Air Cargo World articles from May 2007

Air Cargo World archives from May 2007

Time.
May 1, 2007... BYLINE: Paul Page The United Kingdom didn''t give in easily to the new trans-Atlantic aviation treaty but all the incentive the British needed for the pact was outside the window at London Heathrow Airport. That''s where a flowering of new...

News Updates.(air freight services, airport security)
May 1, 2007... China Expressly Growing The battle for air express business in China is officially on. UPS last month announced plans for a package and freight hub at Shanghai''s Pudong International Airport and said it would open the operation by 2008....

Rejuvenating Cargo.
May 1, 2007... BYLINE: Robert W. Moorman Maybe there is something clarifying about bankruptcy. U.S. passenger airlines that have flirted with, remain in, or are poised to emerge from bankruptcy protection appear to have reawakened to the profit-making...

Crime, Punishment.
May 1, 2007... BYLINE: Roger Turney Volga-Dnepr''s very public castigation and suspension as an approved supplier to the United Nations, after allegations that it proffered bribes to win major UN contracts, is a throwback to a supposedly bygone era. ...

Terminal Velocity.
May 1, 2007... BYLINE: Ian Putzger When is a cargo warehouse full? Hong Kong''s largest terminal operator and its biggest customer have radically different ideas on that question. The mathematical fault line pits Cathay Pacific, which commands some 40...

Steady Flight.
May 1, 2007... BYLINE: Marty Graham, BACK Aviation Solutions After staggering through a slow 2005 with 3.2 percent growth in overall air cargo traffic, the air freight industry headed into 2006 with a cautious eye. As the year unfolded, the air freight...

Europe''s Asian Angst.
May 1, 2007... BYLINE: Peter Conway There is a rather downbeat air in European air cargo as the continent''s carriers watch a new wave of freighter operators eat into their traditional market share on Europe to Asia routes. The consensus of various...

People.
May 1, 2007... Airlines Atlas Air: Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings named former KLM Cargo executive Michael T. Steen senior vice president and chief marketing officer, replacing Ronald Lane, who is retiring at the end of the year. Lane will remain a senior...

China.
May 1, 2007... BYLINE: Brandon Fried, Executive Director, Airforwarders Association United Airlines recently hosted an intimate gathering in Washington to celebrate its new "Capital to Capital" nonstop service to Beijing. The event attracted numerous...