Air Cargo World articles from June 2006

Air Cargo World archives from June 2006

Secure.(Editor's Note)
June 1, 2006... The air cargo security regulation the Transportation Security Administration issued may have been too long in the making--after all, it was due almost a year ago. But anyone who depends on expedited transportation should applaud the...

Shipping gets security.(News Updates)
June 1, 2006... Air cargo operators across the United States will have until Dec. 1 to meet the demands of a long-awaited new security rule from the U.S. government that experts believe will influence air shipping security around the world. Released last month...

Fueling anger.(fuel prices soaring affects freight services)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... With jet fuel prices soaring, fuel surcharge increases are following close behind and so industry stress over the rising charges. Forwarders at last month's Cargo Network Services annual Partnership Conference pushed back against surcharges...

Forward offer.(Cargo 2000 opens up its membership)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Afterdrawing barbs from many second-tier forwarders for its focus on larger companies, the Cargo 2000 quality services group is trying open up its membership. The interest group of airlines and forwarders, which more recently has drawn in...

Integrating BAX.(News Updates)
June 1, 2006... Deutsche Bahn is aligning some of the operations of BAX Global and Schenker, its two freight units. U.S.-based BAX and Schenker will share a DC-8 freighter over the Atlantic in a cooperative built around the control of airline assets that...

Top airports.(News Updates)
June 1, 2006... Due to a production error, the list of top 30 airports for 2005 published last month included part of the 2004 list. Following are the world's top 30 airports for cargo tonnage in 2005 and percent change from 2004. RANK AIRPORT ...

Emirates grows.(News Updates)
June 1, 2006... The landmarks that Emirates Sky-Cargo recently surpassed in its freight business may be mere stepping stones for the rapidly growing operation. Emirates says it cleared a million tons of cargo in the fiscal year ending March 31 and...

KAL orders.(News Updates)
June 1, 2006... Korean Air is moving aggressively to maintain its position as the top freight-carrying airline in the world. The carrier last month firmed up two of its 20 options for Boeing 747-400 conversion kits and said the aircraft manufacturer had...

IL-76 rebuilt.(News Updates)
June 1, 2006... The four-year effort to bring IL-76 Russian freighters into aviation's modern era has the plane ready for a return to commercial operations. Volga-Dnepr said at last month's Berlin Air Show that the overhaul of the specialized freighter...

SAA hopping.(News Updates)
June 1, 2006... South Africa is back on the United States freighter map with a new South African Airways effort to ramp up cargo business. SAA last month started using a Gemini Air Cargo MD-11 freighter on a long twice-weekly rotation that will connect New...

AirBridge adds.(News Updates)
June 1, 2006... AirBridge Cargo isn't waiting for its new 747-400 freighters to expand its all-cargo network. The Volga Dnepr Group unit is adding Hong Kong to its network this summer, part of a buildup of AirBridge's schedule using a 747-200 from Nippon...

Cathay bids.(Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Cathay Pacific used to be synonymous with cargo in Hong Kong but airport officials there are signaling that times have changed. The Airport Authority of Hong Kong is seeking development of a third major cargo facility at Hong Kong...

Fleet changes: Northwest Airlines overhaul would ship out older freighters as carrier eyes newer 747s, other planes.(NORTH AMERICA)
June 1, 2006... Northwest Airlines, alone among the major U.S. passenger airlines, operates a sizable freighter fleet and plans to stay in that business. But the bankrupt carrier also has a problem that will only grow worse over time. Its freighter fleet...

Trucked air.(NORTH AMERICA)
June 1, 2006... Kitty Hawk Aircargo is showing that the freight airline's recent move to trucking service is no mere short-term response to domestic market conditions. The Dallas-based airline bought Air Container Transport in a $5 million cash-and-stock...

U.S. Postal Service.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... The U.S. Postal Service requested an ambitious overhaul of its pricing strategy, including a proposed 13.8 percent increase in rates for the Priority Mail service that competes most directly with private carriers. The proposal includes a plan...

Forward Air.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Forward Air had the strongest quarterly growth in six years in the first quarter, reporting an $11 million net profit that was 26.4 percent ahead of last year and a 22 percent increase in its core airport-to-airport trucking service.

Canada and the United Kingdom signed an "open skies" air services treaty effective Sept. 1.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Canada and the United Kingdom signed an "open skies" air services treaty effective Sept. 1 that allows for unlimited flights for carriers of those countries to and from third countries.

FedEx Express.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... FedEx Express will spend $214 million to expand its operations in Indianapolis, the carrier's second-largest hub after Memphis. The investment will include added sort capacity and space for more of the widebody freighters FedEx uses in...

The Express Industry and Logistics Association, with represents air couriers, named Southwest Airlines its airline of the year for second straight year.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... The Express Industry and Logistics Association, with represents air couriers, named Southwest Airlines its airline of the year for second straight year, citing the carrier's service, ontime performance and technology.

SAS Cargo turned over its handling operations at Newark International Airport.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... SAS Cargo turned over its handling operations at Newark International Airport, where it has also handled several other carriers, to Total Airport Services.

UPS says its UPS Capital division facilitated 248 loans worth more than $150 million to small businesses in 2005 through a government-guaranteed loan program.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... UPS says its UPS Capital division facilitated 248 loans worth more than $150 million to small businesses in 2005 through a government-guaranteed loan program, making it one of the top private lenders in the Small Business Administration...

The United States signed an open skies aviation treaty.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... The United States signed an open skies aviation treaty with Cameroon.

Southwest Airlines planned to launch service out of Washington Dulles International Airport in the fall.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Southwest Airlines planned to launch service out of Washington Dulles International Airport in the fall, moving into a large airport that is a United Airlines hub.

Columbus Rickenbacker International Airport.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... A 41 percent jump in cargo traffic at Columbus Rickenbacker International Airport in March gave the cargo-focused Ohio airport an 18 percent increase in freight in the first quarter over the same period a year ago.

San Francisco International.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Cargo traffic at San Francisco International plunged 13.6 percent in February, including a 25.5 percent slide in domestic traffic that erased an increase the airport saw in January.

TNT Logistics.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... TNT Logistics will provide logistics support for Ford Motor's commercial van manufacturing plant in Ohio.

DHL Global Forwarding.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... DHL Global Forwarding, the integrated freight management arm of Exel and DHL Danzas Air & Ocean, will handle the logistics for spare parts for agricultural machinery manufacturer Claas XXL in the United States and Canada.

Washington Dulles International Airport.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Washington Dulles International Airport won a $200 million commitment from the federal government to build a fourth runway.

Velocity Express.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Expedited carrier Velocity Express lost $3.7 million in the fourth quarter compared to a $9.2 million in the last quarter of 2005.

Aloha Freight Forwarders.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Aloha Freight Forwarders opened a 40,000-square-foot terminal in Compton, Calif., it says will allow Hawaiian shippers to "extend their warehousing pipeline to the mainland" United States.

Penauille Servisair Cargo launched handling operations at Miami International Airport.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Penauille Servisair Cargo launched handling operations at Miami International Airport with an agreement to provide warehouse and loading services for Varig Log.

Forwarder Target Logistic Services named Costa Rica-based Arce Campos.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Forwarder Target Logistic Services named Costa Rica-based Arce Campos as its agent for Central America.

Adcom Worldwide.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Forwarder Adcom Worldwide added an office in Santa Ana, Calif.

Aviation Facilities Co. will develop a maintenance site for ground support equipment.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Aviation Facilities Co. will develop a maintenance site for ground support equipment at the Orlando International Airport.

UPS moved into a larger 4,500-square-foot facility.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... UPS moved into a larger 4,500-square-foot facility at San Antonio International Airport.

American Expediting.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Baltimore-based critical shipment specialist American Expediting opened service in the Washington, D.C., area.

Buying TNT: the express carrier is making some small acquisitions, but the future of TNT is tied up in the bigger buys.(TNT Freightways Corp.)
June 1, 2006... With new takeover rumors swirling around TNT, the company did its part to satisfy the chatter, although hardly on the scale that has TNT's name making the rounds on the mergers and acquisitions market. The Netherlands-based express, mail and...

Merger profits.(EUROPE)
June 1, 2006... Air France and KLM are finding cargo business more profitable under the same corporate roof. Merged into Air France-KLM, the airline operation generated $212.6 million in operating profits from cargo in the year ending March 31, an 18.6...

Cargo traffic for European airlines was up 3.9 percent in the first quarter, including a 5.3 percent increase in March, according to the Association of European Airlines.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Cargo traffic for European airlines was up 3.9 percent in the first quarter, including a 5.3 percent increase in March, according to the Association of European Airlines. Virgin Atlantic Airways showed the strongest growth, with freight traffic...

DUS Cargo Logistics, the largest handler at Germany's Dusseldorf International Airport.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... DUS Cargo Logistics, the largest handler at Germany's Dusseldorf International Airport, saw tonnage grow 10.3 percent in January and 17.3 percent in February and is projecting its first year with more than 100,000 tonnes this year.

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Cargo traffic at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport was up 4.7 percent in the first two months of 2006.

France's Vatry International Airport added the Lufthansa Systems ELWIS.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... France's Vatry International Airport added the Lufthansa Systems ELWIS air cargo handling IT system.

Facilities developer Eurinpro completed a 162,000-square-foot distribution center.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Facilities developer Eurinpro completed a 162,000-square-foot distribution center for TINT in Willebroek, Belgium.

TwoWay Vanguard.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... TwoWay Vanguard opened a station at the Maastricht Airport, the forwarder's third office in the Netherlands.

Lufthansa Cargo Charter Agency.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Lufthansa Cargo Charter Agency, the German carrier's charter broker subsidiary, reported gross income of $106 million in 2005, a record year for the business unit.

Croatia's Trade Air wet-leased an ATR-42 freighter from Danu Oro Transportas of Lithuania.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Croatia's Trade Air wet-leased an ATR-42 freighter from Danu Oro Transportas of Lithuania to increase cargo capacity to Bergamo, Italy.

Frankfurt Airport.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Frankfurt Airport's freight traffic grew 10 percent in the first quarter even as passenger business declined slightly.

Transnautic Aero.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Germany-based general sales agent Transnautic Aero opened a subsidiary in France based in Paris.

Facilities specialist Eurinpro will develop a 648,000-square-foot distribution center.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Facilities specialist Eurinpro will develop a 648,000-square-foot distribution center for BLG Logistics in Bremen, Germany.

Austrian Airlines'.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Austrian Airlines' scheduled freight traffic grew 20.2 percent in the first four months of 2006 but cargo business for its smaller charter operations dropped 18.4 percent.

Ground handler Aviapartner doubled its warehouse capacity.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Ground handler Aviapartner doubled its warehouse capacity at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to 71,000 square feet.

Air Canada doubled its freight traffic out of Ireland in the first quarter compared to the same period last year.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Air Canada doubled its freight traffic out of Ireland in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, according to cargo general sales agent IAM.

Air Malta named Swissport as its "preferred partner" ground handler at the airlines 23 flight destinations.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Air Malta named Swissport as its "preferred partner" ground handler at the airlines 23 flight destinations, turning much of the ground handling in its system over to the Swiss company.

DHL Exel Supply Chain.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... DHL Exel Supply Chain opened a United Kingdom distribution center for Unilever in Cannock, Staffordshire, and will manage distribution there for Unilever UK Foods.

Iberia Cargo signed a contract with Worldwide Flight Services for cargo handling at London Heathrow Airport.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Iberia Cargo signed a contract with Worldwide Flight Services for cargo handling at London Heathrow Airport, where United Airlines had been performing before turning its business there over to WFS.

SITA.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... SITA, the airline communications system, said the addition of CHAMP Cargo Systems helped increase revenue in 2005 to $1.55 billion.

Frankfurt Hahn Airport.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Air freight tonnage at Frankfurt Hahn Airport grew 36 percent in the first quarter to 25,644 tons. The airport projects 245,000 tons this year, including road feeder services.

Growth straits: Taiwan's exports are booming, but for cargo operators, the source of the growth is the real story.
June 1, 2006... The Taiwanese economy may seem red hot these days, but the heat actually is coming from elsewhere. In March, the island state's export orders hit a record single-month high of $24.9 billion, a hearty 19.3 percent ahead of March 2005. Orders for...

Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... The 7.6 percent cargo traffic increase Asian airlines saw in March was the largest monthly gain the Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines reported since January 2005.

Korean Air.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Korean Air's net profit more than doubled in the first quarter to $134.9 million. KAL says its fuel costs were up 34 percent over last year and the airline will start a 100 percent fuel hedging program this year.

Dragonair.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Cargo traffic at Dragonair grew 24.2 percent in the first quarter on a 21.7 percent increase in available tonne kilometers and the business for the Hong Kong airline jumped 29.1 percent in March.

Regional Network Trade Conference.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Freight forwarders from 11 countries, mostly in Asia formed a working agreement called the Regional Network Trade Conference they said would help build business for the companies across the region, most of it focused on sea trade.

DHL.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... DHL, working in partnership with the United Nations relief organization, set up its first disaster relief team and based the group in Singapore.

Kingfisher Airlines.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... India's Kingfisher Airlines ordered five A340-500s and took options for five more, signaling a step into international operations from the carrier's start as a domestic airline, including non-stop service to North America.

Ton Son Nhat International Airport.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Vietnam's Ton Son Nhat International Airport started clearing shipments through customs using an electronic system, launching a national effort to convert to e-customs systems at all airports by 2010.

John S. Connor.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Forwarder John S. Connor opened an office in Shanghai with the goal of fostering more China trade with the U.S. East Coast. The company set up in the Maryland China Center, a site established by the state of Maryland in Shanghai to help...

Garuda Indonesia started using the Lufthansa Systems network schedule management system.(... Briefly)
June 1, 2006... Garuda Indonesia started using the Lufthansa Systems network schedule management system.

Can cargo yield profits? Airlines are under growing pressure to wring profits from freight, but cargo economics includes some murky math.(Feature Focus: Cargo Profits)
June 1, 2006... Airline yields are heading downward and fuel costs are soaring in the other direction, putting more pressure than ever on air carriers to extract more profits from their cargo operations. The push toward cargo profitability is especially strong...

Air Cargo's 2006 Most Influential Leaders.(Feature Focus: Leaders)
June 1, 2006... John Kenneth Galbraith All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership....

Transport logistics--past, present and predictions: the cultures of quality, security, and innovation.(Feature Focus: Leaders)
June 1, 2006... Today's freight logistics providers face daunting new challenges. If they are to be equipped to compete in the new global economy, they must be intentional about cultivating three unique cultures in their organizations: the cultures of quality,...

Pacific's changing balance: rising oil prices are upending the operating economics of trans-Pacific carriers--and their customers.(Region Focus: Trans-Pacific)
June 1, 2006... With the 2006 fall peak shipping season looming, the commodity shaping up as the biggest factor on trans-Pacific air shipping this year turns out to be oil. The price of jet fuel is rippling across airline fleet decisions this year, and as oil...

Back aviation aircraft report.
June 1, 2006... [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Fleet by Type (Active / On order) Passenger 22% Combi 1% All-cargo 77% Note: Table made from pie chart. Average Direct Operating Costs Q1 2005 Depreciation/Capital Leases 4%...

Obituary.(Duane A. Zantop)(Obituary)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Duane A. Zantop, who used his experience in World War II to launch a pioneering air cargo service for American automakers, died April 13. He was 87. A veteran of the Army Air Corp, Zantop launched Zantop Flying Service in 1946 in Ypsilanti,...

Swiss WorldCargo.(Airlines)
June 1, 2006... Swiss WorldCargo: The cargo arm of SWISS named Dieter Vranckx vice president for Asia, the Middle East and Africa, succeeding Serge Tripet. A Belgian national, Vranckx has held management posts with Sabena, Swissair and SWISS, most recently as...

World Airways.(Airlines)
June 1, 2006... World Airways: World Air Holdings, the parent of World Airways, named Michael W. Towe chief financial officer. Towe, 50, was the CFO of Roper Industries. He worked at GE for 27 years before that, including five CFO positions with various GE...

Alpine Air Express.(Airlines)
June 1, 2006... Alpine Air Express: The Utah-based regional air cargo carrier named Don T. Squire Jr. chief financial officer. Squire had been director of accounting since last year and has worked in finance for 16 years, most recently in consulting on the...

DHL.(Integrators)
June 1, 2006... DHL: The express carrier appointed Maryann Goebel, a former senior executive at General Motors, as chief information officer at DHL Express in the Americas, Asia Pacific and Emerging Markets/Latin America. She had been CIO General Motors North...

TNT.(Integrators)
June 1, 2006... TNT: The carrier named Bart Kuper group tax director, replacing Hans de Jong who joined another company. Kuper, 42, had been tax director at VNU, a Netherlands-based global media and marketing company.

GlobalWare Solutions.(Third Parties)
June 1, 2006... GlobalWare Solutions: The logistics provider named Douglas J. Brittin vice president of worldwide sales and marketing at the company's supply chain services center in Redwood City, Calif. A 25-year industry veteran, Brittin had been with...

SEKO.(Third Parties)
June 1, 2006... SEKO: The Illinois-based forwarder named Steven Goldberg chief operating officer. Goldberg is a former terminal manager with CF Air Freight who had owned and oper-ated the SEKO-Louisville office since 198S and served on SEKO's advisory board...

Lynden International.(Third Parties)
June 1, 2006... Lynden International: The forwarder named Beth Durkin regional business development manager, based in Chicago. Durkin is a 17-year industry veteran most recently with BDP International. Lynden also named seven-year industry veteran Michael Rose...

Global Shipping & Logistics.(Third Parties)
June 1, 2006... Global Shipping & Logistics: The division of Al Shirawi Group-Oasis Investment Co. named Mike Lee general manager. Lee, 40, has worked for 18 years in the logistics industry in the Middle East and Europe, including work in Europe's automotive...

TNT Logistics.(Third Parties)
June 1, 2006... TNT Logistics: TNT Logistics North America promoted Allen Melton, a nine-year TNT executive, to division manager. He was a project manager in South Carolina on TNT's BMW account. TNT also named Jeff Morgan a division manager. The 11-year...

Pilot Air Freight.(Third Parties)
June 1, 2006... Pilot Air Freight: The Pennsylvania-based forwarder named Bob Wilkinson director of credit and collections. A 16-year company veteran, Wilkinson had been Pilot's corporate credit manager.