Air Cargo World articles from January 2005

Air Cargo World archives from January 2005

Politically.(securing cargo airlines during elections)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
January 1, 2005... For many years, air cargo flew under the political radar. U.S. politicians railed against the shabby treatment they felt passengers received from airlines, even going so far as to consider a "passenger bill of rights." But cargo received...

"We are in good hands ...", states Juergen Schwenk, logistics manager warehousing & distribution at German VARTA Microbattery GmbH. The "good hands" in this particular project are Air France Cargo and logistics heavyweight Schenker.(Advertorial)(Advertisement)
January 1, 2005... COHESION, according to Longman's dictionary of contemporary English is "a close relationship between members or parts connected in a reason able way to form a whole." The "connected members" in this case are VARTA Microbattery, Schenker and...

Cargo recovers in 2004.(News Updates)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... The first estimates on 2004 suggest the worldwide air freight industry went into a full recovery last year, with overall traffic growing 11.7 percent over 2003 just as the industry's peak shipping season was hitting full stride. With most...

Barely express.(News Updates)(Colography Group)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... A key report on the United States air expedited market is forecasting a modest rebound in 2005 for a business that has been short of growth for the last four years. The Colography Group, in its Expedited Market Projections, said...

Loading Exel.(News Updates)(installing supply chain management software from RedPrairie Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... The line between logistics providers and technology providers is growing thinner all the time, and as far as the United Kingdom's Exel is concerned, it barely exists anymore at all. Fresh from a couple of big acquisitions in the contract...

Bigger FedEx.(News Updates)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... FedEx won't get its new A380 jumbo freighters for another three years, but based on the results the company is putting out it can hardly wait. "We could use A380s today," especially in Asia, FedEx Chief Financial Officer Alan Graf Jr....

Hubbing DHL.(News Updates)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... DHL's quest to fill what it calls the "white space" in the United States expedited cargo market--the lack of a strong third option behind FedEx and UPS--is moving to the lucrative Southern California region. In the latest in a series of...

AHK's medium.(News Updates)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... More regional freighter capacity for Air Hong Kong may mean access to more international freight for the airline and its two owners. Jointly owned by DHL and Cathay Pacific, the Hong Kong-based carrier last month added two A300-600...

Growing UTi.(News Updates)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... A series of acquisitions at UTi Worldwide appear to be giving the expansion-minded logistics operator even more funds to bankroll growth. The company reported a 51 percent jump in gross revenue in its fiscal third quarter, to $602.5...

Sparring bellies.(News Updates)(developing new aircraft by Airbus S.A.S. and Boeing Co. in competition with each other)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... So much for that vastly different view of aviation's future held by Airbus and Boeing. Airbus last month revealed that the A380 won't be its only next-generation aircraft: the A350 has been cleared for development and will compete directly...

Launching Thai.(News Updates)(Qantas Airways Ltd. and CTI Holding of Thailand's joint venture Thai Air Cargo)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... The Asian air cargo boom is driving airlines to build up their freight capacity. But what about simply starting a new cargo airline to reap the rewards of Asia's rising traffic? That's the route being taken by Australia's Qantas Airways,...

Rising fortunes.(News Updates)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... The International Air Transport Association warns that combination airlines need "structural change" to return to prosperity even as the worldwide air carrier group is predicting robust growth in air cargo business. The commercial...

ACI offline: airlines and truckers look to fill the void after Air Cargo Inc. ceases operating its linehaul network.(North America)
January 1, 2005... When Towne Air Freight pulled out of Air Cargo Inc.'s linehaul trucking network over the summer, ACI claimed the defection of its largest member would have "no impact." ACI President and CEO Douglas Faber said then that his company was...

Freighter operator Kalitta Air placed an order for 30 747 maindeck fixed power drive units from Ancra International.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Freighter operator Kalitta Air placed an order for 30 747 maindeck fixed power drive units from Ancra International that Ancra said will be 840 pounds lighter than Kalitta's existing PDUs.

San Francisco International Airport.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Reversing a longtime trend, cargo traffic at San Francisco International Airport jumped 15.8 percent in September but the nearly 20 percent increase in domestic cargo still left SFO down 0.5 percent for the first nine months of 2004.

Phoenix International Freight Services.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Illinois-based forwarder Phoenix International Freight Services opened an office in Charleston, S.C.

Airport services operator ASIG acquired cargo and ground handler Airport Group International.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Airport services operator ASIG acquired cargo and ground handler Airport Group International, which has operations at 17 airports, including Atlanta-Hartsfield, Los Angeles International, Ontario, Calif., and Charlotte.

ProLogis.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Logistics facilities manager ProLogis brought 134 acres outside Toronto that it will use to develop seven distribution facilities.

GE Commercial Finance acquired the Citigroup subsidiary CitiCapital Transportation Financial Services Group.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... GE Commercial Finance acquired the Citigroup subsidiary CitiCapital Transportation Financial Services Group for about $4.4 billion.

Aviation Facilities Co. completed construction of a 40,000-square-foot multi-tenant cargo facility at Jackson, Miss., International Airport.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Aviation Facilities Co. completed construction of a 40,000 square-foot multi-tenant cargo facility at Jackson, Miss., International Airport and said the site was 78 percent leased, with UPS, BAX Global and Delta Air Lines among the users.

Steep takeoff: Etihad Airways is on a steep growth path with freighters coming in quickly to the airline's Abu Dhabi base.(Europe)
January 1, 2005... Barely out of the blocks, Middle East startup Etihad Airways has decided it requires at least six freighter aircraft, and soon. In fact, the new national carrier of the emirate of Abu Dhabi says it cannot afford to wait for new production...

Internet sales in the United Kingdom more than doubled to a value of around $50 billion in 2004.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Internet sales in the United Kingdom more than doubled to a value of around $50 billion in 2004, according to a British government survey.

Frankfurt Airport.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Cargo traffic at Frankfurt Airport jumped 14.5 percent in October and was up 13.1 percent for the first 10 months of 2004.

Glasgow Prestwick International Airport.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Glasgow Prestwick International Airport had its busiest day of 2004 on Nov. 20 when 11 747 freighters flew in and out of the airport, which is positioning itself as a freight-focused facility for European air freight.

France's IACA joined the European General Sales Agent Consortium.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... France's IACA joined the European General Sales Agent Consortium after LMG withdrew from the network last year.

Nippon Express opened a $10 million European logistics and freight hub.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Nippon Express opened a $10 million European logistics and freight hub at Frankfurt Airport's CargoCity South.

Samsung Electronics.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Samsung Electronics will build a logistics and distribution center to serve Central and Eastern Europe in Galanta, Slovakia.

Rising sun: a steady Japanese economy has the nation's air cargo operators thinking expansion.(Pacific)
January 1, 2005... In the space of two months this fall, Japan Airlines added as much cargo capacity to its fleet as it had done in the previous three years. What's more, the two 747-400 freighters that joined its line-up in October and November are part of a...

Taking Jardine.(Baltrans Logistics's acquisition of Jardine Logistics and annual sales)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Baltrans Logistics says it has I only the China operations of "the once-sprawling Jardine Logistics business left to integrate after acquiring the Asian forwarder. Hong Kong-based BALtrans said the Jardine business was largely integrated...

Unitpool.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Switzerland-based container outsourcing and pooling specialist Unitpool opened an operations center in Bangkok, pointing to the recent expansion of the region's airline industry as a sign of potential new business.

Qantas Freight approved Eagle Datamation International's software.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Qantas Freight approved Eagle Datamation International's software for generating laser-printed master air waybills, making the system available to forwarders.

Geodis.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... France-based forwarder Geodis opened a wholly-owned subsidiary in China based in Shenzhen that will work with its representative offices in Beijing and Nanjing and its joint venture operation in Shanghai.

Air Zimbabwe.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Air Zimbabwe started direct flights between Singapore and Harare.

FedEx Express.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... FedEx Express will consolidate its Asia Pacific financial operations in Singapore, saying it will standardize its financial management for better customer support across 14 Asian countries.

Korean Air Cargo.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Korean Air Cargo added a customer service tool called e-CSP to its Web site, allowing freight customers to search for optimized flight schedules, book direct online and obtain real-time shipment tracking.

BAX Global.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Samsung Electronics named BAX Global to handle logistics and transportation in North and Southeast Asia.

Singapore Changi Airport.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Singapore Changi Airport's 161,287 tonnes of cargo volume in October was a record and a 7.1 percent improvement over the same month a year ago, and tonnage from January to October put the airport 11 percent ahead of 2003.

TNT.(Shanghai Jiaotong University's Antai School of Management's partnership with TNT)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... TNT struck a partnership with Shanghai Jiaotong University's Antai School of Management to create what it calls TNT China University, an academic tie-in aimed at training local talent in logistics, express, and mail service.

Dragonair.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Cargo traffic at Hong Kongbased Dragonair grew 34.8 percent in November and was up 24 percent in the first 11 months of 2004.

Reading Gemini: Gemini Air Cargo is bullish on Latin America and has become one of Miami's top operators.(Latin America)
January 1, 2005... Personality traits associated with the Gemini astrological sign include sharp mood swings. That may explain some things at Gemini Air Cargo. Like many cargo carriers that operate for other airlines, Gemini Air Cargo has a profit-driven...

Varig founders.(Latin America)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Varig was fighting for its life as published reports said Brazil's government planned a takeover of the debt-strapped carrier. The takeover from a non-profit group that also represents Varig's employees would be aimed at keep ing Latin...

LAN Airlines.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... LAN Airlines' cargo traffic grew 13 percent in November after improving 17.1 percent in the first 10 months of the 2004.

Supply chain technology provider RedPrairie struck a reseller agreement with Mexico City-based NetLogistik.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Supply chain technology provider RedPrairie struck a reseller agreement with Mexico City-based NetLogistik to have the company sell and deploy RedPrairie's software in Mexico and Latin America.

Aviation Facilities Co.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Aviation Facilities Co. said it would build a cargo warehouse and handling site at Reina Beatrix International Airport on island of Aruba.

Chronopost International.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... France's Chronopost International started offering a "Chronopass Classic" crate for US$105 two-day express shipping of packages up to 22 pounds from the French departments of Guadeloupe, French Guyana and Martinique.

Mexicana Airlines.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Mexicana Airlines planned nonstop service between Los Cabos, Mexico, and Las Vegas.

Simple as ABC: Volga-Dnepr's latest cargo project is a 747 freighter operation that's carrying profits between Asia and Europe.(Region focus: Russia)(AirBridge Cargo)
January 1, 2005... Uncertainty may be clouding a sputtering Russian economy, but that isn't slowing the growth of startup freight airline AirBridge Cargo. The Volga-Dnepr 747 freighter subsidiary, which became Russia's first all-cargo scheduled airline when it...

Rough handling: consolidation and acquisitions have led ground handlers to form global networks, so why haven't their customers followed?(Feature focus: ground handling)
January 1, 2005... Back in the late 1990s, when "consolidation" was everyone's favorite word, some believed that ground handling soon would be dominated by a few global companies just like airline catering. The pretenders jostled for position in a flurry of...

Security responsibility.(Commentary)
January 1, 2005... We have a lot of challenging and complex issues dealing with cargo security.... Over the past couple of years, almost on an ad hoc basis, there have been initiatives that the Congress of the United States promoted, certainly initiatives that...

Maxing out east: congestion and capacity constraints are threatening the East Coast's top cargo airports.(Regional focus: eastern airports)
January 1, 2005... The major cities on the East Coast of the United States have long been pillars of international trade. The thriving capitalist metropolises in the Northeast, led by indomitable New York City, have been key hubs of commerce since before the...

The 2005 Scheduled Air Carriers Directory.(Directory)
January 1, 2005... The Air Cargo World Directory of Scheduled Air Carriers is based on responses to questionnaires sent to the world's major airlines. To update information, or to be included in the Directory, send information to: Air Cargo WorldAir...

Lufthansa Cargo.(Airlines)(Appointment)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Lufthansa Cargo: The German carrier named Achim Ganns regional sales director for France, the Benelux and Switzerland, a position based in Paris. Ganns, 39, has been with Lufthansa Cargo since 2000, first as senior manager of global accounts...

Aloha Airgroup.(Airlines)(Appointment)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Aloha Airgroup: The Hawaiian airline named 30-year airline industry veteran David A. Banmiller president and chief executive officer of Aloha Airgroup and Aloha Airlines. Banmiller is a former president and CEO of Pan American World Airways,...

Lufthansa.(Airlines)(Appointment)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Lufthansa: Wolfgang Gohde was appointed chief executive officer of the airline's Lufthansa System information technology services unit, replacing Peter Franke, who is retiring April 2005 after leading the business for 10 years. Gohde has been...

Air Canada.(Airlines)(Appointment)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Air Canada: The airline named Claude Morin president and CEO of Air Canada Cargo, which was newly spun off from the Air Canada operation. Morin, who joined Air Canada in 1985, was cargo vice president at the airline. Also, former Airborne...

DHL.(Integrators)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... DHL: The express operator promoted Scott Price to CEO for Asia Pacific, replacing John Mullen, who became CEO of DHL Express as part of a larger reorganizaton of DHL's top management. Price, a United States native, joined DHL in 2002 as...

UPS.(Integrators)(United Parcel Service of America Inc.)(Promotion)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... UPS: Jim Winestock will become senior vice president of United States operations, replacing Cal Darden, who is retiring early this year as a board member and head for the last seven years of the parcel giant's largest business. Darden has...

Deutsche Post World Net.(Integrators)(Appointment)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Deutsche Post World Net: The German postal giant and parent of the global DHL logistics and express network named Fouad Hamdan head of its new public relations department. Hamdan, 45, had been head of communications for Germany at Greenpeace,...

BAX Global.(Third-Parties)(Appointment)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... BAX Global: The integrated heavyfreight logistics company named Masaaki "Mark" Ito managing director for Japan, replacing Yoshi Watanabe, who retired. Ito has been with BAX Japan for nearly 20 years, holding a number of senior management...

Mundays.(Third-Parties)(Appointment)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Mundays: The British law firm hired veteran air freight executive Chris Buckerfield as a senior business consultant in the logistics team. Buckerfield has spent 40 years in logistics and transportation, including executive vice president...

Stonepath Group.(Third-Parties)(Promotion)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Stonepath Group: Carrying a management reorganization to the Asia-Pacific region, the Philadelphia-based logistics provider promoted Melvin Law to managing director of Asia Pacific Ocean Freight Services. Law was the founder and top executive...

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics.(Third-Parties)(Appointment)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: The Germany-based global forwarder appointed Shelley Norwood vice president of business development for Asia, a position based in Los Angeles. Norwood had been at Airborne Logistics and at Geologistics America...

Lynden International.(Third-Parties)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Lynden International: The Seattle-based air and ocean freight forwarder named Matthew Wetherbee station manager for its new station in Portland, Ore., and Josh Hacker operations supervisor at the site. Wetherbee has more than 25 years'...

Con-Way Air.(Third-Parties)(Appoinment)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Con-Way Air: The Atlanta-based air forwarding unit of the Con-Way trucking business named Frank Maguire director of operations. Maguire was most recently head of operations for EGL Eagle Global Logistics in the New York City area. Before that...

Christian Salvesen.(Third-Parties)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Christian Salvesen: The British logistics and trucking operator in the midst of a tough restructuring, hired former Salvesen executive Stewart Oades away from rival Exel to serve as the company's chief executive officer. Oades, 51, was head...

Keystone Dedicated Logistics.(Third-Parties)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Keystone Dedicated Logistics: The Pittsburgh-based logistics provider named Jon Kraus and Erin Davis logistics coordinators. Kraus had been in the invoicing/payables division at Keystone. Davis was an internal consultant for Fisher Scientific.

ShipXpress.(Technology)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... ShipXpress: The Florida-based, technology-focused third-party named John F. Andrews chairman of the board. Andrews has been chief information officer at CSX and GTE and was CEO of several information technology companies, including Giga...

National Industrial Transportation League.(Associations)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... National Industrial Transportation League: The United States shipper group named the following new officers: chairman Michael J. Barr, Procter & Gamble; first vice chairman Curt Warfel, Eka Chemicals; second vice chairman Mark Maleski, JCP...

Cargo Airline Association.(Associations)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Cargo Airline Association: The Washington trade association representing all-cargo operators in the United States, named Julia Krauss to the new position of director of government affairs. A former professional staff member for the U.S....

Events.(Calendar)
January 1, 2005... Jan. 19-21 New Orleans: 2005 ACI-NA Air Cargo Symposium, at the Ritz Carlton, co-sponsored by Air Cargo World, the Airports Council International-North America event examines whether the air freight business will be held hostage to...

Bottom line.(Illustration)
January 1, 2005... [GRAPHICS OMITTED] Share of air freight tonnage carried by scheduled passenger and all-cargo airlines in 1998 and 2003 for all services and for international only services. All Services 1998 All-cargo 48.9 Passenger...

Trucking: ACI's demise leaves a service gap in the air cargo industry.(Forwarders Forum)(Air Cargo Inc.)
January 1, 2005... Last month one of the United States-longest serving air freight industry ground support providers liquidated. It had long been rumored that Air Cargo, Inc. was experiencing financial difficulties. Reality checked in Dec. 7 when company...