Air Cargo World articles from January 2006

Air Cargo World archives from January 2006

Planned.(Editor's Note)
January 1, 2006... It is a Tuesday during the peak shipping season, just hours before a fleet of UPS aircraft begin descending to Louisville International Airport for the nightly 11:30 pm to 3:30 am sort, and the talk in the UPS Global Operations Center focuses...

Shifting logistics priorities.(TNT Logistics Corp.)
January 1, 2006... The changing landscape of global logistics is shifting yet again, this time with a new twist. Rather than joining its peers in the recent trend toward consolidation among logistics giants. TNT is looking to get leaner and focus more closely on...

Merging ops.(Deutsche Post World Net)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Deutsche Post World Net is moving quickly on the largest merger integration ever in the logistics business and already warning that pushing together the former Exel operation and DHL Danzas will take two to three years. With a combined $20...

Ordering Boeing.(News Updates)
January 1, 2006... Boeing capped a strong 2005 by delivering its first 747-400 converted freighter to Cathay Pacific last month, unveiling a plane aimed at maintaining the aircraft manufacturer's leading role in international all-cargo operations. The...

Striking Korean.(News Updates)
January 1, 2006... Forwarders and shippers in South Korea withstood their second strike in a matter of months when Korean Air pilots walked off their jobs last month in a pay dispute. The four-day strike at the world's largest combination cargo airline hit...

Bumpy world.(News Updates)
January 1, 2006... The financial turnaround at World Airways is hitting some turbulence. The airline's parent World Air Holdings says it will have to restate its financial results for the second quarter because of problems in the way it accounted for the expenses...

Ground grows.(transportation industry)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... The United States' expedited transport market should see a boost in 2006 but don't expect it to come in the air. The Colography Group research and consulting firm is forecasting expedited business in the country should grow 7.6 percent this...

EGL charges.(Eagle Global Logistics )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Eagle Global Logistics repaid the United States Department of Defense $1.14 million in overcharges the company billed the government for logistics work in the Middle East and is trying to limit damage that could run to millions more in...

Kuijpers handles.(News Updates)
January 1, 2006... Rob Kuijpers is back in the cargo business and the former head of DHL International appears to be preparing for an even greater role in European air shipping. Kuijpers this month became non-executive chairman of leading European ground...

Hubbing losses: DHL is sticking with its United States profit forecast but the real focus is on recovery from its hub integration troubles.(NORTH AMERICA)
January 1, 2006... HL is looking to raise its returns on United States operations that are bleeding red ink but customers are making clear that the carrier will also have to raise its service levels after some dramatic missteps in its growth plan. At a...

ABX Air.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... ABX Air, the sub-service freighter operator for DHL in the United States, saw revenue grow 27.6 percent in the third quarter to $369.9 million, including a 31.9 percent increase in revenue from non-DHL customers to $9 million. Bankruptcy...

Cathay Pacific Airways named ASIG as its cargo handler for new three-times-weekly flights.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... Cathay Pacific Airways named ASIG as its cargo handler for new three-times-weekly flights to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Target Logistics.(profits goes high)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Target Logistics nearly doubled its profit in the quarter ending Sept. 30, earning $477,078 on $36.1 million in gross revenue, a 9.4 percent increase over the same period a year ago. The Baltimore-based company says it has $14.2 million in cash...

Atlanta-based courier ACD Logistics agreed to acquire a controlling interest in Telesis Express.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... Atlanta-based courier ACD Logistics agreed to acquire a controlling interest in Telesis Express and will make that operation part of a new company, ACD Logistics Southwest.

ABX Air and Innovative Solutions & Support won certification for a flat panel display.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... ABX Air and Innovative Solutions & Support won certification for a flat panel display retrofit they will offer operators of 757s and 767s.

Pakistan International Airlines.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... Pakistan International Airlines asked for the right to add a third weekly passenger flight between Toronto and Pakistan.

DHL.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... An immigration court in Miami granted asylum to a Cuban woman who entered the United States by stowing away in a DHL crate flown on a freighter from the Bahamas to Miami.

King County, Wash., turned down requests from Southwest Airlines and Alaska Airlines to move their operations from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Boeing Field.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... King County, Wash., turned down requests from Southwest Airlines and Alaska Airlines to move their operations from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Boeing Field, where cargo carriers and others are seeking to operate because of high fees...

United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and others applied for new new authority to add flights to Mexico.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and others applied for new new authority to add flights to Mexico starting in February.

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport opened a 8,000-foot runway.

Southwest Airlines.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... Southwest Airlines will start service to Denver.

San Francisco International Airport.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... Cargo traffic at San Francisco International Airport grew 7.3 percent in the first nine months of 2005, with domestic traffic up 14.7 percent. International cargo traffic was down 13.5 percent at SFO in September, including an 18.1 percent...

Heavy lifting: new versions of AN-124 freighters will add capacity to a growing outsize air cargo market.(EUROPE)
January 1, 2006... The AN-124-100 freighter remains a species of comparative rarity, much discussed but seldom seen. That is all about to change with the start of an intensive production program that could see more than 60 new versions of the aircraft built. Far...

Association of European Airlines.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... Cargo traffic for European air carriers grew 2.1 percent in October and for the first 10 months of 200S. But almost all the growth came on Far East routes, where the Association of European Airlines said freight traffic grew S.4 percent in...

TNT Express.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... TNT Express is opening a station at Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates and expanding facilities in Abu Dhabi in a $810,000 investment in larger operations in the Gulf region. The expansion includes new connections for TNT's Middle East Road...

Cargolux.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... Cargolux took delivery of its 14th 747-400 freighter.

Virgin Atlantic Cargo appointed GSA International as its general sales agent.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... Virgin Atlantic Cargo appointed GSA International as its general sales agent in the Republic of Ireland.

Etihad Crystal Cargo named Airline Cargo Resources as its sales agent in South Africa.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... Etihad Crystal Cargo named Airline Cargo Resources as its sales agent in South Africa for new freighter flights to Johannesburg

Amsterdam-based Atrax International Logistics joined the Bellville Rodair group.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... Amsterdam-based Atrax International Logistics joined the Bellville Rodair group of forwarders.

Australian standstill: Australia's customs overhaul has been a model for the world, but hardly the model forwarders had in mind.(PACIFIC)
January 1, 2006... Australia has some world-famous, awe-inspiring sights--natural phenomena like the Great Barrier Reef and Uluru (or Ayer's Rock, as the monolith in the Outback used to be called) as well as man-made wonders like Sydney's opera house. And then...

Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... Freight traffic for Asian airlines grew 1.9 percent in October, according to the Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines, and was up 3.2 percent in the first 10 months of 2005 on a 5.3 percent gain in capacity.

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

Singapore's industrial production jumped 17.6 percent.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... Singapore's industrial production jumped 17.6 percent in October.

The Chinese government approved applications of Shanghai Airlines and Yangtze River Express.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... The Chinese government approved applications of Shanghai Airlines and Yangtze River Express to start freighter services between Shanghai and Los Angeles through Anchorage.

Kintetsu World Express.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... Japan-based Kintetsu World Express said it will expand its network in Vietnam further after opening an office in Hanoi last month, its third in the country.

Singapore Changi Airport.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... Freight tonnage at Singapore Changi Airport was up 5.5 percent in October and 2.4 percent for the first 10 months of 2005.

DHL will spend $110 million to double the capacity of its express hub .(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... DHL will spend $110 million to double the capacity of its express hub at Hong Kong International Airport.

Japan Airlines.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... Japan Airlines joined the Oneworld passenger airline alliance

Hong Kong International Airport.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... Hong Kong International Airport began airfield enhancements to accommodate the A380 aircraft.

Varig Brazilian Airways.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... Varig Brazilian Airways is ending its service from Rio de Janeiro to Tokyo through Los Angeles.

Singapore-based Mapletree Logistics Trust Management will buy the Ouluo Logistics Center near Shanghai Pudong International Airport.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... Singapore-based Mapletree Logistics Trust Management will buy the Ouluo Logistics Center near Shanghai Pudong International Airport for US$14.8 million.

DGX, sister company to DHX-Dependable Hawaiian Express, opened its first full-service office in China.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... DGX, sister company to DHX-Dependable Hawaiian Express, opened its first full-service office in China, a Shanghai station that will be run by Simon Su.

Dragonair.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... Dragonair's cargo traffic measured in tonne-kilometers performed grew 15.2 percent in October but tonnage fell 0.1 percent as intra-Asia business, particularly trade with Japan, lagged behind expectations.

The Centre for Asia-Pacific Aviation consultancy named Dragonair its cargo airline of the year for the region.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... The Centre for Asia-Pacific Aviation consultancy named Dragonair its cargo airline of the year for the region, citing the Hong Kong carrier's "prudent network capacity decisions," and Emirates the overall airline of the year.

Yangtze River Express Airlines.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... Yangtze River Express Airlines became the first cargo airline from China to launch scheduled services at Singapore's Changi Airport when it commenced 12 weekly flights from Shanghai via Nanning.

IJS Global.(... Briefly)
January 1, 2006... IJS Global's new Hong Kong-based air and ocean forwarding subsidiary, IJS Global China, said it plans to establish nationwide operations across China after receiving a "Class A" freight forwarding license from the Beijing government.

Handling change.(Feature Focus: Ground Handling)(airport terminal services are redefining their role in supply chains)
January 1, 2006... Airlines for years have looked at ground handlers as levers to squeeze cost out of their cargo operations. The handlers themselves, however, have other plans. Increasingly looking to spread their services in new directions, the operators at...

Scheduling modern services: Aeroflot and AirBridge aim to carry Russia's air cargo operations into the future.(Region Focus: Russia)
January 1, 2006... Evidence that Russia is becoming a force in scheduled air cargo services comes from the expedited growth of rivals Aeroflot and AirBridge Cargo. Both carriers are developing operations that aim to conform to the highest Western standards and...

A positive prediction: despite last year's slowdown, Northeast airports are optimistic about the coming year.(SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)
January 1, 2006... If everything in life is cyclical, as certain industries tend to be, then the air-cargo industry is no exception. The industry boomed in the mid-1990s, peaking with record growth in 1997. But on the cusp of the new century, the industry--like...

The 2006 Air Carriers Directory.(Directory)
January 1, 2006... 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 Carriers...

Events.(Calendar)
January 1, 2006... Jan. 23-25 Dubai: World Air Cargo Event 2006, at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel, a Tabmag Publishing event bringing together global cargo leaders, including top officials from Emirates, Etihah and Cargolux. For information, call +44 178 425 5000...

AirBridge Cargo.(Airlines)
January 1, 2006... AirBridge Cargo: The scheduled 747 freighter division of the Volga Dnepr Group named Robert Song regional director and area manager for the Asia-Pacific, replacing Peter Yap, who is retiring. Song, 38, had been with Air New Zealand Cargo at its...

Virgin Atlantic Cargo.(Airlines)
January 1, 2006... Virgin Atlantic Cargo: The airline appointed James Williams to the new position of head of Asia Pacific based in Hong Kong. Williams had been cargo manager for Western Australia for Emirates SkyCargo for the past two years but earlier worked in...

Skyteam Cargo.(Airlines)
January 1, 2006... Skyteam Cargo: The U.S. Cargo Sales Joint Venture arm of the airline alliance named J.D. Cha of Korean Air chief executive officer, succeeding Bernard Frattini, who returns to Air France-KLM Cargo. Cha had been vice president of sales and...

LAN Cargo.(Airlines)
January 1, 2006... LAN Cargo: The Chilean carrier named Steven Leonard regional sales director for Florida. Leonard has 12 years experience in shipping out of South Florida with companies including Aerofloral and Daymark Logistics and joined LAN four years ago.

Aloha Airlines.(Airlines)
January 1, 2006... Aloha Airlines: The airline named Richard Scholl vice president of maintenance and engineering. He was most recently in charge of maintenance at Polar Air Cargo, where his division won the FAA Diamond Award for maintenance safety and training...

DHL.(Integrators)
January 1, 2006... DHL: The carrier made three appointments to its United Arab Emirates operation. Ian Price, a 30-year veteran of the British police and the Special branch of the London police, was named security manager for the country. Ben Dart, formerly of...

Kuehne + Nagel.(Third-Parties)
January 1, 2006... Kuehne + Nagel: The Switzerland-based forwarder named Martin Kolbe chief information officer and a member of the management board. Kolbe, 44, was head of information systems at DHL Express in Europe and before that was managing director and CIO...

U-Freight.(U-Freight America Inc. appoints)
January 1, 2006... U-Freight: The Hong Kong-based forwarder bolstered its Japan operation by naming Minoru Saito chief of sales in Tokyo and Hiroshi Aodai chief of sales and customer service. U-Freight also promoted Yuji Shuto from the company's Osaka office to...

FIATA.(Third-Parties)
January 1, 2006... FIATA: Daniel Bloch joined the staff of the international freight forwarding association and will oversee the Air Freight Institute, the Customs Affairs Institute, and the Advisory Body Information Technology at the FIATA Secretariat. He will...

Cargo Connection Logistics.(appoints)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... Cargo Connection Logistics: The New York-based company named David Quach, vice president of business development for the Pacific Rim and said it would open an office in California to expand its reach beyond its New York base. Quach has been...

Lynden International.(Third-Parties)
January 1, 2006... Lynden International: The Seattle-based forwarder named Martyn Hughes a manager in the company's project group in Eurasia, overseeing key operations in Russia. A 20year industry veteran, he was based in the Middle East with Logenix...

Mallory Alexander International Logistics.(Third-Parties)
January 1, 2006... Mallory Alexander International Logistics: The Memphis, Tenn.-based company named Carey Treadwell a global business development director focused on national accounts. Treadwell was director of business development at Meridian IQ the logistics...

Crown Relocations.(Third-Parties)
January 1, 2006... Crown Relocations: The executive relocation and logistics company named Steve Marshall has been worldwide managing director of global mobility services. Marshall had been managing director of global mobility for Crown in Europe, the Middle East...

F.S. Mackenzie.(Third-Parties)
January 1, 2006... F.S. Mackenzie: The British freight forwarder named Peter Stockham manager in Dover, a station specializing in surface trailer transport between the United Kingdom and Eastern Europe. Stockham, 43, had been with Laser Transport International...

Pilot Air Freight.(Third-Parties)
January 1, 2006... Pilot Air Freight: The forwarder named Heinz Lange director of international sales for the West Coast, based in Seattle. He has more than 20 years' experience in transport sales at companies including NYK and Columbus Line in the maritime...

Con-Way Now.(Third-Parties)
January 1, 2006... Con-Way Now: The critical shipment subsidiary of CNF named Michelle M. Potter president. Potter, 36, joined the company in 1996 as an administrative assistant, became a supervisor shortly after and advanced through other positions to become...

Airlink.(Third-Parties)
January 1, 2006... Airlink: The Singapore-based general sales agent named Tay Beng Swee as its commercial manager. He has more than 30 years' experience in the airline industry.

ASIG.(Ground Handling)
January 1, 2006... ASIG: The Orlando, Fla.-based aviation services company named Mike Conrad vice president, sales and customer services. He had been regional vice president for operations in the West, overseeing 14 airports. A 39year industry veteran, he worked...

OAG Worldwide.(Technology)
January 1, 2006... OAG Worldwide: OAG named Mike Navin director of its Cargo Services division, a unit aimed at technology services for the air cargo business. Based in the United Kingdom, the air freight industry veteran is former global program director of air...

Global Freight Exchange.(Technology)
January 1, 2006... Global Freight Exchange: GF-X named Jeremy Young head of its Asia-Pacific operations following the departure of Soren Starup as vice president for Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. Young had led the portal's operations in Hong Kong.

The Air Cargo bottom line.
January 1, 2006... BAX Revenue BAX 2005 revenue, first nine months Americas $937.3 International $1182.2 Source: Company reports Note: Table made from pie chart. BAX Profiting BAX 2005 profit, first nine months ...

Union: the State of the Union 2006: just how strong is the state of the air cargo industry?(Forwarders Forum)
January 1, 2006... It's a long-running joke in political circles that in his annual State of the Union address the president must say, "The state of our union has never been stronger," even if the "state" shows some wear around the edges. Those of us in the...