Air Cargo World articles from June 2010

Air Cargo World archives from June 2010

Unclear blue water.(editorial)
June 1, 2010... Controversy flared at TIACA's Leipzig conference when German transport secretary Jan Miicke and Karl-Heinze Kopfle, operations director at Lufthansa Cargo, joined forces to attack the TSA's strategy on securing the airfreight supply chain. ...

Collaborative key to disaster recovery.(viewpoint)
June 1, 2010... The world has experienced frequent and large-scale disasters in recent years. Unfortunately, the indication is that the impact of natural and manmade disasters will continue to grow, leaving some populations devastated in their aftermath. At the...

Lufthansa back from the desert.(world news: EUROPE)
June 1, 2010... Andreas Otto, Lufthansa Cargo (LC) executive board member, expects the company to take two to three years to fully recover from the global recession. Speaking at the Cargo Network Services conference in Miami, Otto said while there has been a...

East's old adversaries seek bragging rights.(world news: EUROPE)
June 1, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Eastern Europe has emerged from under the Cold War austerity blanket which it was forced to sheltered for so long, becoming today a burgeoning consumer market in its own right within the greater Eurozone. But...

IATA.(In the news ...)
June 1, 2010... IATA members had a 28.1 percent overall increase in cargo traffic for March compared to the same month last year, following a 26.3 percent rise in February. Despite the sluggish US economy, North American carriers saw their international freight...

Schenker Russia ZAO and Schenker Ltd have merged their logistics operations throughout Russia.(In the news ...)(Brief article)
June 1, 2010... Schenker Russia ZAO and Schenker Ltd have merged their logistics operations throughout Russia. Anticipating the benefits of the new customs union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, Karl Nutzinger, Schenker CEO Europe, said: "Integrating our...

School of Logistics Management at St Gallen University.(In the news ...)
June 1, 2010... The School of Logistics Management at St Gallen University, Switzerland, has revealed in a new study that airfreight accounts for more than 30 percent of Swiss exports by value, at around CHF 60 billion ($56 billion), and 15 percent of imports....

European Commission.(In the news ...)(Brief article)
June 1, 2010... As volcanic ash continues to plague UK airports, the EU reports 100,000 flights were canceled during the six-day closure of Europe's airspace, costing business an estimated EUR 2.5 billion ($3.3 billion). European Commission vice president...

Association of European Airlines.(In the news ...)
June 1, 2010... The Association of European Airlines (AEA) said it had lost confidence in simulation forecasting by the Volcanic Ash Advisory Council (VAAC), managed by Britain's Meteorological Office. "The VAAC cannot continue to rely on simulations; further...

Cargolux.(In the news ...)
June 1, 2010... Cargolux has added a fifth weekly 747-400F flight linking Budapest and Hong Kong. Welcoming the additional capacity Kam Jandu, director of aviation at Budapest Airport, noted: "2010 began very successfully as Q1 cargo increased by 30 percent...

Air France-KLM Cargo began its first direct scheduled service between Hangzhou, China, and Europe on May 8 with three flights a week from the city's Xiaoshan airport to Amsterdam with a B777-200ER.(In the news ...)
June 1, 2010... Air France-KLM Cargo began its first direct scheduled service between Hangzhou, China, and Europe on May 8 with three flights a week from the city's Xiaoshan airport to Amsterdam with a B777-200ER. AF-KL Cargo also has launched a weekly...

World's "biggest airport" opens for cargo this month.(world news: MIDDLE EAST)
June 1, 2010... Dubai Airports has said that freight volumes at Dubai International and Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum International, which opens this month, will grow 48 percent over the next five years. Cargo throughput, which totaled 1.9 million tonnes in...

Qatar's first triple seven opens new possibilities.(world news: MIDDLE EAST)
June 1, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Qatar Airways has taken delivery of its first B777 freighter. The carrier operates 17 passenger 777s and ordered three freighter versions in May 2006 for deployment on Far East and European routes. The world's...

Etihad confident of moving into the black this year.(world news: MIDDLE EAST)
June 1, 2010... Etihad Airways hopes to move into profit for the first time in its seven-year existence in 2011 after a positive first quarter of 2010. Cargo revenue increased by 50 percent compared to Q1 2009, with yield improving by 20 percent. Passenger...

Dubai.(world news: MIDDLE EAST)(Brief article)
June 1, 2010... Dubai's GDP shrank by 2.5% percent in 2009 in the wake of a sharp reversal in private consumption and investment spending, according to a report from the Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry. But despite this challenging economic...

Royal Falcon Airlines.(world news: MIDDLE EAST)
June 1, 2010... Royal Falcon Airlines of Jordan has launched a twice-weekly service from Amman to Stockholm.

Gulf Air.(world news: MIDDLE EAST)
June 1, 2010... Samer Majali, CEO of Bahrain's national carrier, Gulf Air, has said he hopes to launch flights to Suleimaniya by the end of this year. The city, in Iraq's northern Kurdish region, will become the carrier's second destination in Iraq. Gulf Air...

The civil aviation authorities of Bahrain and Luxembourg have signed a memorandum.(world news: MIDDLE EAST)
June 1, 2010... The civil aviation authorities of Bahrain and Luxembourg have signed a memorandum of understanding granting their respective national carriers, Gulf Air, Luxair and Cargolux, reciprocal rights including unlimited capacities, frequencies, routes...

Kingfisher Airlines.(world news: MIDDLE EAST)
June 1, 2010... Kingfisher Airlines has launched service from Dubai to New Delhi and Dubai to Mumbai, operated by A320 aircraft.

Globalink Logistics Group.(world news: MIDDLE EAST)
June 1, 2010... Globalink Logistics Group has opened a new facility in the Dubai Airport Freezone, enabling the company to enhance its airfreight, sea-air and air chartering operations in the UAE.

Oman Air.(world news: MIDDLE EAST)
June 1, 2010... Oman Air is now operating a daily service between Muscat and Abu Dhabi's second city of Al Ain. The carrier already offers 21 flights a week to Abu Dhabi International Airport. Al Ain is expanding its main terminal building and is building a new...

Cathay gets back to work on new Hong Kong hub.(world news: ASIA)
June 1, 2010... Cathay Pacific Airways has resumed development of a HK$5.5 billion air cargo terminal in Hong Kong. Cathay chairman Christopher Pratt said that by the time the facility opened in 2013, the operator will have added 10 Boeing 747-8 freighters to...

One more effort to plug Latin American shortfall.(world news: ASIA)
June 1, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A Armin Altarac, general manager of Strike Aviation de Venezuela, has ambitious plans. The cargo GSA is in talks with an unidentified B747 freighter operator with a view to launching flights from Caracas via Panama to...

UPS and P&T Express.(In the news ...)
June 1, 2010... UPS and P&T Express, a subsidiary of VNPT, the Vietnamese state-owned post and telecoms company, have established a joint-stock company based in Ho Chi Minh City to expand the integrator's country coverage to 63 provinces. According to UPS,...

UPS.(In the news ...)
June 1, 2010... UPS reported a 32.9 percent net profit gain in the first quarter of 2010 to $533 million on total revenue of $11.7 billion--up 7.2 percent from the same quarter in 2009. During the period, UPS also completed its new $180 million, 89,000sq meter...

Transaero.(In the news ...)
June 1, 2010... Transaero has leased five B777s and nine B747-400s from Singapore Airlines and Japan Air Lines respectively. The first aircraft arrive in May with the B777s to be used on expanding routes to Asia and the 747s replacing the airline's current...

Antonov An-225.(In the news ...)(Brief article)
June 1, 2010... The Antonov An-225 was used to transport general cargo from China to Europe for the first time in the wake of backlogs caused by the volcanic eruption in Iceland. The aircraft carried a mixed load from Shijiazhuang Airport near Beijing to...

DHL Global Forwarding.(In the news ...)
June 1, 2010... DHL Global Forwarding is increasing its airfreight capacity to deal with increasing demand from Asia. Charles Kaufmann, head of air cargo for DHL in North Asia, said: "Airfreight has risen back to levels before the economic crisis. Demand was...

UPS has partnered with AliExpress, an online wholesale marketplace launched by small business e-commerce company Alibaba.com.(In the news ...)
June 1, 2010... UPS has partnered with AliExpress, an online wholesale marketplace launched by small business e-commerce company Alibaba.com. AllExpress has integrated UPS shipping technology into its e-commerce platform that enables smaller-quantity orders,...

US truckers don't like climate change bill.(world news: AMERICAS)
June 1, 2010... US senators John Kerry and Joe Lieberman have announced the American Power Act--climate change legislation they say will create jobs and achieve energy security while reducing carbon pollution by 17 percent in 2020 and by over 80 percent in...

Why airfreight bounce may be short-lived.(world news: AMERICAS)
June 1, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The airfreight industry has seen a welcome bounce-back in its fortunes over the last eight months. But a look at the hard economic facts should temper the sector's optimism about continued recovery, according to David...

Brittin takes Kelly seat at TSA.(world news: AMERICAS)(Transportation Security Administration )(Brief article)
June 1, 2010... With FBI deputy director John Pistole the latest pick to head the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Doug Brittin, current TSA manager of air cargo programs, is the organization's new general manager cargo. Brittin made the...

FedEx Trade Networks.(In the news ...)
June 1, 2010... FedEx Trade Networks (FTN), the ocean and air freight forwarder arm of FedEx, has opened additional offices in Gdynia, Poland and Dubai, bringing the number of new offices since 2008 to 25.

The International Air Cargo Association.(In the news ...)
June 1, 2010... The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has reduced its annual $1000 membership fee for forwarders to $300 in a bid to boost membership. The cost of attending TIACA's International Air Cargo Forum has also been reduced to $500 and the...

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings.(In the news ...)
June 1, 2010... Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW) has closed a $283 million revolving credit facility relating to pre-delivery deposit payments (PDPs) on the final nine of 12 B747-8 freighters scheduled for delivery between early 2011 and 2013. AAWW is the...

US Federal Aviation Administration.(In the news ...)
June 1, 2010... The US Federal Aviation Administration has announced a $572,000 civil penalty against Atlas Air and has increased its oversight of the carrier's maintenance practices. This follows alleged repeated violations of federal safety rules and...

The Air Cargo Security Alliance (ACSA), a coalition of 300 US-based indirect air carriers, direct shippers and customs brokers, has formally petitioned Janet Napolitano, head of the US Department of Homeland Security, to implement a federal cargo screening program paid for by a $0.05 cent per pound fee on all shipments.(In the news ...)
June 1, 2010... The Air Cargo Security Alliance (ACSA), a coalition of 300 US-based indirect air carriers, direct shippers and customs brokers, has formally petitioned Janet Napolitano, head of the US Department of Homeland Security, to implement a federal...

Panalpina.(In the news ...)(Brief article)
June 1, 2010... Panalpina has set aside CHF 120 million ($110.8 million) to settle US Department of Justice allegations relating to a former Nigeria subsidiary. The provision does not cover ongoing antitrust investigations by the European Commission against the...

Hawaiian Airlines.(In the news ...)
June 1, 2010... Hawaiian Airlines has taken delivery of its first leased A330-200 from CIT Aerospace. Hawaiian's new aircraft is the first of 16 A330s and A350s and will replace a fleet of B767s. The A330s will allow the airline to offer non-stop service...

As the US Postal Service (USPS) reported a net loss of $1.9 billion for the six months ended March 31, the organization said 54 Chicago-based mail carriers were among the 2,863 postal employees attacked by dogs last year.(In the news ...)
June 1, 2010... As the US Postal Service (USPS) reported a net loss of $1.9 billion for the six months ended March 31, the organization said 54 Chicago-based mail carriers were among the 2,863 postal employees attacked by dogs last year. Delores Killette, USPS...

Modest new recruit to the Hall of Fame.(world news: TIACA LEIPIG)
June 1, 2010... The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) inducted Chris Chapman, founder and chairman of air charter broker Chapman Freeborn, into its Hall of Fame during its executive summit in Leipzig. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jack Boisen, past...

Still worlds apart on airfreight security.(world news: TIACA LEIPIG)
June 1, 2010... Airlines transhipping cargo to secondary US destinations, or hubbing over US gateway airports to reach third destinations, are already being affected by security regulations intended initially only to apply to domestic flights and export...

Forwarders shoulder screening burden: Brandon Fried of the US Airforwarders Association says shippers have been slow to buy in to new security requirements.(feature focus: Security)
June 1, 2010... While some in the air cargo industry continue to feel that the 100 percent piece-level screening mandate is the wrong solution to achieve complete air cargo security, many are beginning to accept its imminent reality. The Certified Cargo...

How regulation 300 tightens the screw.(feature focus: Security)
June 1, 2010... John O'Connell, director of trade services at the British International Freight Association (BIFA), told a seminar at the Multimodal exhibition in Birmingham how the rigorous security regulations faced by UK airfreight forwarders tightened...

Playing the percentages: intermediate screening targets have "muddied the water", believes Panalpina.(feature focus: Security)
June 1, 2010... Ensuring conformance with ever-tightening airfeight security standards has been an expensive process for larger forwarders. Charles Morton, Panalpina vice president and area security manager for the US, believes the company's dollar...

Good neighbors: Turks build regional exports.(region focus: Turkey)
June 1, 2010... Gradual industrialization and the upskilling of its workforce has seen Turkey move into new sectors alongside its traditional production of garments and white goods. "Engineers and managers are coming through our technical schools in greater...

Reach for the Stans.(region focus: Turkey)
June 1, 2010... The Turkish airfreight industry, and the airborne share of international trade, has grown steadily over the last 10 years in parallel with the global trend. Turkey even managed to shrug off the effects of the economic crisis last year,...

I could write the book on airline discounting.(leadership series: Diversification)(Company overview)
June 1, 2010... Guy Tordjman says he "wants to write a book one day" about the tendency for airlines to slash rates just to get a few kilos of cargo, either because business is down or they have new capacity to fill. Tordjman claims the GSSA he founded,...

New entrants broaden narrowbody freighter field.(feature focus: Freighters)(Cover story)
June 1, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A new kid on the block is taking shape this spring. In early May an MD-82, past its service life with American Airlines, arrived in Florida for conversion into all-cargo configuration, which will make it the first MD-80...

Etihad Airways.(AIRLINES)
June 1, 2010... Etihad Airways has appointed Roy Kinnear as senior VP of Etihad Crystal Cargo. He replaces Des Vertannes, who is leaving Etihad to become global head of cargo at IATA. Kinnear has over 20 years' experience in the airline industry. Prior to...

Aloha Air Cargo.(AIRLINES)
June 1, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hawaiian carrier Aloha Air Cargo has promoted Patrick Rosa to chief operating officer. He previously served as VP of maintenance and has been employed with Aloha AirCargo and its predecessor, Aloha Airlines, for more...

Houston Airport System.(AIRPORTS)
June 1, 2010... Mario Diaz is the new director of aviation for the Houston Airport System. This includes the George Bush Intercontinental, William P Hobby and Ellington airports, which together handle more than 350,000 tonnes of cargo and 36,000 tonnes of...

Sprint Nextel Corp.(THIRD PARTIES)
June 1, 2010... FedEx Office, formerly FedEx Kinko's, has chosen Kim Dixon as executive VP and chief operating officer. She joins the Dallas-based company after 14 years with Sprint Nextel Corp, where she most recently served as senior VP of consumer sales and...

Swissport International.(THIRD PARTIES)(appointment of Markus Milesi)(Brief article)
June 1, 2010... Ground services provider Swissport International has appointed Markus Milesi as customer relationship manager in its global Cargo Services team. Milesi takes up his new position on July 1 and joins from Swiss WorldCargo, where he is a category...

Air Transport Association of America.(THIRD PARTIES)
June 1, 2010... Captain Tom Hendricks has joined the Air Transport Association of America as vice president of operations and safety. He was previously director of line operations for Delta Air Lines in Atlanta.

AMI.(THIRD PARTIES)
June 1, 2010... The US arm of trade-only airfreight wholesaler AMI has appointed Steve Crease as general manager--sales, North America, based in New York. Crease began his air cargo career with Menzies World Cargo in London, before joining the operations team...

Damco.(THIRD PARTIES)
June 1, 2010... Damco, the AP Moller-Maersk logistics brand, has hired Todd Renehan as chief commercial officer for North America. Renehan was most recently executive VP and head of sales and marketing for Ryder System in North America, and had spent almost 25...

Panalpina.(THIRD PARTIES)
June 1, 2010... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Panalpina has elected three new board members. Chris Muntwyler held senior positions at Swissair and DHL Express before becoming president & CEO of Conlogic, senior associate of Nyras Capital Group, and special...

American Fast Freight.(THIRD PARTIES)
June 1, 2010... Domestic US freight forwarder American Fast Freight has realigned its sales force with the appointment of Sharon Pagan, formerly national sales as director sales, Eastern/Midwest region; Jim Wyant, previously regional sales will become director...

Events.(people events)(Calendar)
June 1, 2010... june 6-8 Berlin: The World Air Transport Summit and IATA general meeting brings together leaders of the world's leading airlines, their alliance and business partners to debate the issues shaping the industry's future. Attendance is expected...

Bottom line.
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Watch out for Martians.(opinion)
June 1, 2010... I was recently taking a leisurely stroll around the cargo compound of a major airport in the Southeastern US when a bright red 18-wheeler truck was waved down by the uniformed guard at the entrance to the cargo acceptance area. "Morning Sir,...

Acting with one voice.(forwarders' forum)
June 1, 2010... America's capitol is home to every trade group imaginable, each vying for an audience with relevant legislators and regulators willing to hear about their issues of importance. The span of industries represented ranges from automotive,...