Air Cargo World articles from November 2003

Air Cargo World archives from November 2003

Secure.(air cargo security )
November 1, 2003... The transportation security administration barely had the recommendations for air cargo security in hand before the firestorm began. About the only group that didn't weigh in right away was shippers, but more on that later. The criticism...

Shipping economic recovery?
November 1, 2003... After nearly four years of an economic downturn, United Parcel Service says the United States' economy has turned around and the package carrier has the business to prove its point. Overnight air deliveries surged up 10.2 percent in the quarter...

Merging Europe.(Air France, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines merger)(Industry Overview)
November 1, 2003... The announced merger of Air France and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines pushes Europe's airline industry into a new stage of major-carrier consolidation and creates what is potentially Europe's largest air cargo group. The two airlines held 30.8...

747 converts.(Boeing freighter conversion program )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... More than 400 jumbo passenger planes are now in play as potential freighters with the Boeing decision to offer a freighter conversion program for the 747-400 freighter. Boeing is launching the modification program as cargo traffic is...

Airlines arisen.(News Updates)(AMR Corp., Northwest Airlines profits data)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... It was only $1 million, the thinnest of margins in a $4.6 billion operation, but the net profit American Airlines parent AMR Corp. reported in the third quarter may have been the best sign yet that U.S. carriers have some life left in them. ...

Definite delivery.(News Updates)(new service from Lufthansa Cargo)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Lufthansa Cargo a new service called "customer definite" but it's not entirely definite who the customer is. Offered in concert with its "td" time definite line of freight services, the "cd.Solutions" line includes delivery to final...

KLM bi-portal.(News Updates)(KLM Cargo joins Cargo Portal Services)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Officials at Cargo Portal Services believe that KLM Cargo's decision to join the Web-based portal marks an important step toward major airlines lining up with multiple booking services. KLM announced that it was joining CPS just after it...

Concorde lands.(News Updates)(Air France donates Concorde to Air and Space Museum)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Concorde has never carried much freight in its sleek fuselage, so it's an odd twist that one member of the departing supersonic fleet became a kind of cargo shipment itself on its last flight. Air France donated the Concorde to the...

Prince, Page appointed.(News Updates)(Steve Prince, Paul Page appointed at Commonwealth Business Media)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Commonwealth Business Media announced that Steve Prince, the publisher of Air Cargo World, was promoted to publisher of the logistics weekly publication Traffic World. At the same time, Air Cargo World Editor Paul Page was named Editor-in-Chief...

Delta's force: Tony Charaf says reviving Delta Air's cargo business sometimes means taking a narrow view.(North America)
November 1, 2003... Delta Air Logistics chief Tony Charaf isn't one to lament what he does not have. Faced with a smaller air freight market, the head of the cargo arm of Delta Air Lines says he is trying to better serve the business that he does have. Faced with...

Polar Air Cargo added a weekly 747 freighter stop in Halifax on the way to the airline's European hub in Liege, Belgium, targeting seafood exports out of the Canadian maritime provinces.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Polar Air Cargo added a weekly 747 freighter stop in Halifax on the way to the airline's European hub in Liege, Belgium, targeting seafood exports out of the Canadian maritime provinces. The flight starts in New York and will use Northstar...

NYK Logistics, part of Japan's NYK line shipping conglomerate, bought Vexure.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... NYK Logistics, part of Japan's NYK Line shipping conglomerate, bought Vexure, a holding company whose transport and logistics businesses include the Stonier Transportation truckload operation.

FedEx signed an agreement with the National Association of Manufacturers.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... FedEx signed an agreement with the National Association of Manufacturers to make a FedEx shipping services available to the group's 14,000 industrial members.

OIA Global Logistics.(anti-terrorism program)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Forwarder OIA Global Logistics joined the Customs-Trade Partnership Against terrorism program.

Ground handlers National Aviation Services and DJ Air Services struck a deal.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Ground handlers National Aviation Services and DJ Air Services struck a deal to jointly operate DJ's three facilities at Kennedy International Airport.

Associated Global Systems.(expanded facility)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Forwarder Associated Global Systems moved into an expanded facility in Salt Lake City.

UPS Supply Chain Solutions.(service provider for Fujitsu Technology Solutions)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Fujitsu Technology Solutions named UPS Supply Chain Solutions its sole provider for parts distribution and planning and returns management in North America.

E.J. Brooks, a manufacturer of cargo security seals and locking devices.(sponsorship of National Cargo Security Council membership for law enforcement agencies)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... E.J. Brooks, a manufacturer of cargo security seals and locking devices, will sponsor membership in the National Cargo Security Council for 14 law enforcement agencies, including police departments in several port cities.

Web-based logistics provider Integres acquired forwarder Key Transportation Services.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Webbased logistics provider Integres acquired forwarder Key Transportation Services and will keep the business as a separate unit headed by Key chief executive Jack Compton.

Glendale, Calif.-based Airport Group International started ground handling.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Glendale, Calif.-based Airport Group International started ground handling for a 747 freighter operation at Chicago O'Hare International Airport.

Dachser Air & Sea Freight.(new office at O'Hare Airport)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Forwarder Dachser Air & Sea Freight opened an office outside Chicago O'Hare Airport, the third station the company has launched this year.

US Airways' regional operator PSA Airlines started flying Canadair CRJ-200 regional jets.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... US Airways' regional operator PSA Airlines started flying Canadair CRJ-200 regional jets, replacing turboprops as part of a larger move toward economic recovery that will push more regional jets through US Airways' major hubs.

Viva VIA: from brokering to block space deals, marketing an airport is an active occupation at VIA Vitoria.(Europe)(Vitoria International Airport)
November 1, 2003... The concept is quite simple, but somehow never quite appears to deliver on its promise. Is it possible to develop a truly functional all cargo airport? In the colorful foothills of the Pyrenees in Northern Spain, supporters of the Vitoria...

Cargo traffic at Frankfurt Airport fell 2.6 percent in September, a surprising slowdown the airport said was led by weakening German exports, especially on trans-Atlantic lanes.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Cargo traffic at Frankfurt Airport fell 2.6 percent in September, a surprising slowdown the airport said was led by weakening German exports, especially on trans-Atlantic lanes. Mail fell 10.3 percent because of reduced service in Deutsche Post...

Emirates.(new flights from Dubai to Moscow)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Emirates started five-times-weekly flights from Dubai to Moscow's Domodedovo Airport using A330-200s with 15 tonnes of cargo capacity.

DHL Danzas Air & Ocean.(new logistics facility in Frankfurt)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... DHL Danzas Air & Ocean opened a 23,400-square-feet logistics facility at Frankfurt Airport's CargoCity South.

Polar Air Cargo named Globe Air Cargo.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Polar Air Cargo named Globe Air Cargo its general sales agent in Belgium and Luxembourg.

Ground handler Aviapartner opened a perishables center at the Ostend-Bruges International Airport.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Ground handler Aviapartner opened a perishables center at the Ostend-Bruges International Airport that includes 4,300 square feet of warehouse space and capacity for 300 tons of cargo.

Ukraine International Airlines boosted its freight presence in Europe with the appointment of cargo general sales agents in France.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Ukraine International Airlines boosted its freight presence in Europe with the appointment of cargo general sales agents in France, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland through its worldwide GSA Pace Management.

KLM.(airline begins twice weekly service to Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... KLM is starting twice weekly 767-300 service out of Amsterdam to Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon in West Africa.

Panalpina.(wins award from Celestica)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Electronics manufacturer Celestica gave forwarder Panalpina its first-year global supplier award.

Hong Kong-based forwarder U-Freight named SLS AB.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Hong Kong-based forwarder U-Freight named SLS AB of Gothenburg as its agent in Sweden.

Skynet Worldwide Express of the Netherlands took full ownership of SkyNet UK.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Skynet Worldwide Express of the Netherlands took full ownership of SkyNet UK, a business the company had shared with LanChile.

Brussels International Airport.(reports increased cargo traffic in July)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Cargo traffic at Brussels International Airport grew 18.5 percent in July over the year before, still 9.5 percent behind the comparable figure for July 2000.

Airlines Services GSA of Norway joined the European General Sales Agent Consortium.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Airlines Services GSA of Norway joined the European General Sales Agent Consortium, the 15th member of the group of cargo businesses representing 113 airlines in 35 locations.

China's pull: new moves by air carriers suggest China is becoming the engine of intra-Asia growth.(Pacific)
November 1, 2003... Ask an Asian carrier executive what his or her company is up to these days and the response will sound very much like a mantra for airlines from around the globe: "We are trying to increase our capacity into China." As important as China is in...

Beijing Capital International Airport.(Chinese authorities plan expansions for airport)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... China authorities plan to start construction of expansions to the Beijing Capital International Airport next March even as planning begins toward a new airport for the city. Work on the new airport would start in 2010 for an opening in 2015.

Menzies Aviation Group started a joint venture company with Macau Logistics Development.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... ... Menzies Aviation Group started a joint venture company with Macau Logistics Development called MAG Logistics to provide a range of logistics services, including bonded warehousing.

The Technology Asset Protection Association its security certification to the Menlo Worldwide.
November 1, 2003... ... The Technology Asset Protection Association gave its security certification to the Menlo Worldwide logistics hub in Singapore.

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd.(opens air cargo facility in Shenzhen)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... ... Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd. opened an air cargo consolidation center in Shenzhen's Futian Free Trade Zone.

Japanese forwarder Yusen Air & Sea Service outsourced its ground handling.(to CargoTec)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... ... Japanese forwarder Yusen Air & Sea Service outsourced its ground handling in Singapore to CargoTec.

Germany's Hellmann Worldwide Logistics bought New Zealand forwarder Eskimo International.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... ... Germany's Hellmann Worldwide Logistics bought New Zealand forwarder Eskimo International and said it would keep the staff and management at the renamed Eskimo HPL.

China Southern became the first Chinese mainland customer for the Airbus A330-200 aircraft.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... ... China Southern became the first Chinese mainland customer for the Airbus A330-200 aircraft, signing for four of the planes starting delivery in 2005.

Air Hong Kong chose Thales Avionics to provide onboard flight equipment.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... ... Air Hong Kong chose Thales Avionics to provide onboard flight equipment for the six A300-600 freighters the airline is buying.

Royal Jordanian Airlines upgraded its service between Amman and Kuala Lumpur International Airport.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... ... Royal Jordanian Airlines upgraded its service between Amman and Kuala Lumpur International Airport from an A310 to an A340.

Lynden Air Freight.(freight forwarder opens seven offices in China)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... ... Lynden Air Freight opened seven offices in China, expanding an Asia division the Seattle-based forwarder launched last year as a strategic business unit.

DHL Danzas Air & Ocean will use the Tradeport Hong Kong.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... ... DHL Danzas Air & Ocean will use the Tradeport Hong Kong logistics center.

Air-India.(adds twice-weekly flights to Bangkok, Shanghai)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... ... Air-India will start twice-weekly flights from Mumbai and Delhi to Bangkok and Shanghai in December.

Holding pattern for freighters: values are down, but so is traffic, so when does it make sense for new freighters to take off?(Feature Focus: Freighters)
November 1, 2003... As we enter the final quarter of 2003 the global freighter fleet totals 1,649 jets, just 2 percent higher than it was three years ago. That is stark evidence that the industry has not yet recovered from the unprecedented decline of 7 to 10...

Flying all--cargo, virtually: just how many seats can that freighter hold?(Feature Report: Belly Freighters)(Asia )
November 1, 2003... It's 1 a.m. in Hong Kong, and an A330 operated by Dragonair touches down at Chek Lap Kok airport and the load factor on the passenger plane is pretty poor by just about any airline's operating standard: it's zero percent. The rows of seats are...

Pacific freighter games: any search for new business across the Pacific Ocean must start on the upper deck.(Region Focus: Trans-Pacific Trade)
November 1, 2003... During the past spring, freighter operators caught a glimpse of paradise in Hong Kong. In March the number of all-cargo flights going through Hong Kong International Airport jumped 16.8 percent, well ahead of the airport's tonnage growth curve,...

Airports at the station: European airports say cargo rail feeder services are the answer to congestion in Europe, but what the trains lack are freight customers.(Region Focus: European Airports)
November 1, 2003... Remember the CargoSprinter? In September 1997 Frankfurt Airport assembled leaders of the world's air freight community to marvel at a smart red train that was about to start air cargo feeder services from Osnabruck and Hannover to a new rail...

The 2003 air cargo quality survey: shipper survey-part 2: what do shippers think?--Industry trends and issues in intercontinental air freight.(Special Report: Shipper Survey II)
November 1, 2003... In this second installment of the three-part survey of shipper views of air cargo service, the International Logistics Quality Institute looks at the opinions of intercontinental air shippers regarding the services of the major integrated air...

Obituary.(Mark Damisch of MergeGlobal)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
November 1, 2003... Mark Damisch, a senior consultant at the MergeGlobal consulting firm, died Oct. 12 from injuries he received in a crash of a private plane he was piloting near Queen Anne, Md. He had been practicing aerobatic maneuvers for an upcoming...

Alpine Air Express.(Scott Jacox named senior vice president)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Alpine Air Express: The Utah-based regional freighter flier named longtime chief pilot Scott Jacox senior vice president with responsibility for expanding operations that have taken the carrier into South America. Jacox has been with Alpine...

TNT Post Group.(David Kulik named group managing director )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... TNT Post Group: The Netherlands-based parent of express operator TNT named David Kulik, former head of the CTI Logistix company that TNT acquired in 2000, to group managing director of the TNT Logistics division. Kulik, 55, has been managing...

FedEx.(J. Kenneth Glass joins board of directors)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... FedEx: J. Kenneth Glass, president and chief executive officer of the Memphis-based First Tennessee bank joined the board of directors of FedEx Corp., the corporate parent of FedEx Express and related express and freight delivery companies....

Panalpina.(Douglas Brittin named vice president)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Panalpina: Continuing a leadership shakeup under new North America Region President David Beatson, the forwarder named Douglas Brittin vice president of marketing for North America. Brittin, 53, has more than 25 years of experience in...

DHL Danzas Air & Ocean.(Peter Landsiedel promoted)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... DHL Danzas Air & Ocean: Peter Landsiedel was promoted to chief executive of the Asia-Pacific region following Thomas Nieszner's move to the DHL logistics board. Landsiedel had been vice president of the North Pacific region for DHL Danzas. A...

Schneider National.(Tom Escott named president)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Schneider National: Tom Escott left his position as chief executive of the Americas division at forwarder GeoLogistics to become president of Schneider Logistics, a unit of truckload giant Schneider National that is itself one of the largest...

GeoLogistics.(James Seiple named vice president)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... GeoLogistics: The California-based logistics company hired 30 year industry veteran James Seiple as vice president of air products for its Americas division. Seiple was most recently director of corporate air products at BDP International. He...

Navis Logistics Network.(John Fyfe named director of franchise services)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Navis Logistics Network: The third-party provider of custom packaging and shipping services for specialty goods named John Fyfe director of franchise services. Fyfe has 18 years' experience managing agent networks that deliver specialized...

Crown Worldwide.(Colin Cousins named Bahrain country manager )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Crown Worldwide: The employee relocations, records management and logistics company appointed of Colin Cousins country manager for Bahrain. Cousins, who held various positions with Four Winds International in Asia, had been Crown's country...

Saddle Creek.(Stephen Cook named director of sales and marketing)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Saddle Creek: The Florida-based logistics provider appointed Stephen Cook director of sales and marketing. Cook has more than 30 years' experience in industry sales and operations, most recently as a vice president at Western Express. He's also...

GAC.(Matthew Cox named marketing manager )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... GAC: The Dubai-based global forwarder named Matthew Cox marketing manager for the United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg, based in London. Cox joined the company after a career in the British Royal Navy. He replaces Darren...

Advanced Interactive Systems.(Raft Ron heads New Age Security Solutions)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Advanced Interactive Systems: The Seattle-based provider of security assessment and training created a Washington, D.C.-based division on aviation and security, New Age Security Solutions, and named Raft Ron to run the subsidiary. He helped...

AFCO.(Aviation Facilities Co. names Charles Stipancic chief operating officer)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... AFCO: Virginia-based Aviation Facilities Co. named Charles Stipancic to the new post of chief operating officer. Stipancic, 42, has spent 20 years in the aviation industry, the last 14 at US Airways, where he was most recently vice president of...

Air Transport Association.(personnel changes)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Air Transport Association: James May, the new chief of the U.S. airline organization, named three new officials to the Washington-based group. Lori Sharpe Day left the Justice Department to head the ATA's government affairs division as vice...

AITAL.(Alex de Gunten named executive director of the International Association of Latin American Airlines)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... AITAL: Alex de Gunten became executive director of the International Association of Latin American Airlines, replacing Ernest Vasquez Rocha, who has held the position for 20 years. Most recently managing director of Orbitz Latin America, de...

Forward Air.(Cliff Birdsall named manager of logistics services)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Forward Air: The Tennessee-based air freight trucker named Cliff Birdsall manager of logistics services at its Forward Air Logistics Group, based in Columbus, Ohio. Birdsall had worked at Roadway Express for 20 years, most recently as corporate...

AirCargo the bottom line.(air freight market share; Korean Airlines market share)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
November 1, 2003... Euro Slices Share of air freight market divided by Major European airlines in the first half Of 2003, based on freight tonne-kilometers. Lufthansa 23.9% Air France 16.1% KLM 14.8%...

Bared: is crippling air cargo the only way to make it secure?(Forwarders Forum)
November 1, 2003... The air cargo industry may be dangerously close to the end of passenger airlines as a viable means of moving cargo. Rep. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., a senior member of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security, recently sponsored new...