Air Cargo World articles from March 2002

Air Cargo World archives from March 2002

Separation. (Editor's Note).(international restrictions on air cargo services)(Brief Article)(Column)
March 1, 2002... A veteran of the airline industry, and of the air cargo business, once told us that the real value that an air carrier brings to the supply chain table amounts to one thing: it's route authority. That is, an airline's legal right to carry...

Regulating cargo security. (News Updates).(American cargo airlines coordinating security plans, Transportation Security Agency)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... With the newly-formed Transportation Security Agency expected to give the first hints of new anti-terrorism re-strictions as early as this month, American cargo airlines are working on detailed and coordinated security plans of their own that...

Record 2001. (News Updates).(air cargo traffic down in 2001)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... The first official reports on 2001 are bearing out what's been evident at tarmacs and terminals around the world: the year was the worst for air cargo, and probably for air transport in general, in the modern era of aviation. The...

Waybill waits. (News Updates).(International Air Transport Association's paperless air waybill project may suffer due to the airline industry's downturn)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Any hopes that the International Air Transport Association's paperless air waybill project could be implemented soon may have fallen victim to the airline industry's steep downturn. Managers of IATA's ambitious worldwide plan are stretching...

Net forward. (News Updates).(2001 financial data for Expeditors International of Washington Inc., EGL Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... Expeditors International of Washington and Eagle Global Logistics look like companies heading in opposite directions even as both forwarders slip downward in the global economic downturn. Both companies trumpeted signs of improvement in a...

Starring DPWN. (News Updates).(Deutsche Post World Net is integrating mail, freight forwarding services)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Deutsche Post World Net is working to integrate its far-flung express, mail and freight forwarding businesses into a single line of services that the German postal giant hopes brings everything from third-party logistics to letter delivery...

Rolling on. (News Updates).(Continental Airlines new cargo facility at Kennedy Airport rolling due to 'Ball Mat' handling system designed by Lodige Industries of Germany)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Continental Airlines says that air freight is rolling in New York since the carrier has moved into a new cargo facility at Kennedy Airport. Not that traffic has improved all that much, but the freight is literally rolling. That's because...

China shuffle. (News Updates).(airline consolidation approved by China's cabinet)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Shuffling its domestic aviation deck as the rest of the world's air traders rush into the growing market, China's cabinet approved an airline consolidation that will have the country's three largest airlines swallow up six smaller ones by...

Opening doors. (News Updates).(Airborne Freight Corp. will put cargo doors on retooled 767-200 planes)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Cutting a cargo door for a passenger-to-freighter conversion isn't necessarily a dramatic decision, but when Airborne Express announced it will put the large loading doors in retooled 767-200s the choice raised some eyebrows. But Airborne,...

Small gains: What's a freight carrier to do when bigger shipments have a smaller role in American air cargo shipping trends? (Regional Reports: North America).(financial statistics for freight carriers in 2001)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... The domestic United States express market, the world's engine for fast-moving air cargo traffic, is rapidly splitting into two markets. The latest reports from the country's largest integrated cargo carriers show express parcel business and...

Building blocks: In a Southeast Asia region marked by rapid economic development, not everyone is on the fast track. (Regional Reports: Pacific).(airport development, statistics)(Statistical Data Included)(Industry Overview)
March 1, 2002... Visitors to the Asia-Pacific Rim are often amazed by the speed of development in the region. Chances are, however, they don't have Bangkok's new international airport in mind. While many infrastructure projects in the region are conceived and...

Euro Emery: Emery is keeping its name in Europe but the identity may turn out to be different. (Regional Reports: Europe).(Emery Worldwide name changed to Emery Forwarding)
March 1, 2002... Please welcome the return, be it brief perhaps, of the all-American forwarder. It is a name you will have known previously as Emery Worldwide, but will now be known as Emery Forwarding. It is all part of the restructuring exercise induced by...

Opening cargo skies: With Europe preparing to negotiate aviation rights as one, freighter operators wonder which flag to fly. (Feature Focus Aviation Treaties).(future rules of air cargo services uncertain in European Union)
March 1, 2002... When career bureaucrats at the European Union first sought to negotiate aviation rights in the early 1990s, they sat down with their counterparts from the United States to talk about cargo flights because freighters seemed so lacking in...

Throwing curves: Air forwarders and expedited truckers prepare to meet in an uncertain economic environment. (Air Freight Management Conference & Exposition).(Industry Overview)
March 1, 2002... The official theme of the 2002 Airfreight Management Conference & Exposition may be "Staying Ahead of the Curve: Our Emerging Role in Logistics Management," but the recession and its impact on transportation providers is sure to be the prime...

Adcom worldwide.(new name of Adcom Express)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Adcom Express has become Adcom Worldwide--new name, same great service! For over twenty years, Adcom Worldwide has provided the finest specialized services available in the transportation industry. By designing services to meet the specific...

Flying oversized: The market for outsized project cargo got smaller last year, so why are new aircraft looking for takeoff? (Feature Focus Project Cargo).(Boeing launches the BC-17X and Antonov launches the An-225 for the oversized air cargo market)
March 1, 2002... The massive bulk of the oversized shipments that make up the world's outsized air cargo business stands in sharp contrast to the sliver-thin size of the project cargo market. And when it comes to the carrying the heaviest of the heavy...

Nordic Downhill: An economic chill is coloring cargo competition in Scandinavia. (Region Focus Scandinavia).(economic climate for air cargo carriers in Scandinavia)
March 1, 2002... Scandinavia's leading air cargo carriers have never pinned their hopes as much on fashion as they are in 2002. Not that the airlines have turned away from the technology business that has driven economic growth from Helsinki to Stockholm over...

People.(includes, International Air Cargo Association adds Siegfried Koehler and Joseph Sutter to hall of fame)
March 1, 2002... TIACA: The International Air Cargo Association added two industry figures to the group's Hall of Fame. Joseph Sutter was honored for his work as an aircraft designer at Boeing, where he was the chief engineer of the 747, the only commercial jet...

Events.
March 1, 2002... March 10-12 Hollywood, Fla.: Air Freight Management Conference and Expo, at the Westin Diplomat, the annual joint session of the Airforwarders Association and the Air & Expedited Motor Carriers. For information, call 703-519-0355 or...

Air Cargo the Bottom Line.(Illustration)
March 1, 2002... Airline Returns Cargo revenue in 2001 for the top nine American combination carriers and percentage change from 2000. (in US$millions) AIRLINE 2000 2001 % CHANGE 1. Northwest Airlines 857 720 ...

Deferrals: Airlines turning away from two-day service may have made their moves in a rush. (Forwarders Forum).(Brief Article)(Column)
March 1, 2002... Late last year, a certain air carrier who shall remain anonymous, following a recommended "product rationalization strategy," eliminated its second-day air cargo product for domestic U.S. cargo. The reason? The carrier said it had analyzed...