Air Cargo World articles from October 2007

Air Cargo World archives from October 2007

Doctor Data.
October 1, 2007... BYLINE: Robert Moorman The air cargo industry seems to be in a deep funk over its rising direct operating costs and the insistence by some members of the U.S. Congress that every piece of belly cargo on U.S. airliners be inspected...

News Updates.(Company overview)
October 1, 2007... Integrating New Combinations The plan by Lufthansa Cargo and DHL to form a joint cargo airline marks the closest alignment yet between an integrator and a combination airline. With the launch, the two partners expand significantly their...

Secure Funding.
October 1, 2007... BYLINE: Robert Moorman Two issues are consuming air cargo interests in Washington this fall: air cargo security and reauthorization of the budget for the Federal Aviation Administration, which sets priorities for the U.S. aviation system...

Dolce Vita.
October 1, 2007... BYLINE: Roger Turney The deal had to be one of the shrewdest in aviation history. Italian cargo carrier Ocean Airlines has just acquired six 747-200 freighters for 30 percent lower per copy than current market value. Until now the...

Capacity Plan.
October 1, 2007... BYLINE: Ian Putzger While its parent is about to take a giant step to expand its reach, Singapore Airlines Cargo is concentrating on capacity management. SIA and its majority owner Temasek, an investment arm of the Singaporean...

Driven to the Edge.
October 1, 2007... BYLINE: Peter Conway Not so long ago the conventional wisdom in Europe was that the big central cargo hubs on the continent - Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Paris, Brussels and maybe Luxembourg - would see the most cargo growth. All the talk...

Fast Freight.
October 1, 2007... Top 15 fastest-growing airports in Europe (minimum 25,000 tonnes) in 2006. 1. Leipzig/Halle (LEJ) Germany 26,521 123.9 2. Oporto (OPO) Portugal 34,444 34.4 3. Liege (LGG) Belgium 405,949 24.6 4. Malmo (MMX) Sweden...

Schiphol is Developing.
October 1, 2007... Most airports looking for cargo business look for carriers, and some even go looking for forwarders. Then there are those that look right at shippers as they try to develop more business. The Schiphol Group, the management business that...

Top Europe Airports.
October 1, 2007... Europe''s top cargo airports in first five months of 2007. World Percent Rank Airport Country Tonnage Change 7 Frankfurt (FRA) Germany 861,611 0.9...

Russian Power.
October 1, 2007... BYLINE: Douglas W. Nelms Some 16 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, the Russian air cargo market is growing, fed by the growth and stabilization of the Russian economy. However, the legacy of the USSR''s officious bureaucracy is...

Russia''s 800-pound Gorilla.
October 1, 2007... The largest air cargo operator in Russia today in terms of volume the Volga-Dnepr Group. The holding company represents a scheduled cargo carrier and charter operator, which specializes in oversized and heavyweight air cargo. VDG also...

Russian Air Cargo Carriers.
October 1, 2007... With the stabilization of the Russian economy and growth of the air cargo market, Russian cargo operators are expanding their fleets with the latest variants of the 747 and new Russian aircraft, such as the IL-96-300/400. The operators are also...

People.
October 1, 2007... Airlines Lufthansa Cargo: The airline''s time matters critical shipments division named J"rg Asbrand to the new position of chief operations and customer service officer. Asbrand, 41, had been at Lufthansa Technik since 1999 as director of...

Green.
October 1, 2007... BYLINE: Brandon Fried, Executive Director, Airforwarders Association Forwarders can do their part in efforts to help protect the environment, and using the EPA''s SmartWay program is one way to act With revenue of some $55 billion, or...