countdown to a possible pilots strike, the Atlanta-based carrier was fighting to prevent its shares from being withdrawn from the Nasdaq...

Yangtze builds.(News Updates)
February 1, 2006... Taiwan's China Airlines completed its purchase of a 25 percent stake in the freight unit of Hainan Airlines, a mainland China carrier that also recently agreed to offer direct service to Boston's Logan Airport. The investment by China...

Customer focus.(News Updates)
February 1, 2006... DHL, which admitted to $280 million worth of delays and service disruptions in the United States last year, says it is making a strong push to upgrade customer service levels. The man charged with ensuring the express operator better meets...

Forward peak.(by Expeditors International of Washington Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... Expeditors International of Washington was setting records with its business even before the forwarder said demand was growing at a strong rate through the peak season. Despite growing expenses in its main air freight business, Expeditors...

Weather watch.(News Updates)
February 1, 2006... When it comes to express delivery, every minute counts. A slightly wrong weather report can lead to the unexpected diversion of a flight and a delayed delivery. UPS decided that counting on outside weather reports was too risky and has...

Flying over.(News Updates)
February 1, 2006... The United Kingdom may pursue new rules on diverting aircraft after a government report that an Evergreen International Airlines freighter flew directly over London during a flight emergency in 2004. The report by the Air Accidents...

Cash crunch: uncertainty clouds the U.S. airline market as United emerges from bankruptcy and Delta and Northwest restructure.(NORTH AMERICA)
February 1, 2006... It's a sign of the deep trouble in the United States airline industry that the Air Transport Association's projection that American carriers will lose $1 billion to $2 billion this year is seen as a hopeful statement. That's because the ATA...

New orders for manufactured goods in the United States grew 2.5 percent in November to $407.7 billion.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... New orders for manufactured goods in the United States grew 2.5 percent in November to $407.7 billion, the highest figure ever reported by the Commerce Department....

The U.S. and Mexico signed a liberalized air services treaty.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... The U.S. and Mexico signed a liberalized air services treaty that allows for unlimited freighter services between the countries....

Israel Aircraft Industries will convert six to 12 passenger 767s to freighters for ABX Air.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... Israel Aircraft Industries will convert six to 12 passenger 767s to freighters for ABX Air, including the addition of a standard main deck cargo door to the ex-Delta Air Lines planes. Four of the aircraft are to be delivered this year....

DHL.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... DHL will build a $181 million service center in New York City to be opened in May that it says will boost capacity there by 50 percent....

FedEx overhauled the leadership of its FedEx Kinko's division.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... FedEx overhauled the leadership of its FedEx Kinko's division after the office services storefront business reported lagging financial results out of step with the rest the company. Gary Kusin, who had been with Kinko's before the purchase,...

Murray Air.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... Murray Air, a cargo services company based in Ypsilanti, Mich., earned a hazardous materials exemption allowing it to carry high explosives by air....

Expeditors International.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... Expeditors International said its expansion into domestic U.S. forwarding is "progressing well" but offered no figures on the size of the business....

U-Freight.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... Hong Kong-based forwarder U-Freight moved into larger offices in Miami....

Purolator USA, an arm of Canada's Purolator Courier, won Transportation Security Administration certification.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... Purolator USA, an arm of Canada's Purolator Courier, won Transportation Security Administration certification for its indirect air carrier security program....

Stewart International Airport.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... Stewart International Airport will be renamed New York Hudson International.

Logistics pyramids: his own business is growing, but Swift Freight's Baluch sees big changes on the horizon in the logistics industry.(Swift Freight International, Issa Baluch)
February 1, 2006... In the normal run of things, with the next day's delivery a logistics operator's top concern, the direction of the logistics business in the far future is not a high priority for many executives. But one observer is giving the matter some...

Cargo Alerts.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... Startup British-based freight shipment communications provider Cargo Alerts added Aramex, Eastern Shipping Worldwide, Federal Forwarding, Able Freight Express and Ocean International Logistics to its system for automatic status updates on...

Air Malta.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... Air Malta named Aviareps as its general sales agent in Scandinavia...

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... Cargo tonnage on freighters at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol fell 4.1 percent in October, the second straight monthly decline in the all-cargo business at the key European gateway....

Brussels International Airport.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... Cargo traffic at Brussels International Airport grew 5.8 percent in 2005, reaching a record 702,819 tonnes....

Norway Post.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... Norway Post bought temperature-controlled logistics specialist Frigoscandia....

Royal Jordanian Airlines.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... Royal Jordanian Airlines started twice-weekly service between Amman and Milan....

Ghana International Airlines named Macair Cargo as its general sales agent.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... Ghana International Airlines named Macair Cargo as its general sales agent for London-Accra passenger service and said it planned to upgrade capacity from a 757 to a 767.

Phoenix rising: new ownership is leading to an ambitious new strategy for Nippon Cargo Airlines, starting with fleet renewal.(PACIFIC)(Cover Story)
February 1, 2006... Nippon Cargo Airlines visibly shifted gears last year. The airline changed its order for four 747-400 conversions into one for four new -400 production freighters, and last November management signed up for eight 747-8 freighters, with options...

Freight traffic for Asian airlines grew 4 percent in November after four months of little growth.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... Freight traffic for Asian airlines grew 4 percent in November after four months of little growth, according to the Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines, and freight traffic measured in tonne-kilometers was up 3.2 percent in the first 11 months...

FedEx.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... Officials in the Philippines plan to send a high-level delegation to FedEx headquarters in Memphis, Tenn., to try to convince the carrier to maintain operations at Subic Bay or move operations to the former Clark Air Force Base after it opens a...

Incheon International Airport.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... Korea's Incheon International Airport will open a free trade zone in March as part of a strategy to raise the airport's profile as an air hub for shipping in North Asia....

Jardine Matheson sold its 20 percent stake in Hong Kong-based forwarder BALtrans to Japanese industrial conglomerate Mitsui & Co.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... Jardine Matheson sold its 20 percent stake in Hong Kong-based forwarder BALtrans to Japanese industrial conglomerate Mitsui & Co. BALtrans said it would use a new agreement to handle Mitsui's air and ocean shipping between China and Japan to...

TransGlobal Airways.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... China-based TransGlobal Airways will expand its 737-200 freighter service between Clark Airport in the Philippines and the Chinese city of Zhunai to 12 times weekly....

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals handled a record 2.4 million tonnes of cargo in 2005, 7.5 percent more than the year before, including a 10.9 percent jump in December. Import tonnage fell 2.7 percent for the year, however. HACTL also said it won...

In an overhaul and expansion of its long-haul fleet, Qantas ordered 45 787 aircraft from Boeing and added options for 20 more and purchasing rights to another 50.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... In an overhaul and expansion of its long-haul fleet, Qantas ordered 45 787 aircraft from Boeing and added options for 20 more and purchasing rights to another 50. Qantas also announced three-times-weekly A330 passenger flights between Sydney...

China and Singapore signed an air services treaty.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... China and Singapore signed an air services treaty that lifts restrictions on capacity, routing and aircraft type....

Malaysian Airline System.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... Malaysian Airline System was considering selling off large amounts of its real estate holdings as part of a restructuring of the financially struggling carrier....

Cargolux.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... Cargolux, which operates daily flights to Shanghai, started twice weekly service from Luxembourg to Beijing and Xiamen via Damascus and Dubai....

Korean Air.(... Briefly)
February 1, 2006... Korean Air's cargo traffic to China grew 52.2 percent year-over-year in November 2005 to 33.1 million freight ton kilometers, boosted by strong exports of mobile phones and other hi-tech products.

Building planes bigger: Boeing's record 2005 in the aircraft market was helped by a big push for new freighters.(Region Focus: North America)
February 1, 2006... Boeing's impact on the global commercial aircraft market seemed to be waning in recent years as European rival Airbus started annually passing the U.S. manufacturer in aircraft orders and deliveries. And Airbus's tripledecker A380 appeared to...

The lure of the heartland: Midwest airports gear up for expansions and revisions.(Special Advertising Section)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2006... The word "hub" is synonymous with large cargo airports such as New York's John F. Kennedy Airport, Dallas-Fort Worth International and Chicago O'Hare. While this trio of hubs are known for their ability to handle billions of tons of incoming...

Race against time and temperature: cargo carriers explore new container and shipping technologies to meet rising perishables demand.(Feature Focus: Perishables)
February 1, 2006... Early in the morning at London Heathrow Airport, the normal flow of cargo handling equipment for British Airways flights from Africa is broken up by the appearance of small trucks that load up fruits and vegetables for delivery straight to a...

Trade center enhances cargo facilities at Fort Worth Alliance Airport.(ADVERTISER SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2006... The first phase of the Alliance Air Trade Center with 99,000 square feet is currently available for occupancy. The air-cargo facility provides direct taxiway access to Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW)--the world's first 100 percent industrial...

Datatrac sets the standard for time-sensitive deliveries.(ADVERTISER SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2006... Since 1977, Datatrac has set the standard for logistics solutions used from the first mile to the last mile of time-sensitive deliveries. Today, more than 200 customers--including eight of the top 10 expedited delivery companies--rely on...

Fountainhead leads the logistics solutions arena.(ADVERTISER SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2006... Fountainhead LLC is the software leader for logistics solutions in North America and around the world. Focused on the needs of middle-market freight forwarders, third-party logistics service providers and their clients, the company provides a...

Kitty Hawk provides global supply-chain solutions on the ground and in the air.(ADVERTISER SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2006... Kitty Hawk is the premier provider of guaranteed, mission-critical, scheduled overnight air and less-than-truckload ground freight transportation to major business centers, surrounding communities and international gateways throughout North...

Southwest Airlines Cargo: looking back and moving forward.(ADVERTISER SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2006... In 2005, Southwest Airlines continued to spread its wings--adding 33 new planes to its Boeing 737 fleet (for a total of 445) and two new cities, Pittsburgh and Fort Myers, Fla., to its vast 61-city network. By remaining focused on its core...

Trans-Soft--more than just software development.(ADVERTISER SPOTLIGHT)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2006... Trans-Soft Inc. is dedicated to offering only the best productivity tools, software and supplies for the U.S. freight professional. For many years, the freight industry has proven its abilities through hard work and dedication; it's time the...

BACK aviation aircraft report.
February 1, 2006... The twin-engined A310-300 is a long range freighter aircraft operated with a two-crew cabin configuration. The A310-300 passenger program was launched by Airbus in 1985 while freighter configuration started in 2000 with conversion deliveries to...

Etihad Crystal Cargo.(Etihad Airways appoints)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... Etihad Crystal Cargo: The Abu Dhabi-based carrier appointed Daniel Nolz charter operations controller. A Swiss national, he had been with Chapman Freeborn in Sharjah as cargo operations manager. Etihad also added Julia Vetter to its product and...

Qatar Airways.(Airlines)
February 1, 2006... Qatar Airways: The carrier named Bruce Gillette general manager for cargo worldwide. Gillette had been at Atlas Air since 2001, first as vice president of products and services and later as vice president of sales and marketing. Before that, he...

Kitty Hawk Cargo.(Airlines)
February 1, 2006... Kitty Hawk Cargo: The Dallas-based U.S. domestic air freight carrier named Mike Coe regional hub manager at Dallas-Fort Worth, where Kitty Hawk opened a trucking hub. Coe had been been manager of field operations in Fort Wayne, Ind. He has been...

TNT.(TNT Post Group N.V. appoints Henk van Dalen)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... TNT: The Netherlands-based express, logistics and mail company appointed Henk van Dalen chief financial officer and member of the company's management board. He has been CFO of DSM, a Dutch nutritional products and industrial chemicals company....

Lynden International.(Third-Parties)
February 1, 2006... Lynden International: The Seattle-based forwarder named Dino Fort district operations manager in Dallas. A 20-year industry veteran, he had been a senior account executive since joining Lynden in 2004 from Delta Air Lines. Lynden also named...

BDP International.(Third-Parties)
February 1, 2006... BDP International: The Philadelphia-based international logistics company named Michael Loup chief information officer of the global logistics provider. He has more than 20 years' experience in technology and logistics, most recently at BDP's...

Pilot Air Freight.(Third-Parties)
February 1, 2006... Pilot Air Freight: The Pennsylvania-based forwarder promoted Anna-Carin Brewer to vice president, international business development, a key focus area for the company. She joined Pilot in January 2005 after working with Panalpina and KLM Cargo...

ICAT Logistics.(Mark Debinski appointed)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... ICAT Logistics: The company, shoring up its executive ranks to maintain strong growth, named Mark Debinski chief operating officer and Rick Pototsky as chief financial officer. Debinski had been president of Keneseal Construction Products since...

Business Post.(Business Post Group PLC appoints Terry Richards after Paul Sanders resigned)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... Business Post: The European delivery company appointed Terry Richards managing director of the UK Pallets operation it acquired in 2003. Richards replaces Paul Sanders, who resigned. Richards had been managing director of Business Post...

Mallory Alexander International.(Third-Parties)
February 1, 2006... Mallory Alexander International: The logistics operator named Paul Liddell vice president of warehouse operations. He joined the company in 2002 and has been general manager-warehousing. He worked before that at the logistics division of M. S....

Trans Global Logistics.(Dominic Janusky appointed)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... Trans Global Logistics: The U.S. division of the Hong Kong-based forwarder named Dominic Janusky vice president of business development in the U.S. Midwest. The 20-year logistics industry veteran started his career as a ramp manager at American...

Associated Global Systems.(Third-Parties)
February 1, 2006... Associated Global Systems: The New York-based forwarder named Joanne Schultz marketing manager. She had been marketing manager at Telrad Connegy, a communications and software firm.

Crown Relocations.(Third-Parties)
February 1, 2006... Crown Relocations: The company named Steve Lutowsky business development manager in the Great Lakes region. He has 35 years experience in the industry.

Manugistics.(Technology)
February 1, 2006... Manugistics: The Rockville, Md.-based supply chain management software company, named Mark R. Weaser president of Asia-Pacific operations. The technology veteran was most recently a vice president at Manhattan Associates and before that at EXE...

Boeing.(Manufacturers)
February 1, 2006... Boeing: The aircraft maker's board of directors elected Kenneth M. Duberstein lead director, replacing Lew Platt, who died last year. Duberstein, 61, is a Washington-based consultant who served in the Reagan administration, including two years...

FKI Logistex.(Ground Handling)
February 1, 2006... FKI Logistex: The material handling company named Wes Goode, Jr. vice president, airport systems, in the company's North American Airport, Post and Parcel division. Goode had been at the United States Postal Service since 1988, most recently...

ACI-NA.(Airports Council International North America appoints Steve Martin, Charles Chambers, and Jessica Steinhiliber)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... ACI-NA: Airports Council International-North America, reorganizing under new head Greg Principato, named Steve Martin chief financial officer and vice president of policy and planning and Charles Chambers senior vice president of security and...

AIA.(Associations)
February 1, 2006... AIA: The Aerospace Industries Association named Susan J. Mertes director of Aviation Infrastructure, a new position focusing on the civil air transport system.

Towne Air Freight.(Trucking)
February 1, 2006... Towne Air Freight: The trucker named Brian Olsen, formerly of Xpress Global Systems and Forward Air, a national and global account manager; hired Dave Crawley, formerly of BAX Global, as an account executive; named Rick Ress, formerly of Xpress...

Events.
February 1, 2006... Feb. 14-17 Shanghai: Air Freight Asia 2006, at the Shanghai-Pudong International Conference and Exhibition Center, the Payload Asia event looks at China from a global perspective. For information, e-mail: looneyeo@payloadasia.com. ...

Serving Bahrain.(the Bottom Line)
February 1, 2006... Breakdown of November 2005 market share for cargo throughput at Bahrain International Airport DHL 29% Others 45% RUS Aviation 1% Kalitta 3% Emirates 4% Gulf Air ...

Spring eternal: as sure as the sun rising, misguided lawmakers will once again propose unrealistic air cargo security proposals.(Forwarders Forum)
February 1, 2006... Groundhog Day has become an American institution with Punxsutawney Phil either seeing his shadow and predicting six more weeks of winter, or looking to the sky--ignoring that shadow--and signaling a warm spring. As Congress comes out of its...