Air Cargo World articles from June 2002

Air Cargo World archives from June 2002

Limits. (Editor's Note).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... By far the most outlandish idea of how to pay for increased air cargo security has come from Mike Tomasulo of Eagle Global Logistics, but the reason it is bizarre is rather sad. We say that not because we would support a National Cargo Security...

Atlas shoulders slump. (News Updates).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Has the trend toward outsourcing 747 freighter services run its course? The latest reports from Atlas Air, the company that took the business known as aircraft "wet leasing" to new heights in the 1990s, are raising the question among some air...

Risk retained. (News Updates).(insurance for commercial airlines)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Governments and airlines around the world are looking at new ways of insuring commercial air operations, including plans administered by the airlines, as last year's terrorism attacks continue to exact a heavy financial toll on air carriers and...

No upswing. (News Updates).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Some air freight shippers are saying that the worst may be over for the world's beleaguered high-tech field, but that doesn't mean there will be a recovery in that critical sector anytime soon. Kevin Rollins, president of Dell Computers,...

Laboring UPS. (News Updates).(United Parcel Service, Teamsters union)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The Teamsters union is sending signals to United Parcel Service and shippers appear to be getting the message. The union stepped up the pressure last month when its members voted to approve a strike if necessary. UPS dismissed the move as a...

Lufthansa lift. (New Updates).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Lufthansa Cargo issued a cautiously optimistic view of air freight growth for the rest of 2002 after saying the first quarter showed "the first signs of recovery emerging in the logistics market." With the airline's cargo revenue down some...

Variable costs. (New Updates).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Expeditors International of Washington and Eagle Global Logistics may be on different paths but the two largest American forwarders are using similar strategies by cutting back costs to meet lagging demand. Seattle-based Expeditors, in...

Emery answers. (New Updates).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Emery Worldwide has shut down its airline but apparently not all of its airline troubles. The company faced sharp criticism last month from a member of the National Transportation Safety Board who said Emery officials were dodging...

Losing air. (New Updates).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The CargoLifter project's focus is on vehicles that are lighter than air. And so, it appears, are its revenues. In the latest in a string of bad news from speculative cargo projects, Berlin-based CargoLifter was working on two tracks last...

Standing united: after a year on the job, Roger Gibson is getting a grip on United Airlines Cargo. (North America).
June 1, 2002... Roger Gibson has been vice president of United Airlines Cargo for just about a year, but to hear him tell it, he's really been in charge for barely a month. That's because United Cargo only took full control of its facilities around the United...

BAX Global. (Briefly).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... BAX Global lost $6.4 million in the first quarter, 12 percent worse than last year, as North American operations saw a $10.2 million operating loss on a 13 percent decline in revenue.

Emery Forwarding. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Emery Forwarding, which sought to boost its yield three years ago by pushing shippers toward premium service, introduced an "Emery Economy" deferred delivery to compete with truck services.

Forward Air. (Briefly).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Forward Air's operating revenue declined 12.8 percent to $52.9 million in the first quarter while operating profit fell 20.4 percent, to $7.8 million.

Air Canada. (Briefly).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Air Canada's operating revenues slipped' 13 percent to $130 million for the first three months ended March 31.

United States Transportation Department. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... A senior United States Transportation Department official suggested relaxing restrictions on foreign ownership of U.S. airlines, a policy change long sought by non-U.S. airlines.

BAX Global. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... BAX Global launched a Web-enabled reverse logistics tool, MrRMA, which offers instant tracking and tracing at the serial number level.

El Toro Marine Base. (Briefly).(airport plans cancelled)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The U.S. Navy dropped plans for a commercial airport at the El Toro Marine Base in Southern California.

Cargolux. (Briefly).(second flight added)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Cargolux added a second weekly 747-400 all-cargo flight between Luxembourg and Calgary.

Aero Union, a manufacturer of cargo loading systems. (Briefly).(will appeal patent case ruling)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Aero Union, a manufacturer of cargo loading systems, says it will appeal a ruling in favor of Telair in Aero Union's claim that Telair infringed on the company's patent on a power drive unit.

Fast Fleet. (Briefly).(opens Pennsylvania terminal)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Fast Fleet opened an air freight trucking terminal in Harrisburg, Pa., to serve Philadelphia.

El Al named Ogden Ground Services as its ground handler. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... El Al named Ogden Ground Services as its ground handler in Toronto.

OIA Global Logistics. (Briefly).(ISO 9002 certification)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Forwarder OIA Global Logistics won ISO 9002 quality certification for its New York-JFK station.

Stonier Transportation. (Briefly).(joins Transportation Intermediaries Association)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Forwarder Stonier Transportation joined the Transportation Intermediaries Association.

Emery Forwarding. (Briefly).(opens custom brokerage office)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Emery Forwarding opened a customs brokerage office at the Ambassador Bridge where Detroit, Mich., is linked to Ontario, Canada.

Target Logistics Services. (Briefly).(opens Oklahoma City facility)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Target Logistics Services opened an 8,000-square-foot full-service facility near Oklahoma City Airport that will cover all sectors of the U.S. as well as international destinations.

GeoLogistics. (Briefly).(office moves)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... GeoLogistics moved its office and logistics center at Los Angeles International Airport to a 177,000-square-foot facility in Torrance, Calif.

Credit Swiss: Switzerland's new national airline is on the lookout for cargo, or at least a cargo business plan. (Europe).(Swiss International Air Lines)
June 1, 2002... At the start of next month, a new Swiss airline will take to the skies. Not exactly a new one, that is. In fact, actually it is the same one which has gone through the demise, reincarnation and now rebirth of what was Swissair, latterly became...

Panalpina. (Briefly).(financial results)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Panalpina, the second-largest forwarder in the world by the most recent measure, reported overall revenue was essentially flat last year at US$3.3 billion but that "process optimization" through its centralized capacity purchasing operations...

Airfreight Express. (Briefly).(hopes to resume flights)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Financial backers of Airfreight Express, the British 747 freighter operator, were hoping to resume flights this summer after the airline ended operations because of government concerns over the carrier's financial fitness.

In a major consolidation of general sales agents, European Cargo Services acquired Pace Airline Management, which generated $25 million in cargo revenue for 20 airlines last year. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... In a major consolidation of general sales agents, European Cargo Services acquired Pace Airline Management, which generated $25 million in cargo revenue for 20 airlines last year. ECS said it would keep Pace's management, including chief Mac...

Ground handler Menzies World Cargo acquired the Wyng Group. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Ground handler Menzies World Cargo acquired The Wyng Group, a British handler that had freight centers at London Heathrow and several secondary U.K. airports.

SN Brussels. (Briefly).(service begins to central Africa)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The new SN Brussels airline started service to central Africa out of Brussels, filling in routes left vacant by the demise of Sabena.

Exel. (Briefly).(volumes ahead of last year)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... British forwarder Exel says its international air freight volumes in the first quarter were ahead of the same period last year with export volumes strong to Asia Pacific and Europe.

Cargolux. (Briefly).(cargo freight statistics)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Cargolux says cargo freight rose 7.1 percent in March and was up 0.8 percent in the first three months of 2002 year to date.

KLM Cargo. (Briefly).(freight traffic grows)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... KLM Cargo says freight traffic grew 2 percent during the first quarter of 2002. After completing a review of security measures, KLM resumed shipments of selected valuables on flights to and from Johannesburg.

Kuehne & Nagel. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Kuehne & Nagel reported net revenue grew 22.5 percent to $23.9 million during first quarter 2002 but air forwarding gross revenue slipped 6.7 percent to $297.8 million.

Estonian Air Cargo. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Estonian Air Cargo launched Tradevision ResLink, an automated space booking system.

Vatry International Airport. (Briefly).(freight statistics, 2001, France)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Vatry International Airport handled 1,780 tonnes of freight in 2001, an increase of 75 percent on the previous year's level.

MAS momentum: MASkargo is showing a preference for cargo, which may be just what forwarders are looking for. (Pacific).(Malaysian Airline System's MASkargo)
June 1, 2002... After years of acrimonious relations with the local forwarder community, it looks like Malaysian Airline System is finally getting its act together in terms of service, just when the country's prime minister is enjoying a spell of sunshine on...

Under a block space share agreement, Qantas and Polar Air Cargo. (Briefly).(to offer cargo services, South Pacific)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Under a block space share agreement, Qantas and Polar Air Cargo are teaming up to offer all-cargo services across the South Pacific with freighter capacity marketed and sold separately.

Japanese regulators approved a revised merger plan. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Japanese regulators approved a revised merger plan between Japan Airlines and Japan Air System.

Singapore Airlines. (Briefly).(will fly to Las Vegas, Nevada, via Hong Kong)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Singapore Airlines will start flights to Las Vegas through Hong Kong Aug. 2. The airline also suspended its flights to Karachi and Lahore, citing security concerns in Pakistan.

Japan Airlines. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Japan Airlines lost $286 million in the fiscal year ending March 31.

Civil aviation authority. (Briefly).(will train Middle Easterners to be air traffic controllers, Singapore)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Singapore's Civil Aviation Authority will train prospective air traffic controllers from the Middle East under an agreement with the Arab Civil Aviation Commission.

Hong Kong's Logistics Information Network Enterprise and Yue Yuen formed a joint-venture company. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Hong Kong's Logistics Information Network Enterprise and Yue Yuen formed a joint-venture company, SupplyLINE, to act as lead logistics provider for the sports footwear and electronics industries.

Continental Airlines. (Briefly).(increases New York to Hong Kong nonstop flights)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Continental Airlines increased its number of non-stop flights from Hong Kong to New York to five a week from four

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd. (Briefly).(extends Super Link China Direct intermodal service)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd. Extended its Super Link China Direct intermodal service to the Huangpu development district of Guanghzhou.

Securing all cargo: a six-step approach to making an insecure world safer for air cargo shipping. (Commentary).(Column)
June 1, 2002... Certainly one of the terrorists' goals on September 11 was to attack American citizens, and the tragic loss of human life that day was a sad testament to their success. But their goal was to cut the very fabric of American commerce, to stymie...

Shipping insecurity: cargo carriers feel threatened, but worry that security rules pose the biggest threat of all. (Feature Focus: Security).
June 1, 2002... The call Transgroup Worldwide Logistics got from a shipper last month was hardly unusual in a business tied tightly to pricing. But the question of whether the air forwarder would match a competitor's bid had one twist: would the Seattle-based...

Setting security standards: high tech shippers have taken a strong interest in covering their assets. (Shipper Focus: Electronics).
June 1, 2002... In a global technology downturn, there is one area where shippers of high-tech goods are seeing no slackening of demand. Just a few months ago, a man armed with nothing more than a van and phony shipping documents drove away from Scotland's...

Booking gets competitive: Three airlines have a clear preference for a portal over an exchange as a technology solution. (Feature Focus: E-commerce).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Global Freight Exchange, the international air freight booking platform, has a new number to consider as it pushes towards its hoped-for critical mass: two. That's how many electronic systems are now vying for the attention of airlines and air...

Rebuilding boom? with cargo slowly returning to Atlantic Coast airports, bulldozers may follow close behind. (Airport Survey: Eastern Airports).
June 1, 2002... Groundbreaking rituals usually carry less weight than you can lift on the end of a ceremonial shovel, but the symbolism was as clear as the clear blue sky the morning of April 18 as New York-area officials dug into the dirt at John F. Kennedy...

Opening greater China: China has joined the world's trading nations, but transformation in the country may require a long March. (Regional Focus: China).
June 1, 2002... China was to enter a new era of cooperative international trade with its entry into the World Trade Organization, bringing along with big returns for the many transport operators who have invested many millions of dollars and immeasurable hopes...

Events.
June 1, 2002... June 24-26 San Francisco: eycfortransport Shipper Carrier Forum, at the downtown Hyatt, looking at how to boost profits by "synchronizing technologies," the event includes several joint case studies. For information, call +44 207 375 7575...

Airlines. (People).(ACP Worldwide names Chris Buscemi vice president of the Americas)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... ACP Worldwide: The United Kingdom-based general sales agent named Chris Buscemi vice president of the Americas. Buscemi, 36, had held a similar position with Air Logistics Group. He will be based at ACP's American headquarters in New York.

Integrators. (People).(Jan Haars named chief financial officer of TNT Post Group)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... TPG: TNT Post Group named Jan Haars chief financial officer, succeeding Peter Bakker who was appointed chairman and chief executive officer in November. Haars, who has been group treasurer at industrial giant Unilever, will assume his new...

Third-parties. (People).(appointments and promotions)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Menlo Worldwide: The company promoted John Beckett vice president of operations, and Allan Meyers vice president, controller and treasurer. Beckett joined Menlo in 1995 and previously spent 15 years with NCR Corporation where he held posts in...

Trucking. (People).(appointments at Consolidated Freightways, CFI)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Consolidated Freightways: The LTL carrier appointed Frits Kromhout to the new position of senior vice president of marketing. Kromhout re-joins CF after seven years in senior marketing positions with Federal Express and will be responsible for...

Ground services. (People).(appointments at Airport Group International, SATO America, Aviapartner)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Airport Group International: The Glendale, Calif.-based provider of airport services promoted Jack Evans to president and chief operating officer, succeeding Frank Clark who left the company in November. Evans previously served as AGI's chief...

Associations. (People).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Cargo Network Services: Adding new board members to replace departing executives, the U.S. subsidiary of the International Air Transport Association freight services operation named the following members: David Abney, chief executive of UPS...

Airports. (People).(personnel appointment)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Baltimore-Washington International: The airport's directors named Paul Wiedefeld, 46, to head the airport. Wiedefeld, a former Maryland Department of Transportation official who has been vice president of the engineering firm Parson...

Academia. (People).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... TIACA: The International Air Cargo Association initiated a $15,000 scholarship fund in memory of the late Walter H. Johnson Jr. to be awarded to a doctoral candidate whose thesis focuses on air cargo commerce. Georgia Institute of...

M.C. Gill. (Security).(nears certification testing for projects)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The composites manufacturer is nearing certification testing on three ballistic laminates Gillfab 1360A, Gillfab 1394, and Gillfab 1594 for protection of cockpits doors and bulkheads. These bullet-resistant laminates were developed to respond...

Arinc. (Technology).(upgrades radio network)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The Annapolis, Md.-based information technology firm launched a nationwide upgrade of its air/ground domestic radio network to deliver improved voice quality in aircraft communications. The company says its digital voice over frame relay...

Weigh-Tronix. (Technology).(advertisement)
June 1, 2002... The Minnesota-based manufacturer introduced PC-220, a counting scale featuring high-resolution vibrating beam technology for greater accuracy. The PC-220 is available in both pound and kilogram versions, each in three weight capacities. A...

Darnell-Rose. (Technology).(advertisement)
June 1, 2002... The California-based manufacturer developed Superail for transporting extremely heavy loads on a manual or automatic roller-rail system for a variety of applications, including the movements of bins, pallets and containers. Superail's heavy...

Linpac materials handling. (Technology).(advertisement)
June 1, 2002... The Kentucky-based firm offers Ropak Fixed Wall containers that are designed to meet the specific needs of customers for shorter, sturdier containers with non-folding side-walls and one-piece molded base construction for greater strength and...

Power paper. (Technology).(advertisement)
June 1, 2002... The microelectronic manufacturer offers a power source technology that allows ultrathin, flexible batteries to be embedded into smart cards and tags to increase transmission range, processing capabilities, data storage and monitoring, and...

Remstar International. (Packaging/Labeling).(advertisement)
June 1, 2002... The Swiss company developed Horizontal Pallet Carousel Systems that it says are efficient alternatives to palletizers and gantry robots. These pallet carousels are units of horizontally rotating shelves that move automatically in response to...

The air cargo bottom line.(top international air freight forwarders in 2000)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... The Air Cargo Bottom Line Forwarders, 2000 The leading international air freight forwarders in 2000, based on international tonnage. (tonnage in 000s of metric tonnes) CUMULATIVE...

Collaboration: added security shouldn't mean less business, if airlines and forwarders work together. (Forwarders Forum).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... We all want secure skies. On that there is no argument. We also all understand that security costs money. So how do we tighten security at the same time we tighten our belts in an already shaky economy? More importantly, can we work together as...