Air Cargo World articles from May 2004

Air Cargo World archives from May 2004

Turning.(Editor's Note)
May 1, 2004... A turning point is one of the most difficult things in business to recognize, but it is also one of the most important. A turning point may come suddenly and unexpectedly but more often it may be visible only much later, when it is probably too...

Cargo rises, losses deepen.(News Updates)
May 1, 2004... Even with cargo business on the upswing, major U.S. airlines lost some of their 2004 recovery hopes in disappointing first quarter results and escalating jet fuel prices. Delta Air Lines and Continental Airlines--widely thought to be the most...

Security delay.(News Updates)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... The U.S. government's revamp of air cargo security regulations may take longer than expected, creating an anxious situation for forwarders and carriers waiting to see how new rules will affect their business. The Transportation Security...

Less aloft.(News Updates)(Lufthansa Cargo AG, revenue, traffic)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Last year wasn't particularly kind to one of the world's leading air cargo players. Coming off the best year in its history in 2002, Lufthansa Cargo barely eked out a profit in 2003 as revenue fell, saying its business was "gravely impacted" by...

War zone shipping.(News Updates)
May 1, 2004... Even with Middle East freight traffic showing a sharp upturn this year, Baghdad is far from a prime air cargo market. But troubled Iraq does have myriad freight delivery needs. DHL last month marked a full year of operating the only scheduled...

Upper deck.(News Updates)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... A government forecast of air freight shipping trends in the United States provided good news for integrated carriers but does little to raise the cargo hopes of American combination carriers. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration...

Storing growth.(News Updates)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... A new report provides an ominous outlook for time-definite international air cargo operators: businesses will increasingly develop regional staging warehouses from which international freight can be rapidly moved by rail or truck, according to...

Chairing 2000.(News Updates)( Cargo 2000 named Mick Fountain )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Cargo 2000, the airline and forwarder group working toward global standards for international air freight shipping, named Mick Fountain of logistics giant Exel as its chairman. Fountain, chief executive of global freight management at...

Ground reality: experts say domestic trends show U.S. airports ignore trucking at their own peril.(North America)
May 1, 2004... U.S. airports that expect to be serious cargo players are learning they must now accommodate more than just aircraft. Experts say that truck accessibility is becoming a key issue at major airports as airport operators, their eyes focused on the...

UPS.(UPS Airlines)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... In a sign of progress in talks between UPS and its unionized pilots, the two sides agreed to extend their "interest-based bargaining" until July 1 rather than seek mediation for a contract to replace an agreement that expired at the start of...

United Airlines.(bankruptcy)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... United Airlines attorneys said the carrier would not emerge from bankruptcy until late summer, admitting in a court filing that "much remains to be done" and an exit from Chapter 11 status in June as planned is no longer possible....

ABX Air.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... ABX Air reported revenue of $274.1 million and net earnings of $7.6 million for the fourth quarter 2003, its first full quarter as an independent company....

Kitty Hawk.(finance)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Domestic freighter operator Kitty Hawk secured a $10 million line of credit from Wells Fargo Business Credit the Dallas-based carrier says will improve liquidity....

San Francisco International Airport.(cargo traffic fell )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Cargo traffic at San Francisco International Airport fell 9 percent in the first two months of 2004, including a 17.6 percent drop in domestic traffic....

The Technology Asset Protection Association certified Kuehne & Nagel's Dallas Branch.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... The Technology Asset Protection Association certified Kuehne & Nagel's Dallas Branch for its security for technology shipments....

Regional cargo airline Alpine Air Express won a contract from the U.S. Postal Service to move mail in the Hawaiian islands.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Regional cargo airline Alpine Air Express won a contract from the U.S. Postal Service to move mail in the Hawaiian islands, giving the Utah-based carrier its first service in the area....

Southern California's March GlobalPort reached agreement to use Mercury Air Cargo's facilities.(Los Angeles International Airport)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Southern California's March GlobalPort reached agreement to use Mercury Air Cargo's facilities at Los Angeles International Airport....

Lynden Air Freight.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Forwarder Lynden Air Freight moved into an expanded terminal near the airport in Detroit....

Oakland International Airport.(cargo traffic fell)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Cargo traffic at Oakland International Airport fell 4.8 percent in 2003, including a 26.7 percent drop in mail....

Longistics began operating a Foreign Trade Zone.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Longistics began operating a Foreign Trade Zone within the North Carolina Global Transpark....

AirNet Systems.(service revenue)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... AirNet Systems saw its express service revenue for the full-year 2003 improve 8.8 percent to $37 million....

Virgin Atlantic Airways.(services)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Virgin Atlantic Airways plans to operate three more weekly flights from London to Boston and Washington, as well as one additional weekly flight to New York, from June 1 until October 30....

America West.(America West Airlines Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... America West will start daily non-stop flights between Los Angeles and Edmonton this summer.

Whither Wallonia? DHL wants to build on Brussels but Belgium's noisy airport battle may send the express carrier packing.(Europe)
May 1, 2004... With the battle over the legal validity of its U.S. airline operation apparently won, DHL now finds itself embroiled in a difficult political right in a more familiar place: Brussels, site of its European hub. Deutsche Post World Net's...

Austrian Cargo.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Austrian Cargo created a new product portfolio for the freight division of the Austrian Airlines Group, stressing priority service in a lineup of seven services that include care, mail, valuable, cool, medical and standard service. Austrian...

TNT Post Group.(revised its 2003 results)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... TNT Post Group revised its 2003 results, taking an extra tax charge of $ 72 million following an investigation by its audit committee into tax matters at an unnamed British unit....

Frankfurt Airport.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Frankfurt Airport's freight traffic was up 8.1 percent in the first two months of the year....

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.(cargo traffic)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Amsterdam Schiphol Airport said a 22 percent increase in traffic on freighters pushed overall cargo traffic at the airport up 11.4 percent in February....

Frankfurt Airport.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Freight traffic at Frankfurt Airport was up 6 percent in March and 7.8 percent in the first quarter although mail handling continued to fall in the three-month period....

Tibbett & Britten.(named to run fashion logistics operations of Carrefour)
May 1, 2004... Carrefour, Europe's largest retailer, named Tibbett & Britten to run its fashion logistics operations in the Iberian peninsula, doubling the British logistics firm's business with the retailer and doubling T&B's business with Carrefour in Spain...

Kuehne & Nagel and Ireland's SerCom Solutions, which specializes in managing supply chains for procurement and production planning, entered into an agreement to offer a joint-service aimed at manufacturers looking to outsource final assembly activities.(SerCom Solutions)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Kuehne & Nagel and Ireland's SerCom Solutions, which specializes in managing supply chains for procurement and production planning, entered into an agreement to offer a joint-service aimed at manufacturers looking to outsource final assembly...

Martinair Holland.(reported a net profit)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Martinair Holland reported a net profit of $11.1 million for 2003, a 39 percent improvement over 2002....

Aeroflot.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Aeroflot projects it will increase cargo revenues and volumes by 25 percent per year over the next three years, with a particular focus on growth between Europe and Southeast Asia....

Spain and Hong Kong reached a preliminary agreement on an air services treaty.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Spain and Hong Kong reached a preliminary agreement on an air services treaty, furthering the chances for direct air links....

Polar Air Cargo.(named CRS Airlines Representatives)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Polar Air Cargo named CRS Airlines Representatives its general sales agent in Spain....

DHL.(DHL Airways Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... DHL selected Dayton, Ohio-based Teradata to implement a centralized data warehouse that will electronically capture, store and relay information on DHL's express package shipments....

Emirates.(Emirates Air Service)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Emirates added Glasgow to its European network with A330-200 weekly service to Dubai with 15 tonnes of cargo capacity....

British air freight trucker Davies Turner is ramping up its Polish services through a partnership with Raben Logistics.(Davies Turner and Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... British air freight trucker Davies Turner is ramping up its Polish services through a partnership with Raben Logistics, offering 24-hour delivery to throughout Poland, as it attempts to take advantage of Poland's entry into the European...

Panalpina.(logistics center opened)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Panalpina opened a logistics center in Graz, Austria, the forwarder said would speed service for goods heading to Adriatic ports....

Iberia started using Global Freight Exchange for bookings.(Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana S.A.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Iberia started using Global Freight Exchange for bookings at all live GFX locations....

Aviapartner.(Brussels airport authorities renewed license )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Brussels airport authorities renewed handler Aviapartner's license to operate at the airport for seven years.

Chasing glaciers: regional trade treaties are popular in Asia, but the freedoms airlines really want are in China.(Pacific)
May 1, 2004... It took over a year of wrangling, with sometimes violent protests, but in February the South Korean National Assembly finally ratified the country's first free trade agreement. Distant Chile doesn't rank among Korea's main trading partners so...

Bigger CAL.(Regional Reports)(China Airlines Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Already one of the largest maindeck freight operators in trans-Pacific trade, China Airlines is putting capacity behind its long-term confidence in the region with its purchase of two more 747-400 freighters. With 15 in its fleet now, the...

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd.(tonnage jumped)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Tonnage for Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd. Jumped 15.2 percent in the first quarter, including a 21.3 percent surge in exports that was led by a 28 percent boost in exports to Europe....

Facilities developer AMB Property started work on a 1.7 million square foot handling facility.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Facilities developer AMB Property started work on a 1.7 million square foot handling facility at Tokyo Narita International Airport....

Air Hong Kong started five-times-weekly flights between Hong Kong and Taipei.(A300-B4 freighter wet-leased from Express.net)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Air Hong Kong started five-times-weekly flights between Hong Kong and Taipei largely for DHL traffic and will use an A300-B4 freighter wet-leased from Express.net....

Dragonair.(freight market)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Dragonair said a "buoyant" freight market pushed cargo tonnage up 18.7 percent in March over the same month last year, although traffic in cargo tonne-kilometers flown slipped 2 percent....

Singapore Changi Airport.(cargo traffic)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Cargo traffic at Singapore Changi Airport grew 7.4 percent in March.

Exporting hazmat: U.S. aviation regulators team up with the OAS to improve hazardous materials handling in the Americas.(Latin America, Organization of American States)
May 1, 2004... Long a supporter of educational outreach events cautioning air cargo companies about hazardous materials, the Federal Aviation Administration went a step further in Miami this year--putting on a hazmat workshop for aviation regulators from a...

Lan growth.(Regional Reports)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Lan Chile predicts healthy growth for cargo this year, although the expansion of capacity appears to be just as healthy. LanChile chief financial officer Alejandro de la Fuente said the addition of five leased 767s to its fleet this year...

TAMPA Airlines.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Colombia-based all-cargo carrier TAMPA Airlines' revenue grew 27 percent to $121 million in 2003 and operating profit more than tripled to $5.5 million. The airline, which flies DC-8 freighters and is taking four 767-200 freighters in the...

Varig Brazilian Airways and TAM called off the merger that Brazil's major airlines had sought in an effort to fix their troubled finances.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Varig Brazilian Airways and TAM called off the merger that Brazil's major airlines had sought in an effort to fix their troubled finances. The airlines said they would instead press a less ambitious passenger code-sharing plan....

Menlo Worldwide Forwarding.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Menlo Worldwide Forwarding opened an office in Manaus, Brazil....

Exel.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Exel opened an office in Buenos Aires....

Avianca.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Brazilian company Sinergy took a 75 percent stake in struggling Colombian airline Avianca, assuming $300 million in debt, and said it would attempt to get the carrier out of bankruptcy, upgrade its fleet and form alliances....

Lan Chile, Lan Peru, Lan Ecuador and Lan Dominicana launched a "Lan service alliance" for passenger and cargo operations.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Lan Chile, Lan Peru, Lan Ecuador and Lan Dominicana launched a "Lan service alliance" for passenger and cargo operations, bringing together airlines that carry a combined 424,000 tons of air freight annually.

After the storm: the MergeGlobal 2004-2008 world air freight forecast.(Feature report: forecast)(Cover Story)
May 1, 2004... The past three years provided plenty of heartache and frustration for air cargo operators. Well before September 11, demand and yields were softening considerably after the boom years of the 1990s. The tech bubble burst and there was a general...

Forecast addendum: challenge of profit.(Feature focus: forecast)
May 1, 2004... Sadly, bullish outlook on demand does not automatically translate into robust profits for freighter operators. The problem is not growth. The intercontinental freighter fleet will grow dramatically because passenger demand, and thus belly...

Walls coming down: can European and American officials come to terms on a liberalized trans-Atlantic air services pact this spring?(Region focus: Western Europe)
May 1, 2004... >From airline executives to government officials, there is broad consensus on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean that it is time for a liberal aviation agreement that could reshape air services across one of the world's busiest trade corridors....

Cargo's tight fit: Europe's clothing retailers are increasingly hemming in their margins, and that means more attention to supply chains.(Feature focus: apparel)
May 1, 2004... Despite the lavish attention some air carriers put on the garment trade, the truth is that air transport isn't always the most fashionable shipping choice for the apparel industry. For high fashion, it has always been easy to justify the cost...

Events.(Calendar)
May 1, 2004... May 18-20 Las Vegas: Aviation Industry Week, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, a three-sided, joint meeting of the GSE International Expo, the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association and the National Air Transport Association. For...

Southwest Airlines.(Airlines)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Southwest Airlines: The Dallas-based airline named Jay Hollingsworth senior manager for cargo operations. Part of his responsibility will be implementing security and automation upgrades in Southwest's cargo operations. Hollingsworth has been...

IATA.(Airlines)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... IATA: The International Air Transport Association named Gerry Mundy, perishables manager at British Airways World Cargo, to a four-year term on the association's Live Animals and Perishables Board. BAWC said the appointment showed Mundy had...

Lufthansa Cargo.(Airlines)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Lufthansa Cargo: The German carrier hired Roland Schutze as senior vice president of worldwide sales, effective June 1. Schutze, 43, had worked at the industrial giant Korber since 1992, at one point working as general manager for Asia and more...

American Airlines.(Airlines)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... American Airlines: The airline named Jeffrey Brundage senior vice president of human resources, giving him full oversight of the carrier's staff and management's negotiations with labor unions. He replaces Sue Oliver, who left American to...

British Airways World Cargo.(Airlines)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... British Airways World Cargo: As part of a reorganization of its regional area managers, the British airline named David Shepherd its Frankfurt-based area manager for Europe. Regional Vice President Tony Nothman said the move is part of an...

TNT Express.(Integrators)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... TNT Express: The carrier promoted Ben Roberts to country manager in Kuwait, where TNT is preparing to open a new express center that will tie into a regional road network. Roberts had been running TNT's operation in Abu Dhabi, where TNT says...

UPS.(Integrators)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... UPS: The company named Bob Stoffel senior vice president of the Supply Chain Group, replacing the retiring Joe Pyne. Stoffel, who joined UPS in 1975 as a part-timer while working on his college degree, will also join the UPS Management...

Consolidators International.(Third-Parties)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Consolidators International: Mike Kelly, a 35-year freight industry veteran, joined the Los Angeles-based consolidator as executive vice president and will act as both chief financial officer and chief operating officer. CII President Julian...

Exel.(Third-Parties)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Exel: The United Kingdom-based logistics giant named Lynn Grady general manager of what the company said will be a growing co-packing services business. The appointment follows Exel's purchase of Power Europe, a specialist in packaging as part...

TNT Logistics.(Third-Parties)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... TNT Logistics: The company named Karl Mackey operations director for China. Mackey will have full operational responsibility for TNT Logistics' joint venture with Shanghai Automotive Industry Sales. Mackey has nearly 10 years of automotive...

Pacer International.(Third-Parties)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Pacer International: The logistics provider named Peter Ruotsi chief commercial officer at Pacer Global Logistics, the Dublin, Ohio-based retail arm of the company. Ruotsi was most recently executive vice president of business development at...

Keystone Dedicated Logistics.(Third-Parties)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Keystone Dedicated Logistics: The Pittsburgh-based firm hired Lynn Ebersole as director of business development. McConnell has more than 20 years' of truckload-focused transport experience and was recently vice president of operations at Road...

Ozburn-Hessey Logistics.(Third-Parties)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Ozburn-Hessey Logistics: The Tennessee-based logistics operator appointed Dan Ivens director of transportation operations, overseeing the company's national managed transportation program centralized in Reno, Nev. Ivens led OHL in implementing...

DVB Bank.(Third-Parties)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... DVB Bank: The German bank, extending its push into the air transport finance arena, named Anthony Argyropoulos senior vice president and head of the bank's New York-based Capital Markets unit. Argyropoulos was senior vice president for...

Plane Handling.(Ground Handling)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Plane Handling: The United Kingdom-based ground handler named Tim Chisnall cargo business manager at the company's flagship London Heathrow Airport airside facilities. Chisnall had been cargo operations manager at Virgin Atlantic Cargo in...

Trans-Soft.(Technology)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Trans-Soft: The Arizona-based developer of software programs aimed at air freight forwarders promoted Michael McCurry to director of technology solutions.

Datatrac.(Technology)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Datatrac: The logistics software provider named finance industry veteran R. Lee Morris vice president and chief financial officer.

Technology Container.(Packaging/Labeling)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Technology Container: The Massachusetts corporation developed a line of hexagonal corrugated drums that ship knocked-down and store flat for shipping powders, dry goods, and similar products. The stackable "Hex Drums" feature one-piece...

JetSource.(Maintenance)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... JetSource: The California company opened an online avionics store to complement its existing FAA Part 145 avionics repair station. The store will include new and used avionics, accessories, pilot supplies and installation equipment. For more...

Rhino pallets.(Handling/Equipment)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Rhino Pallets: The Minnesota company released a new line of aluminum platforms and pallets for aircraft. Rhino says the equipment is ideal for automated rack storage, loading, unloading, palletization, and robotics handling. For information,...

Jungheinrich lift truck.(Handling/Equipment)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Jungheinrich Lift Truck: The Richmond, Va.-based company introduced its man-up ETX-Kombi lift trucks, compact and maneuverable devices for storing and retrieving pallet loads in narrow aisles. The trucks' driver's cabin allows the operator to...

Southworth products.(Handling/Equipment)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Southworth Products: The Maine manufacturer unveiled a container transporter/rotator that can be used to transport containers from a staging area to a work cell and back again. While in the work cell, the unit can raise a 1,500-pound load up to...

(PHOTO) presto lifts.(Handling/Equipment)
May 1, 2004... (PHOTO) Presto Lifts: The Massachusetts company introduced Rol-Lift hand pallet trucks in a variety of sizes, configurations and capacities. Presto boasts that the trucks require little maintenance and have a tight turning radius enabling them...