Air Cargo World articles from July 2005

Air Cargo World archives from July 2005

Trans-Pac.(Trans-Pacific Air Cargo Conference, freight transportation in Asia-Pacific region)(Editorial)
July 1, 2005... The Asia-Pacific region is rapidly moving from being the "future" to the "present" for air cargo players. China's emergence as the world's manufacturing floor and its willingness to engage in more open trading has air freight operators...

Trans-Pacific challenges.(agreements on freight by India, China and United States)
July 1, 2005... Air cargo industry veterans know better than most that nothing is assured. And that's why some freight players are warning that too little attention is being paid to potential hurdles in the burgeoning Asia-Pacific region. Expanded aviation...

FedEx earns.(sales and profits)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... For FedEx, success is relative. The express carrier saw its fiscal 2005 fourth quarter net income grow 9 percent year-over-year to $448 million on a 10 percent rise in revenue to $7.72 billion. But those results did not meet Wall Street's...

Canceled 777s.(dispute with pilot union forces Air Canada's to cancel contract with Boeing Co.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Air Canada's big splash in the freighter market fizzled out in a dispute with its pilots and the carrier is facing new challenges to its plans to grow trans-Pacific cargo services. Air Canada's pilots' union vetoed operations with new...

Brown's blunder.(United Parcel Service of America Inc. lost a package with financial information computer tapes)
July 1, 2005... UPS's usually stellar reputation suffered a hard blow last month when the parcel giant admitted it had lost a package with computer tapes containing key financial information. The carrier was forced to tell CitiFinancial, the consumer...

Varig bankrupt.(Varig S.A. airline files for bankruptcy protection )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The bankruptcy filing spree is not limited to U.S. airlines. Brazil's long-struggling Varig last month filed for bankruptcy protection in both its home country and the United States, and must present a restructuring plan to the courts and...

Selling BAX?(BAX Global Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Any buyer of BAX Global, rumored or real, might get more than they bargain for. The integrated heavy freight and logistics operator became the target of new takeover speculation last month when The Wall Street Journal reported that the...

Cajun cargo: a new report blasts a proposed all-cargo airport in rural Louisiana and casts doubts on similar projects throughout the U.S.(Louisiana state officials considering rural areas to be used for cargo airports)
July 1, 2005... Multi-modal all-cargo airports are being trumpeted by various U.S. state and local officials as a potential path to economic growth. Helped along by developers and consultants, government officials envision turning remote towns into thriving...

Partnering BA: for BA World Cargo, preferred forwarding relationships start far from the head office.(British Airways World Cargo's management and partnerships)
July 1, 2005... Remember when forwarders chose which carriers were to be honored with the accolade of "preferred airline"? Wasn't there an annual ritual where the carrier would go, cap in hand, to the service provider hopeful of gaining, or retaining,...

Up Down Under: Air New Zealand and Qantas make cargo a higher priority as trade with the U.S. grows.(Qantas Airways Ltd.)
July 1, 2005... When one thinks of air cargo Down Under, the freight operations of New Zealand and Australia's flag carriers don't readily come to mind. After all, the airlines have traditionally contracted space on other carriers to carry cargo. Air...

The world's top 50 cargo airports.(Feature Focus: Top Airports)(Cover Story)
July 1, 2005... The air cargo business, as far as airports are concerned, is tilting toward Asia. A look at the top airports at the end of 2004 showed three of the world's top five airports for cargo in Asia, five Asian airports among the top 11 and No. 2...

FedEx custom critical withdraws: after seven years in the European market, FedEx Custom Critical gives way to Roberts Europe.(FedEx Custom Critical transferred ownership to a frieght transportation company)
July 1, 2005... The cargo business can change quickly. Just ask FedEx Custom Critical, the urgent and premium freight arm of the express giant, which greatly reduced its European presence just weeks after appearing to expand its services in the market. ...

Publisher's letter.(Transport & Logistics: Products & Services Showcase)
July 1, 2005... Whether you're shipping goods "down under or just down the road, and whether it's done by air, land or sea, one thing is certain--those goods are delivered by way of a vast selection of products and services that make the process efficient...

Importing South Africa: the South African air cargo market is showing signs of growth, driving SAA to put more emphasis on its freight operations.(South African Airways)
July 1, 2005... Unlike much of the African continent, which largely remains mired in debt and poverty, South Africa represents a relatively vibrant economy. A growing number of international investors are being drawn to a country where the infrastructure and...

Events.(aviation industry conferences)(Calendar)
July 1, 2005... Aug. 24-26 Hangzhou, China: China Airport Forum 2005, staged by Uniworld with the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the event includes discussions with officials from China Development Bank, China Airport Construction Corp. and...

Lufthansa Cargo.(appointment)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Lufthansa Cargo: The airline named onetime cargo sales executive Linda Scherbners as regional sales manager for the Northeast United States. Scherbnets is a former president of KOG Air Transport, the startup air freight division of...

World Airways.(appointments)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... World Airways: The airline's parent World Air Holdings named Madeline Hamill, a former senior executive at Coco-Cola, to its board of directors. Now a managing partner in an Atlanta marketing firm that creates strategic and operational plans...

Kitty Hawk Aircargo.(appointments)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Kitty Hawk Aircargo: The U.S. domestic cargo airline appointed Robert Barton vice president and chief operating officer. He joined the airline in May 2004 as vice president of maintenance and engineering. A 20-year industry veteran, he was...

DHL.(appointments at DHL Airways Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... DHL: The company named former APL Logistics President Hans Hickler executive vice president of strategy and business implementation for the United States. Along with heading strategy, he will oversee DHL's real estate, procurement and...

ACP Worldwide.(appointments)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... ACP Worldwide: The cargo general sales agent named Chris McKenna sales and development manager for Ireland, The 10-year industry veteran worked for five years for British Airways Regional Cargo as sales manager for the Republic of Ireland and...

Globe Air Cargo.(appointments)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Globe Air Cargo: The general sales agent named Shaun Hawkett general manager of sales and marketing for the United Kingdom and Ireland. Hackett has been U.K. sales manager at bmi cargo for six years and before that led sales in the southeast...

John S. Connor.(appointments)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... John S. Connor: The forwarder and customs broker named Laura Reddington marketing manager. Formerly a consultant with Rainmakers International, she most recently was marketing coordinator for a Baltimore law firm.

Wincanton.(appointments at Wincanton Logistics Ltd.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Wincanton: The British contract logistics company appointed Chris Mason group director of information technology. Mason has been at IBM Business Consulting Services as retail supply chain practice leader for Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

U-Freight.(appointments at)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... U-Freight: The Hong Kong-based forwarder named two sales executives to its Japan operation. Yoshitaka Yamamoto had been at Yusen Air & Sea Service, where he spent seven years in sales and marketing. Hiroshi Aodai is a 10-year industry...

Pittsburgh Logistics Systems.(appointments)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Pittsburgh Logistics Systems: The company appointed Robert Richardson director of logistics support and Mark Ohlund vice president, technology strategy. A 25year industry veteran, Richardson had been a senior project manager at FedEx Supply...

Crown Relocations.(appointments)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Crown Relocations: The company named Erwin Bouman to the new position of regional manager, Central Europe. He joined Crown in February 2004 and Crown Stockholm this year.

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.(appointments)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Amsterdam Airport Schiphol: Schiphol named KLM executive Ad Rutten chief operations officer of the Dutch gateway and said he would take the position Sept. 1. Rutten, 53, is executive vice president of engineering and maintenance at KLM and...

Miami International Airport.(appointments)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Miami International Airport: Miami-Dade County named Jose Abreu director of the aviation department, which oversees MIA. Abreu has been with the Florida Department of Transportation for 20 years, most recently as secretary of state for the...

TIACA.(appointments at The International Air Cargo Association)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... TIACA: The International Air Cargo Association named Dora Kay, who completed a two-year term as chairman of the group in April, chairman of the association's education committee. Kay is head of international marketing for the Airport...

Airports Council International.(appointments)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Airports Council International: ACI-North America named Greg Principato, a veteran of airport legal and policy positions, to replace David Plavin as president. A U.S. Senate staffer on transportation issues from 1979 to 1986, he later worked...

IIFA.(appointments at Irish International Freight Association)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... IIFA: The Irish International Freight Association named Colm Walsh chief executive officer of the group, which represents freight forwarders and other logistics operators in Ireland. A founding director of Walsh Western International and...

Quintek Technologies.(appointments)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Quintek Technologies: The business process outsourcing technology company named supply chain consulting industry veteran Scott Hine vice president of the company's new supply chain management service line. Hine is on the board of directors of...

Symbol Technologies.(appointments)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Symbol Technologies: The provider of barcode and RFID technology named John G. Bruno, the company's senior vice president of corporate development and chief marketing officer, to head the company's RFID division. Before joining Symbol in...

Chainalytics.(appointments)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Chainalytics: The Atlanta-based supply chain consultancy named Neal Solomon vice president of the company's strategic alliances program. Solomon had been vice president of strategic alliances at Siemens Business Services.

The Air Cargo bottom line.(Illustration)
July 1, 2005... [GRAPHICS OMITTED] Electric China 2004 year-over-year percent growth in the US$ value of China's electronics exports and imports. Exports COMPUTERS, TELECOM EQUIPMENT 49% ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS 46% LAMPS,...

Timing: just-in-time is out of step with today's supply chain realities.(Forwarders Forum)
July 1, 2005... Just-ln-Time has been the mantra for almost every manufacturer, from autos to toys, for the past 20 years. Originated in the Japanese auto industry back in the mid 1980s, the JustIn-Time, or J-I-T, method of managing inventory aims to...