Air Cargo World articles from February 2007

Air Cargo World archives from February 2007

Opening.
February 1, 2007... BYLINE: Robert W. Moorman U.S. and European Union representatives will resume "open skies" negotiations this month in Washington. There is plenty riding on these long-running talks for air cargo carriers and shippers. But there''s little...

News Updates.(inspection in air cargo services)(Airbus A.S.A. introduces A330 passenger aircraft)(American Airlines Inc. reports sales and earnings)
February 1, 2007... Billing for Security The U.S. Congress is moving toward requiring greater screening of air cargo and the only questions for the freight industry are just how much cargo will have to be inspected and what impact that will have on...

Forwarder Stakes.(EGL Inc. acquired by management)
February 1, 2007... BYLINE: Robert W. Moorman EGL Chairman and CEO Jim Crane''s plan to lead a $1.65 billion management buyout of the company is the latest move by senior management and private equity firms joining force to tap into the air cargo business...

Coyne''s Realm.(Coyne Airways Ltd.)
February 1, 2007... BYLINE: Roger Turney You won''t hear Larry Coyne complain too much about backhaul problems in Asia-Europe trade. British Airways'' concerns about cargo load imbalances on the increasingly important trade lanes are one reason Coyne...

Short Haul Temptations.
February 1, 2007... BYLINE: Ian Putzger When United Airlines operated DC-10-30 freighters across the Pacific several years ago, the planes were an odd sight at Asian hubs such as Tokyo Narita, where they stood in sharp contrast to the obligatory 747...

Short-Haul Goes Longer.(growth in the air cargo industry)
February 1, 2007... BYLINE: Robert W. Moorman In the early 1980s, one industry story goes, FedEx Chairman Frederick W. Smith, sent a note to the European manufacturer of the ATR-42 regional aircraft suggesting they make the plane, then still in the design...

Hauling Sweden.
February 1, 2007... West Air Sweden believes in the freight hauling potential of converted regional passenger airliners. The Gothenburg-based all-cargo carrier operates 18 ATPs twin-engine turboprop on behalf of integrators, various Scandinavian postal...

Propping Up Planes.(Utilicraft Aerospace Industries comes with new name and headquarters, American Utilicraft)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... Utilicraft Aerospace Industries has a new name and new headquarters as it renews its efforts to build a new short haul regional freighter turboprop. Formerly based in Lawrenceville, Ga., as American Utilicraft, the company now is working...

Seeking New Lanes.(Company overview)
February 1, 2007... BYLINE: Paul Page When Kitty Hawk Aircargo announced in late 2005 that it was starting a scheduled trucking network, the freight airline was throwing its business future behind one of the air cargo industry''s surest trends of the past...

Tipping the Scales.
February 1, 2007... BYLINE: Peter Conway There is general consensus consumers are eating more seafood, believing it to be a healthier option over bovine treats. There is also the preference of fresh over frozen seafood. So why isn''t air freight seeing...

People.
February 1, 2007... Airlines Continental Airlines: Continental Cargo named Mark Mohr product development and specialty sales manager. Mohr had been director of United Cargo''s general sales agent operations in the United States and before that held various...

Opportunity.(a systematic approach towards air cargo security)
February 1, 2007... BYLINE: Brandon Fried, Executive Director, Airforwarders Association The new year brought enormous change in Washington, ushering in a 110th Congress with its new Democratic leadership. The shift of control, as well as an influx of new...