Air Cargo World articles from October 2002

Air Cargo World archives from October 2002

Turning 60. (Editor's Note).(Air Cargo World celebrates 60 years)
October 1, 2002... There's an adage in the newspaper trade that journalism is the first draft of history. That has never been quite as true to us as in recent weeks as we at this publication have looked at the history of this magazine. It is a history that,...

Cargo's security phases. (News Updates).
October 1, 2002... With air cargo carriers increasingly anxious that new security rules may endanger a fragile recovery, a key figure working with the United States government recommended a conservative. phased program that would include a national shipper...

Boeing forecast. (News Updates).(2002 World Air Cargo Forecast)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Aircraft manufacturer Boeing projects 6.4 per cent average annual growth in air cargo traffic over the next 20 years, a period that will see China and the rest of Asia claim much of the world's growth in air freight trade. Releasing it's...

GF-X changed. (News Updates).(Global Freight Exchange replaces leaders)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Global Freight Exchange, the online startup that said it would change the way the air cargo industry did business, went through a dramatic change of its own as airline shareholders asserted control and two of the company's founding leaders...

Forward yields. (News Updates).(air freight forwarders)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Early returns from some of the world's largest air forwarders show that freight businesses are weathering the global economic downturn but that ominous clouds were on the horizon. Companies such as Panalpina, Danzas and UTi Worlwide...

Lufthansa sells. (News Updates).(contracts with Airocean)
October 1, 2002... After cutting costs in a number of ways while avoiding layoffs, Lufthansa Cargo is taking a new approach in North America, where the world's largest combination freight carrier replaced a dozen sales positions with a general sales agency...

Fueling up. (News Updates).(surcharges added as jet fuel prices increased)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... With a nod toward their fuel price indices, airlines started telling customers that special surcharges were back as jet fuel rates rose along with crude oil prices. The hikes ranged from as little as two cents a pound for domestic...

Spotting growth. (News Updates).(International Air Transport Association reports on world air cargo trade)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Several aviation industry groups started reporting glimpses of a recovery in air freight traffic as the fall peak shipping season neared, although expects cautioned that the growth was dispersed irregularly around the globe and the positive...

Cockpit caliber. (News Updates).(weapons for pilots)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Do freighter pilots need guns to defend their aircraft? Unions representing crewmembers at FedEx and United Parcel Service think so and have joined the campaign to allow pilots to carry weapons as a last line of cockpit defense. The U.S....

757 Converts. (News Updates).(conversion of Boeing aircraft to all-cargo)
October 1, 2002... Oregon-based Precision Conversions hopes to start work as early as this month on the first all-cargo conversion of a 757 passenger plane outside Boeing's own plants, potentially expanding the freighter market for the twin-engine widebodies....

Truck stopped: the demise of the country's oldest LTL trucker is part of the ongoing change in U.S. shipping patterns. (Regional Reports: North America).(less-than-truckload carrier Consolidated Freightways)
October 1, 2002... American shippers didn't get much more notice than the employees of Consolidated Freightways when the United States' third-largest less-than-truckload trucker abruptly ceased operations last month. For some 15,000 workers, the word came in a...

Regional adds. (Regional Reports).(Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association formed)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... A dozen regional freight carriers joined with manufacturers and other suppliers in formally launching the Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association, saying the group would represent operators whose concerns don't get adequate attention from...

DHL Worldwide Express. (Briefly).(opens parts center in San Francisco)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... DHL Worldwide Express expanded its logistics capability in the United States with the opening of a parts center in San Francisco.

United Parcel Service. (Briefly).(launches ocean service)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... United Parcel Service launched an ocean service, UPS Trade Direct, for shippers sending goods out of China and Brazil to the United States.

World Airways. (Briefly).(reports second quarter profit)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Seeking to right itself after a steep downturn, World Airways reported a $2 million profit in the second quarter, its second straight profitable quarter, as military charters and commercial cargo growth helped boost revenue 15 percent to...

Using its partnership with Delta Air Logistics. (Briefly).(Air France)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Using its partnership with Delta Air Logistics, Air France extended its "Equation" express service to 81 new destinations in the United States, adding to the 12 it had been serving.

Boeing. (Briefly).(supplying aircraft parts)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Boeing set up a separate aircraft parts supply business called On Demand Manufacturing that will fabricate certain small parts on order, starting with components in military aircraft.

Brown Field. (Briefly).(economic development groups commission study for San Diego cargo airport)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Economic development groups in the San Diego area have commissioned a new study to consider creating a cargo airport in the agricultural region east of San Diego, where plans for a freight facility called Brown Field recently were scrapped.

The Perot Development Co. will develop a sort facility to open next January. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The Perot Development Co. will develop a sort facility to open next January at Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport for United Parcel Service.

Pilot Air Freight. (Briefly).(announces four levels of time-definite service for retailers, manufacturers)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Forwarder Pilot Air Freight announced four levels of time-definite service for online and catalog retailers, as well as manufacturers of consumer goods.

German consultants Transcare won a contract with the Anchorage Economic Development Corp. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... German consultants Transcare won a contract with the Anchorage Economic Development Corp. to expand the Alaska airport's role as a supply chain hub.

Boston Logan International Airport. (Briefly).(Federal Aviation Administration approves sixth runway)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The Federal Aviation Administration approved construction of a sixth runway at Boston Logan International Airport that could only be used during certain high-wind conditions.

Alaska Airlines. (Briefly).(to launch nonstop service from Seattle to Newark, Miami)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Alaska Airlines will launch nonstop service from Seattle to Newark and Miami this fall.

Averitt Express. (Briefly).(offering shippers online booking)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Expedited trucker Averitt Express started offering shippers online booking of international air and ocean shipment.

United Parcel Service. (Briefly).(reaches agreement on contract with aircraft mechanics' union)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... United Parcel Service reached agreement on a five year contract with its aircraft mechanics' union.

Cargo traffic at Colorado Springs Airport grew 22 percent in July. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Cargo traffic at Colorado Springs Airport grew 22 percent in July and 13.8 percent in the first seven months of 2002.

Phoenix International. (Briefly).(opens branch in South Bend, Ind.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Forwarder Phoenix International opened a branch in South Bend, Ind.

United Services. (Briefly).(concludes five-year deal with FedEx Express)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... United Services delivered the last of 43 DC-10s to FedEx Express, concluding a five-year deal.

Aero Union will provide the main-deck power drive units for the TRW cargo control system. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Aero Union will provide the main-deck power drive units for the TRW cargo control system to be delivered to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in 2003.

Hong-Kong based forwarder TGAX Logistics opened offices in New York. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Hong-Kong based forwarder TGAX Logistics opened offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

AMB Property bought a 95 percent interest in a 285,000-square-foot distribution center at Washington Dulles International Airport. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... AMB Property bought a 95 percent interest in a 285,000-square-foot distribution center at Washington Dulles International Airport. AMB also strengthened its position as the largest commercial real estate owner at New York Kennedy...

Zoom Transport. (Briefly).(moves to new offices)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Forwarder Zoom Transport moved to new offices in North Charleston, S.C. to expand its warehousing and distribution services.

AFCO. (Briefly).(signs ground lease to build and manage air cargo facility)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... AFCO signed a 25-year ground lease to build and manage a multi-tenant air cargo facility at the Providence R.I., airport.

China, realistically: with carriers and forwarders still scrambling into China, new reports may add caution to some expectations. (Regional Reports: Pacific).
October 1, 2002... At first glance it would seem the road is open for more unfettered growth in the world's most promising market. In early September, the Chinese State Council decided to indefinitely postpone the controversial requirement for express carriers...

DHL Worldwide Express received security certification for seven of its Asia Pacific facilities from the Technology Asset Protection Association. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... DHL Worldwide Express received security certification for seven of its Asia Pacific facilities from the Technology Asset Protection Association, the security-focused tech industry consortium.

Traffic handled by Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd. (Briefly).(increased traffic)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Traffic handled by Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd. grew 23.4 percent in August over the same month last year and was up 19.8 percent in the first eight months of 2002, although the August figure was a slight contraction from July traffic....

Dragonair. (Briefly).(releases new service)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Hong Kong-based Dragonair launched two-times-weekly 747-300 freighter service between Hong Kong and Taipei, the seventh destination in the company's cargo network.

Polar Air Cargo. (Briefly).(adds services)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Polar Air Cargo added stops in Mumbai and Chennai in India on freighter flights out of Dubai.

Macau International Airport. (Briefly).(cargo traffic increases)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Cargo traffic at Macau International Airport grew 50 percent in the first eight months of 2002.

Kuala Lumpur International Airport. (Briefly).(Malaysian government to help airlines start services)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Looking to make Kuala Lumpur International Airport a regional hub, the Malaysian government said it would give cash to airlines starting new services to Malaysia.

China Southern Airlines. (Briefly).(increase in caro volume)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... China Southern Airlines reported an 11.4 percent increase in cargo volume in June 2002, helping offset a 2.5 percent decline in passenger traffic. The airline also launched 747-400 freighter service between Shanghai and Los Angeles with...

Taiwan's China Airlines flew the first direct flight from Taipei to Moscow. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Taiwan's China Airlines flew the first direct flight from Taipei to Moscow, landing at Moscow's Domodeovo International Airport, while Russia's Transaero Airlines later made its first roundtrip flight between the two cities.

The Patrick Corp., an ocean-focused Australian handler that recently bought into the airline business. (Briefly).(creates separate division)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The Patrick Corp., an ocean-focused Australian handler that recently bought into the airline business, created a separate Patrick Air Services division that will work with ACP Worldwide and Global Airline Management to provide cargo handling...

Malaysia Airline System. (Briefly).(reintroduces Kuala Lumpur-Buenos Aires service)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Malaysia Airline System resumed Kuala Lumpur-Buenos Aires service with twice-weekly 747 flights.

U.S. technology firm ARINC opened a regional office in Japan and received a $4.9 million contract from Avicom. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... U.S. technology firm ARINC opened a regional office in Japan and received a $4.9 million contract from Avicom, Japan's civil aviation communications provider, to install an advanced digital air/ground radio system at 10 major Japanese...

Airport Authority of Hong Kong. (Briefly).(announces profit in 2002 fiscal year)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The Airport Authority of Hong Kong reported a $30.2 million profit in its 2002 fiscal year compared to $9.1 million the year before.

Midland muddle? Bmi did the math on its long-haul expansion, but forgot to not count slots before they hatch. (Regional Reports: Europe).
October 1, 2002... How's that old adage go now? "It ain't over till the fat lady sings." Words, perhaps, a certain British carrier wishes it had paid more heed to a couple of years ago. Right then bmi british midland was busy ordering itself a fleet of brand...

Danzas shares. (Regional Reports).(increased share of worldwide air freight market)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The Danzas Group says it boosted its share of the worldwide air freight market even though total sales at the Switzerland-based forwarder have been slipping in the global economic downturn. Danzas said numbers from Cargo Network Services,...

Lufthansa Cargo. (Briefly).(reports price increases)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Lufthansa Cargo announced a range of price increases, with rates rising as little as 2 percent for forwarders who have capacity purchase agreements to as high as 10 percent for standard rates out of Asia.

Cargo communications company Traxon integrated its "cargomanagement" service with the Syntegra CargoCorus Route Management Service. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Cargo communications company Traxon integrated its "cargomanagement" service with the Syntegra CargoCorus Route Management Service, allowing forwarders and airlines to measure route plans for shipments against set benchmarks.

Swiss International Airlines. (Briefly).(reports first half financial loss )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Swiss International Airlines lost $229 million in the first half-year of its existence.

Frankfurt Airport. (Briefly).(traffic statistics for August )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Freight traffic at Frankfurt Airport grew 5.7 percent in August but was still down 0.9 percent through the first eight months of 2002.

Barloworld Handling won a five-year. (Briefly).(contract with Menzies World Cargo)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Barloworld Handling won a five-year, $3.58 million contract to upgrade and replace 90 lift trucks for Menzies World Cargo in the United Kingdom.

Lufthansa is considering resuming service to Algeria. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Lufthansa is considering resuming service to Algeria that was canceled after a 1994 Air France hijacking.

The EU Parliament gave initial approval to the introduction of a "single-sky". (Briefly).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The EU Parliament gave initial approval to the introduction of a "single-sky" air traffic control plan for the continent.

Forwarder Kuehne & Nagel acquired full ownership. (Briefly).(purchases Orient Transport )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Forwarder Kuehne & Nagel acquired full ownership of Egyptian-based Orient Transport.

Mexico's Aeromexpress Cargo named European Cargo Service Group. (Briefly).(marketing agreement announced for Europe )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Mexico's Aeromexpress Cargo named European Cargo Service Group its general sales agent in Europe.

MNG Airlines and Air France added a fifth flight. (Briefly).(to cargo service between Paris and Instanbul )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... MNG Airlines and Air France added a fifth flight to their cargo co-loading agreement between Istanbul and Paris, upping capacity to 260 tonnes.

F.S. Mackenzie. (Briefly).(relocates headquarters )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Forwarder F.S. Mackenzie moved into larger headquarters at London Heathrow Airport.

Munich International Airport. (Briefly).(cargo traffic statistics )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Munich International Airport saw a 14 percent increase in cargo tonnage in the first half of 2002 over the previous year.

AirRep. (Briefly).(introduces freighter service between Liege and Moscow )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... AirRep began three-times-weekly freighter service from Liege to Moscow and other CIS destinations.

Air Line System of Belgium joined the European General Sales Agent Co. (Briefly).
October 1, 2002... Air Line System of Belgium joined the European General Sales Agent Co. consortium.

Cargo Burdens: Lan Chile says getting smaller has helped, but is the South American cargo market shrinking faster than the airline? (Regional Reports: Latin America).
October 1, 2002... His hair cut short, his speech to the point, Enrique Cueto appeared appropriately austere. At one point in his presentation, the lean chief executive officer of Lan Chile got a laugh from the audience when he joked about his airline's...

Adding LAB. (Regional Reports).(Lloyd Aereo Boliviano adds aircraft for cargo service)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... A reviving Lloyd Aereo Boliviano will add a 727-200 freighter as part of a larger fleet revamp that the airline says will include a strong emphasis on cargo out of its hub in Santa Cruz. The narrowbody freighter will join two 767-300ER...

Tampa Airlines. (Briefly).(will lease four freighters )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Colombia-based Tampa Airlines will lease four 767 freighters starting in June 2004.

Santa Barbara Airlines Cargo. (Briefly).(offers new freighter services )
October 1, 2002... Santa Barbara Airlines Cargo launched daily freighter service from Miami to Curacao, Caracas, Valencia, Aruba and Maracaibo.

The Mexican government. (Briefly).(abandons new airport plans)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The Mexican government canceled plans to build a large new airport east of Mexico City.

AeroMexico. (Briefly).(plans to resume New York-Monterey service )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... AeroMexico will resume four-times-weekly MD-88 flights between New York and Monterrey that were suspended last September

Frontier Airlines. (Briefly).(seeks rights to offer service to Mexico)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... U.S. regional carrier Frontier Airlines filed for rights to operate to Mexico from Denver.

The Brazilian government announced $260 million in tax breaks. (Briefly).(tax breaks for airline industry)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The Brazilian government announced $260 million in tax breaks for the country's struggling airline industry.

Lan Chile. (Briefly).(offers new service)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Lan Chile started daily non-stop passenger service between New York and Lima, Peru.

Virgin Atlantic Airways. (Briefly).(plans to offer new services)
October 1, 2002... Virgin Atlantic Airways will launch direct weekly passenger service between London Gatwick and Tobago and Grenada in May 2003 as well as a weekly Manchester-Barbados service next winter.

The government of Ecuador approved traffic rights requested by Lan Ecuador. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The government of Ecuador approved traffic rights requested by Lan Ecuador, a new Ecuadorian airline started by Lan Chile....

Mexico's two largest airlines, Mexicana and AeroMexico. (Briefly).(could be part of government auction )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Mexico's two largest airlines, Mexicana and AeroMexico, seized six years ago by the government during an economic crisis, could be put up for government auction by the end of 2002.

US Airways. (Briefly).(new service to Belize )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... US Airways will start flights to Belize out of its Charlotte, N.C., hub.

60 Years & Counting. (Celebrating 60 Years).(significant events in the air transporation industry)
October 1, 2002... 1942 Air Transportation magazine is launched in New York. American Airlines introduces the first U.S. transcontinental all-cargo air service with DC-3 freighters. 1944 December 7, In the midst of World War II, transport...

Britain's holding pattern. (Region Reprot: British Airports).
October 1, 2002... The United Kingdom is taking a long look at air capacity, but cargo carriers are hardly waiting for clearance to land There were plenty of surprises in the British government's consultation document The Future Development of Air Transport...

Forwarders Directory 2003. (Air Cargo World).(Directory)
October 1, 2002... The Air Cargo World 2002 Air Forwarders Directory is divided into two sections. The first section lists forwarders in the United States by state. That is followed by forwarders outside the United States by country. Information is based on...

2003 International Forwarder Directory.(Directory)
October 1, 2002... AUSTRALIA ABX LOGISTICS 9 Trade Park Drive Tullamarine, Vic. 3043 Melbourne, Australia. Phone: +61 3 9330 3066. Fax: +61 39330 2690. E-Mail: enquiries@abxlogistics.com.au. www.abxlogistics.com. ...

Events.
October 1, 2002... Oct. 8-10 Atlanta: ALACAT XXI, the annual meeting of Latin American and Caribbean cargo agents, looks at the Free Trade Area of the Americas. For information, call (404) 767-1700, x20, or visit: www.alacat2002.com. Oct. 27-30 ...

Airlines. (People).(various appointments)
October 1, 2002... Atlas Air: Jeffrey Erickson, the former president and chief executive of Trans World Airways, joined the 747 freighter operator as president and chief operating officer. Erickson has long experience in the passenger airline business, starting...

Third-parties. (People).(various appointments)
October 1, 2002... Pacer Global Logistics: As part of a reorganization of its supply chain services group, the Ohiobased logistics provider named Michael Fielden president of the group and Gregg Zody director. Formerly president of transportation at Exel...

Trucking. (People).(Schneider National appoints Christopher Lofgren as president and chief executive officer )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Schneider National: The truckload carrier, a key operator in the third-party logistics business, named Christopher Lofgren, 43, to succeed Donald Schneider as president and chief executive officer. Schneider, 66, remains chairman of the board...

Manufacturers. (People).(EADS appoints Ralph Crosby, Jr., as EADS North America chairman and chief executive officer)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... EADS: Saying it is making "a strong strategic commitment... to establish a real industrial presence in the United States," the European owner of aircraft manufacturer Airbus named Ralph Crosby, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of...