Air Cargo World articles from October 2008

Air Cargo World archives from October 2008

People, Planet, Profits.
October 1, 2008... BYLINE: Simon Keeble As we go to press, the ongoing Wall Street meltdown is either a market force adjustment to corporate hubris or just the result of some bad bets: You win some, you lose some. Of course it has all happened before. As...

News Updates.
October 1, 2008... BYLINE: Paul Page Eurozone Profit Windfall For Forwarders Panalpina a takeover prospect as DOJ investigates? According to a review of the freight forwarding industry by U.K.-based Transport Intelligence (TI), the weak U.S. dollar...

DHL "Mistakes" Make $3 Billion Loss Unsustainable.
October 1, 2008... BYLINE: Simon Keeble Addressing the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, DHL CEO John Mullen cited constraints on foreign investment in U.S. airlines as a reason for the express operator''s $3 billion losses since...

For Sale: London Gatwick.
October 1, 2008... BYLINE: Roger Turney Maybe the knockdown price of around $4 billion for London''s Gatwick airport will prove too tempting to resist. In fact, any would-be investors could end up being spoilt for choice. Because in addition to Gatwick,...

More Gold Unlikely In Post-Olympic Competition.
October 1, 2008... BYLINE: Ian Putzger After the glitter of the Olympics, Beijing moved center stage for the logistics sector, but chances of further world records are decidedly slim. With the sporting extravaganza out of the way, optimists had...

3PL Or Freight Forwarder - What''s In a Name?
October 1, 2008... BYLINE: Brad Dechter After 30 years in the transportation business, I still am waiting for a clear, simple explanation for the difference between a 3PL organization and a freight forwarder. Is a third-party logistics provider just a...

Canada - Blue Skies Attract Emirates.
October 1, 2008... BYLINE: Ian Putzger On September 2 Lufthansa Cargo started a twice-weekly MD-11F run from its Frankfurt base to Toronto, returning to Germany via Atlanta.Klaus Holler, Lufthansa vice president for the Americas, said that some forwarders...

Alternate Hubs to Bypass Congestion.
October 1, 2008... With cargo capacity near saturation point at many major airports, some carriers are seeking convenient alternate destinations. And smaller facilities, such as Rockford International Airport (RFD) in Illinois and Canada''s Greater Moncton...

Western U.S. - Nothing But Grey Skies.
October 1, 2008... This past June FedEx opened two new gateways on the West Coast to strengthen its grip on imports pouring in from Asia - by ocean vessel. The integrator''s new gateway operations at Oakland and Seattle are designed to feed the FedEx Trade...

Russians in a Rush.
October 1, 2008... BYLINE: Peter Conway Is the Russian market destined to become one of the bright spots in air cargo over the coming year or two? Certainly at a time when even such growth engines as China and India are showing signs of faltering, the 31.6...

People.
October 1, 2008... Airlines Air Canada: The carrier shifted Claude Morin from president and chief executive officer for Air Canada Cargo to vice president of global sales for the airline. He succeeds Marc Rosenberg, vice president of sales and product...

Congress Must Help Pay For Cargo Screening.
October 1, 2008... BYLINE: Mark Lamb, Superior Air Freight, Norfolk, Virginia The Certified Cargo Screening Program (CCSP) is a voluntary initiative under which the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will certify facilities to screen cargo before it...