Air Cargo World articles from March 2003

Air Cargo World archives from March 2003

Load factor. (Editor's Note).(Editorial)
March 1, 2003... Have you flown JetBlue yet? That's the question we're hearing from a lot of business travelers these days, and if you think the question is relevant only to the passenger airline industry, you haven't been following air cargo industry...

Cargo's wartime readiness. (News Updates).
March 1, 2003... The United States military gave a small boost to beleaguered airlines when it activated the Civil Reserve Air Fleet East month, but most of the world's air cargo users, operators and agents were bracing for a harsh fallout from the deepening...

Freeing Cargo. (News Updates).(International Civil Aviation Organization proposal)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The world's governing aviation policy body is due to vote this month on a proposal urging governments to dramatically liberalize air freight services and separate all-cargo carriers from passenger airlines in their international treaties. ...

Security at Airports. (News update).
March 1, 2003... The ACI-NA report comes as the Transportation Security Administration is working on a comprehensive air cargo security program that cargo industry officials expect to be completed by the end of this year. The TSA has formed an Aviation Security...

Asia profits. (News Updates).(financial data for BAX Global Inc., Expeditors International of Washington Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Air forwarding across the Pacific during last fall's labor turmoil on the U.S. West Coast turned out to be spectacularly profitable, based on reports from two of the region's largest freight agents. Expeditors International and BAX Global,...

Booking web. (News Updates).(Asian airlines set up Air Cargo Exchange booking portal)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The lineup of Internet-based businesses that are supposed to simplify international air cargo booking is getting a lot more complicated this year. The field that Global Freight Exchange claimed as its own just a year ago got a third member as...

Grounding DHL: DHL is looking for more American shippers and it expects to find them over the road. (Regional Reports: North America).(DHL Worldwide Express planning nationwide ground service)
March 1, 2003... DHL Worldwide Express plans to roll out a nationwide ground service in the United States this month in a bid to increase its tiny share of the world's largest express parcel market. Long a holdout in offering only overnight express delivery...

Air Canada. (Briefly).(is moving to set up cargo division)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... In the midst of a plan to cut its labor costs by US$2billion, Air Canada is moving to set up its cargo division as a stand-alone subsidiary. Air Canada lost US$239 million in the fourth quarter and US$323 million for the full 2002 while cargo...

United Parcel Service. (Briefly).(to cut staff)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Just as it said it would start talks early with its unionized pilots, United Parcel Service furloughed 19 flight crewmembers and said it may drop 100 pilot jobs because of what it said were reduced staffing needs on newer, more efficient...

Teamsters. (Briefly).(International Brotherhood of Teamsters, less-than-truckload carriers reach tentative labor agreement)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The Teamsters union and the major less-than-truckload carriers reached a tentative agreement on a new contract for unionized freight drivers in the United States.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide. (Briefly).(company net profit for 2002)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Logistics specialist C.H. Robinson Worldwide's net profits grew 14.7 percent last year, to $96.3 million, and gross revenue grew 6 percent to $483.8 million.

Delta Air Lines. (Briefly).(to ground 727 aircraft)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Delta Air Lines will ground the last of its 727s in April. leaving none of the once-popular Boeing jets in use by combination airlines in the United States.

U.S. Military Traffic Management Command awarded Accenture a nine-year. (Briefly).(contract)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The U.S. Military Traffic Management Command awarded Accenture a nine-year. $67 million contract to replace the military's separate Global Freight Management and Integrated Booking systems with a single integrated system to manage end-to-end...

UPS will have franchise owners of its Mailboxes Etc. (Briefly).(change their name to the UPS Store)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... UPS will have franchise owners of its Mailboxes Etc. subsidiary change the name of the storefronts to The UPS Store and offer lower prices for UPS shipping.

FedEx will handle all ground linehaul in the United States for freight wholesaler Consolidators International. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... FedEx will handle all ground linehaul in the United States for freight wholesaler Consolidators International, carrying the company's shipments from forwarders to CII's Los Angeles and Atlanta export hubs.

CF AirFreight operator in California. (Briefly).(Warren Barnes launches boutique)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Warren Barnes, formerly a CF AirFreight operator in California, launched a "boutique" air forwarding operation in Los Angeles called Corrigan's Express.

USCO Logistics. (Briefly).(to handle services for California Innovations)
March 1, 2003... USCO Logistics will handle warehousing and distribution in the U.S. for California Innovations, a retailer of outdoor sports goods.

Airborne Express. (Briefly).(services to be used by Xerox)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Xerox will use Airborne Express for its nationwide ground delivery and returns service.

Lynden Air Freight guaranteed better pricing and priority space. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Lynden Air Freight guaranteed better pricing and priority space in its alliance with Continental Cargo, which gains preferential access to the forwarder's non-U.S. business.

Electronic logistics management provider Transource. (Briefly).(to use NTE transport management systems)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Electronic logistics management provider Transource will use the transport management systems of NTE.

Cooler Kastrup: SAS Cargo is sending some chilly messages to an alliance partner as the airline warms up to Copenhagen. (Europe).
March 1, 2003... As the temperature in downtown Stockholm drops to minus 20 degrees Centigrade, all but the hardiest Swedes start to shiver. This is cold, even by Scandinavia's subzero standards. Frigid, cold, icy are words that also describe Lufthansa Cargo's...

Lufthansa Cargo said it would raise rates an average of 3.5 percent across its international network April 1. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Lufthansa Cargo said it would raise rates an average of 3.5 percent across its international network April 1, citing higher costs from third-party service providers. Lufthansa also sought to encourage online booking by saying it would waive...

Cargolux placed a firm order with Boeing for a 747-400. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Cargolux placed a firm order with Boeing for a 747-400 freighter with Rolls Royce engines to be delivered in April 2004, when it will become the airline's 13th freighter.

British Airways. (Briefly).(KLM Cargo, Lufthansa Cargo, and Martinair Holland raise fuel surcharges)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... British Airways, Lufthansa Cargo, KLM Cargo and Martinair Holland raised their fuel surcharges 50 percent as of March 1.

Cargo revenue at BA edged up 5.8 percent in the last three months of 2002. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Cargo revenue at BA edged up 5.8 percent in the last three months of 2002 and was up 2.8 percent in the first nine months of the carrier's fiscal year. But the $208.4 million in revenue in the quarter was 16.9 percent behind the last three...

Kuehne & Nagel acquired a majority stake in Nakufreight. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Kuehne & Nagel acquired a majority stake in Nakufreight, its agent in Mauritius since 1989.

Hays Logistics. (Briefly).(up for sale)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The parent of Hays Logistics put the U.K.-based logistics company up for sale, according to published reports in Europe.

Dragonair chose Menzies World Cargo for the ground handling and trucking. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Dragonair chose Menzies World Cargo for the ground handling and trucking linehaul for the carrier's six-times-weekly 747-300 freighter service to Manchester in the United Kingdom. The service will become daily this month.

ProLogis bought five distribution facilities. (Briefly).(from AIG/Lincoln Development)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... ProLogis bought five distribution facilities totaling 872,239 square feet near Prague from AIG/Lincoln Development. ProLogis also leased distribution space to three Barcelona firms, including ChronoExpress.

Air Lib shut down last month after talks on a government bailout failed. (Briefly).(Air Lib shuts down services)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... French regional airline Air Lib shut down last month after talks on a government bailout failed. Vos Logistics started using Transwide's electronic messaging system to communicate with clients and business partners.

Geodis. (Briefly).(company net sales in 2002)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Net sales at French logistics firm Geodis fell 4.1 percent in 2002.

Savi Technology will integrate its asset management software. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Savi Technology will integrate its asset management software with Envirotainer temperature-controlled air cargo solutions to create a real-time, information network for temperature-sensitive cargo.

Combining cathay: competition is coming from unlikely places, so cathay pacific and DHL are finding closeness counts. (Pacific).
March 1, 2003... January brought lots of champagne toasts and million-dollar smiles to senior executives at Cathay Pacific Airways. Business was good and the outlook for 2003 quite positive, and the airline even had a rare meeting with its unionized pilots on...

Singapore Airlines Cargo. (Briefly).(services information)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Using new authority in an aviation treaty with China, Singapore Airlines Cargo will start flying a 747400 freighter three-times weekly from the Chinese cities of Xiamen and Nanjing to Chicago on flights that originate in Singapore.

Forwarder Danzas formed a joint venture with longtime partner the Lemuir Group. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Forwarder Danzas formed a joint venture with longtime partner the Lemuir Group to provide supply chain solutions throughout India.

China Southern Airlines. (Briefly).(reports that air cargo traffic grew)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... China Southern Airlines cargo traffic grew 17.4 percent in 2002 over 2001, including a 20.5 percent gain in December. The airline is also looking at adding 747-400 service between Australia and Guangzhou.

China Eastern Airlines. (Briefly).(finances grow)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... China Eastern Airlines reported an 8 percent gain for the full year and a 22.7 percent increase in cargo in December.

EVA Air. (Briefly).(Taiwan air cargo grows)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Taiwan-based EVA Air said cargo revenue grew 33 percent in 2002 even though traffic out of the United States and Europe remained weak.

Dragonair. (Briefly).(grows with new aircraft additions)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Cargo traffic at Hong Kong-based Dragonair grew 64.6 percent last year as the airline added 747-300 freighters to its fleet.

Air New Zealand. (Briefly).(to end service)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Air New Zealand will drop its Sidney-Los Angeles combination service next month as it steps up Auckland-Los Angeles frequencies to 17 a week.

Logistics technology company Syntegra signed a partnership agreement. (Briefly).(with Hewlett Packard China)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Logistics technology company Syntegra signed a partnership agreement with Hewlett Packard China to develop air and logistics services in China.

Northwest Airlines. (Briefly).(service information)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Northwest Airlines will fly daily nonstops between Seattle and Osaka from June to October and said it would start operating the route through Honolulu the rest of the year.

Air Paradise, a new airline operating from Bali. (Briefly).(names ACP Worldwide Australian general sales agent)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Air Paradise, a new airline operating from Bali, named ACP Worldwide its cargo general sales agent in Australia.

European technology firm Transaxiom Holding acquired Powerlan's forwarding business. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... European technology firm Transaxiom Holding acquired Powerlan's forwarding business and added offices in Singapore and Sydney, Australia.

Latin expediting: American airlines is speeding things up in Latin America, and hopes cargo revenue comes along for the ride. (Latin America).
March 1, 2003... When Moody's Investor Services downgraded the debt of American Airlines in early February, the rating agency noted that "capacity additions and fare discounting" in American's important Latin American markets have eroded earnings in the region....

Amerijet International. (Briefly).(service to BOnaire)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Florida-based Amerijet International started weekly 727 freighter service to Bonaire.

AeroMexico. (Briefly).(new nonstop services)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... AeroMexico started nonstop service from San Diego to Mazatlan and Chicago to Mexico City.

Parras Industrial of Mexico. (Briefly).(using equipment from Data Mirror)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Parras Industrial of Mexico, a denim fabric manufacturer, will use an integration system developed by Canada's Data Mirror to streamline its supply chain.

Cargo's size questions: the AN-225 has size to spare, but what's the market for the world's largest commercial aircraft? (Feature Focus: Project Cargo).(Product/Service Evaluation)
March 1, 2003... Crouched down low on an airport tarmac, its nose lifted straight up and its endless wings stretched impossibly far apart, about the last thing the AN-225 freighter in repose suggests is flight. Its hulking middle is simply too big, its longs...

Shanghai's Cargo surprise: airports around Asia are finding that new international trade winds are blowing toward China's fastest-growing city. (Feature Report: Asia Airports).
March 1, 2003... or a quick glimpse of the rapid, sometimes surreal growth pace of modern China, you have to look no further than the rice paddies along the east side of the Huangpu River on the outskirts of Shanghai. They're not there anymore. The decades-old...

Scandinavian Shipping, inside and out: Nordic air cargo operators are speaking with one voice about of the pleasures of shipping from home. (Region Focus: Scandinavia).
March 1, 2003... Scandinavians are used to digging themselves out from under heavy snow. But now, amongst its air freight community, there is a new determination to dig themselves in to protect and preserve their home market. Too much high-yield air cargo...

Speeding to profits: express and cargo companies take a three-sided approach to the future in their first joint courier/forwarder/trucker meeting. (Special Advertising Section).(Air Cargo 2003 conference)
March 1, 2003... Security and economic questions are expected to dominate this month's Air Cargo 2003, a first-time blending of the Air & Expedited Motor Carriers Association and the Air Forwarders Association's 2003 Air Freight Management conference and...

2003 AirCargoWorld express guide.(Directory)
March 1, 2003... Express delivery guide listings are based on questionnaires returned by companies. To include a company, or update information, contact air Cargo World editorial offices at: 1270 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045; fax: (202)...

Events.(freight transportation industry events)(Calendar)
March 1, 2003... March 18-19 Washington: FAA Forecast Conference, at the Washington Convention Center, the Federal Aviation Administration looks at where the U.S. airline industry is going. For information, call (202) 267 7924 or e-mail:...

Airlines. (People).(executive appointments at Volga Dnepr and Martinair Holland)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Martinair Holland: The Dutch airline hired Emir Pineda as director of North American cargo sales at the carrier's headquarters for the Americas in Boca Raton, Fla. Pineda has worked for 15 years in air cargo business development, with special...

Integrators. (People).(Bob Stoffel and Hans de Bruyne appointments)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... United Parcel Service: Twenty-eight year UPS veteran Bob Stoffel was named president of UPS Supply Chain Solutions. Stoffel, 47, will oversee the $2 billion unit that includes the recent integration of UPS Logistics Group, UPS Freight Services...

Third-Parties. (People).(includes BAX Global announces Richard Charles appointment)
March 1, 2003... BAX Global: The heavyfreight specialist named Richard Charles regional director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Charles joined BAX two years ago as global account director. Previously, he was the U.K. sales and marketing director for...

Airports. (People).(Airports Council International-North America)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Airports Council International-North America: ACI-NA named its air cargo subcommittee and said the panelists will also serve on the association's air cargo security task force. Richard Janisse, deputy executive director of Los Angeles World...

Technology. (People).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Traxon Europe: Jean-Yves Cap replaced Manfred Wekwerth as managing director of the airline cargo communications provider after Wekwerth retired. Cap, 37, joined Traxon at the start of 2001 after 12 years at Air France, one of the founders of...

Trucking. (People).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Con-Way: David Miller was promoted to president of Con-Way Southern Express, one of the units of the regional LTL giant Con-Way Transportation Services. Miller, 48, had been vice president of strategic planning at the parent. Miller's planning...

Airline returns.(cargo revenues)
March 1, 2003... Airline Returns Cargo revenue in 2002 for the top nine American combination carriers and percentage change from 2000 and 2001. (in US$millions) % CHANGE % CHANGE AIRLINE ...

Lufthansa shares.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Lufthansa Shares Share of Lufthansa Cargo's capacity, in available tonne-kilometers, in major world regions in the first quarter of 2000 and the fourth quarter of 2002. 2000 2002 Asia/Pacific 38.9% 45.6%...

Customs: all parts of the expedited supply chain need to take part in the U.S. customs security process. (Forwarders Forum).
March 1, 2003... The U.S. Customs Service recently called the air transportation trade together to solicit views on the agency's Development of Regulations Regarding Mandatory Advanced Collection of Electronic Information for Air Cargo. In their opening...