Air Cargo World articles from May 2008

Air Cargo World archives from May 2008

Airline Priorities.
May 1, 2008... BYLINE: Robert W. Moorman Some conferences are self-serving affairs that offer little value to attendees. The Airports Council International-North America Air Cargo Symposium in Los Angeles in late March was not one of them. The event,...

News Updates.
May 1, 2008... Delta, Northwest on Standby The merger between Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines, if approved, would create one of the world''s largest cargo operations, cargo leaders at both airlines claim, and prompt other carriers to quickly...

Fuel Frenzy.
May 1, 2008... BYLINE: Michael Fabey With jet fuel prices shattering records just about every week, airlines are hunting for more ways to compensate for their growing fuel bills. The squeeze is even tighter on the domestic side, with the flat...

Retaining Share.
May 1, 2008... BYLINE: Roger Turney Europe''s four prime cargo gateways are facing tougher times as the downturn in the global economy begins to bite into traffic throughput. These airports also have to overcome increasing capacity restraints on the...

Incheon Rising.
May 1, 2008... BYLINE: Ian Putzger Towards the end of last year Korean Air sent out some disturbing signs for its home base. The world''s largest international air freight carrier that had been the most powerful growth engine for Seoul Incheon...

Delayed Ascent.
May 1, 2008... BYLINE: OAG Analytical Services The global air freight industry is wrestling with the same issues as the rest of aviation - a teetering global economy, increasing security regulations, skyrocketing fuel costs, changing currency exchange...

Financing Freighters.
May 1, 2008... BYLINE: Stephen Rimmer, Guggenheim Partners To address freighter aircraft financing accurately, it is necessary to look at the broader aircraft financing market and focus on the issues affecting the freight sector particularly. Before...

All in the Belly.
May 1, 2008... BYLINE: Ian Putzger Of three new European destinations to be added to American Airlines'' network this year, probably the most attractive from a cargo standpoint is Moscow. Not only is the carrier fielding 777 aircraft on the sector...

People.
May 1, 2008... Honors The International Air Cargo Association inducted Klaus-Michael Kuehne, executive chairman of the Kuehne + Nagel Group, and Delford M. Smith, founder and owner of Evergreen International Aviation, into the TIACA Hall of Fame. TIACA...

Insecurity.
May 1, 2008... BYLINE: Brandon Fried, Executive Director, Airforwarders Association The Transportation Security Administration is working feverously to screen all passenger plane cargo by Aug. 3, 2010, in accordance with "Implementing the Recommendations...