Air Cargo World articles from January 2008

Air Cargo World archives from January 2008

Chosen Color.
January 1, 2008... BYLINE: Robert W. Moorman The U.S. government finds itself in a maze of uncertainty over environmental policy and, more specifically, the viability and efficacy of emissions trading to limit harmful greenhouse gases into the atmosphere....

News Updates.(briefs)
January 1, 2008... Freight''s ''On-Off'' Peak Jet fuel prices looked something like a horror movie to airlines toward the end of 2007, but some in the industry worry that they may have been merely a coming attraction. With fuel surcharges running at record...

Orienting Freighters.
January 1, 2008... BYLINE: Robert Moorman The future for Northwest Airlines Cargo is still hazy, but its new president is offering a clearer picture for 2008 by revealing plans to buy new freighters, drop cities in Asia from the network and find a...

Organic Growth.
January 1, 2008... BYLINE: Roger Turney As if the debate over carbon emissions weren''t enough, airlines could soon face a challenge over their organic footprint amid calls to virtually ban the shipment of all air shipments of organic produce. The...

Vietnam Scramble.
January 1, 2008... BYLINE: Ian Putzger Buffeted by rising fuel costs and falling yields, Asian carriers are putting destinations under the microscope, curbing or altogether dropping flights to unsatisfactory points. The Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, is...

Greening the Fleet.
January 1, 2008... BYLINE: Robert W. Moorman Green. What was once an adjective is now a noun. Aircraft manufacturers and their customers realized years ago the word had the dual meaning of helping the environment and their businesses through better...

Green Group.
January 1, 2008... Increases in noise restrictions, numerous initiatives to improve air quality and the tremendous amount of misinformation about aviation''s impact on the environment prompted the industry to form its own green group. The United...

Ground Support.
January 1, 2008... To Ron Lee, there is little difference between the color green for the environment and the color of money. The president of TransGroup Worldwide Logistics says the Seattle-based forwarder became green from the "ground up" by...

Theft.
January 1, 2008... BYLINE: Brandon Fried The cost of compliance with new Transportation Security Administration regulations has been a source of concern for many forwarders that face additional out-of-pocket expenses for background checks and new security...