Air Cargo World articles from September 2003

Air Cargo World archives from September 2003

Endangered.(Editor's Note, state of air cargo)
September 1, 2003... The airline cargo chief was sitting just a few feet from a sleeping lion at a city zoo (don't ask) and he had endangered species on his mind. He wasn't thinking about the animals that surrounded him, however, but his own business, an industry...

Seeing alliances' limits.(WOW cargo alliance )
September 1, 2003... The four airline members of the WOW cargo alliance have set aside 10 percent of the capacity on all their flights toward a seamless, worldwide air freight network and they are trumpeting the close cooperation with the first freighter painted in...

Naming Calgary.(site of the International Air Cargo Association's 2006 Air Cargo Forum)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The International Air Cargo Association named the Canadian city Calgary as the 2006 site of the group's bi-annual Air Cargo Forum, the largest conference and exposition dedicated to the worldwide air freight industry. TIACA picked the...

Buying DHL.(DHL Express acquires Airborne Express)
September 1, 2003... Despite a protracted and sometimes surreal courtroom regulatory battle among the world's air express giants, the fate of Deutsche Post World Net's expansion into the United States was turned over to shippers last month. The German postal...

EXPD's compass.(Expeditors International )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Does Expeditors International know something about the United States' domestic air market that other operators are missing? One of the world's most successful international forwarders, Expeditors is looking at expanding in a domestic air...

Swiss stakes.(Swiss International Airlines financial statistics)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Swiss International Airlines found cargo business "encouraging" as the belly business produced some $183 million in revenue in the first half of the year, helping the young carrier trim its losses as it seeks stability and a possible industry...

Southern living.(Southern Air reorganizes)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Southern Air is back in the air after emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, restoring a familiar name if not the same air cargo operator to the air freight world. A federal bankruptcy judge last month approved the reorganization...

United rising?(financial statistics for United Airlines)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... It's a measure how deep United Airlines' financial troubles have been that the carrier found a silver lining in a $623 million loss in the second quarter. Despite posting the largest loss of any U.S. carrier in the quarter, United said...

Recovering Kitty: Kitty Hawk Cargo is flying through calmer skies, but Bob Zoller says the airline's recovery is barely underway.
September 1, 2003... Kitty Hawk Cargo President and Chief Executive Officer Robert W. Zoller has the airline's forwarder customers happy over improved and growing service and creditors no longer kicking aircraft tires to assess liquidation costs. Now he just needs...

Atlas Air.(Mellon Financial sells stake in company)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Mellon Financial Corp., which held an 11.95 percent stake in Atlas Air, sold all but a few thousand of the 4.6 million shares the firm held in the financially-ailing cargo airline....

Forward Air.(revenue, profits increase)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Air freight trucker Forward Air saw revenue grow 5 percent to $59.2 million and net profits grew 18.9 percent to $6.3 million in what the company called the best second quarter in its history. Logistics revenue fell 2.8 percent as the company...

Emery Worldwide.(accident investigation)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The National Transportation Safety Board blamed poor maintenance for the crash of an Emery Worldwide DC-8 freighter in Sacramento in February 2000, saying a bolt was missing from the elevator assembly in the plane's tail. Three crewmembers were...

Exel.(agreement with Texas Instruments)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Electronics giant Texas Instruments expanded its logistics business with Exel, naming the forwarder its preferred carrier for transport lanes into the United States....

AirNet Systems.(revenue increases, profits fall)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... AirNet Systems' net revenue increased 3.4 percent in the second quarter to $36.6 million but net profits fell 36 percent to $724,000 as the express carrier saw a continuing slide in its bank services business...

British Airways added a third 747-400 freighter in North America through Atlas Air-affiliated Global Supply Systems.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... British Airways added a third 747-400 freighter in North America through Atlas Air-affiliated Global Supply Systems and will boost service between Atlanta and Houston and the Middle East through London Stansted Airport....

BAX Global.(introduces MyBrokerage)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... BAX Global introduced MyBrokerage, a Web-based import management system.

Chipping away: Taiwan's airlines are adding freight capacity and the attraction may be just across the straits.
September 1, 2003... If capacity is a measure of optimism, the views from Taiwan are decidedly rosy. With two 747-400 freighters set for delivery this summer and a third to join its fleet in December, China Airlines will have 17 all-cargo aircraft in its fleet by...

HACTL.(tonnage traffic data)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Hong Kong air cargo handler HACTL said tonnage on freighters grew 10.5 percent in July while freight on passenger planes fell 12.6 percent from the same month a year ago, a result of the sharp slicing of combination capacity because of the SARS...

Korean Air.(cargo revenue growth)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Korean Air saw its cargo revenue grow 7.2 percent in the first half of 2003, to US$710 million, a bright spot in a report in which international passenger revenue fell 13 percent and the airline lost $242.7 million overall....

DHL Express extended its time definite delivery service to the business districts of five Asian cities: Tokyo, Osaka, Bangkok, Manila and Kuala Lumpur.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... DHL Express extended its time definite delivery service to the business districts of five Asian cities: Tokyo, Osaka, Bangkok, Manila and Kuala Lumpur. DHL also started work on the $100 million express cargo terminal it is building as its...

Martinair Holland named Continental Air Services its cargo general sales agent in India.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Martinair Holland named Continental Air Services its cargo general sales agent in India. The airline also opened its own office in Bangkok, taking on the operations of its former GSA Associated Cargo Systems and the ACS staff....

Air Macau.(freighter service planned)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Air Macau was in talks to start a freighter service between Taipei and mainland China through Macau....

Lufthansa Cargo Charters.(Asia office)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Lufthansa Cargo Charters opened an Asia office in Hong Kong....

United Airlines.(new service to Seoul)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... United Airlines started daily nonstop service with 777s between San Francisco and Seoul....

DHL.(logistics contract with FSI International)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... FSI International, a supplier of manufacturing equipment to the semiconductor industry, chose DHL to handle logistics in Asia and Europe....

Air France signed PACTL as its ground handler for seven weekly passenger flights.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Air France signed PACTL as its ground handler for seven weekly passenger flights and four weekly freighter flights into Shanghai Pudong International Airport....

Menzies Aviation Group will handle United Parcel Service.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Menzies Aviation Group will handle United Parcel Service at the Sydney International Airport....

Vietnam Airlines took the first of six 777s it has ordered from Boeing.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Vietnam Airlines took the first of six 777s it has ordered from Boeing and put one 777-200ER in service between Ho Chi Minh City and Paris....

Thai Airways.(adds planes, capacity)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Revamping Thai Airways will add capacity on routes to Australia by switching from MD-11s to 747s. The airline also ordered three A340-500s and five A340-600s with deliveries starting in 2005.

Uncanny solutions: with ULD repair costs sky-high, airlines can hardly contain their composite hopes for the new Aerobox.(unit load device, Europe)
September 1, 2003... Consider the ULD. The ubiquitous, utilitarian and universal unit load device has served the airline industry these past three decades without complaint. Well not quite so, but then there has never been anything to replace the standard aluminum...

Cargo traffic at London's three main airports fell a combined 7.7 percent in July, including a 9.1 percent drop at London Heathrow Airport.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Cargo traffic at London's three main airports fell a combined 7.7 percent in July, including a 9.1 percent drop at London Heathrow Airport, a fall airport operator BAA blamed partly on a ground services walkout at British Airways and on...

SAS Cargo.(reports first half financial results)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... SAS Cargo revenue grew 12.5 percent to $180 million in the first six months of 2003 as traffic jumped 12.2 percent and yield slipped 5.5 percent....

Emirates Skycargo.(will debut service between Dubai, Frankfurt)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Emirates Skycargo will start twice-weekly 747-400 freighter service this month between Dubai and Frankfurt....

Martinair Holland.(reports first half financial results)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Martinair Holland lost $9 million in the first six months of 2003 compared to a $6.8 million loss in the same period last year....

AMI Quality Express.(adds service options)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... British wholesaler AMI Quality Express introduced new service options under the "GX" name that AMI says can save forwarders and couriers up to SO percent on transport costs....

Frankfurt Airport.(air traffic falls)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Air freight traffic at Frankfurt Airport fell 1.1 percent in July but was up 2.6 percent in the first seven months of 2003.

Level flight: TAMPA Airlines has survived a turbulent history, so why let a downturn get in the way of growth?
September 1, 2003... TAMPA Airlines is celebrating 30 years in business in 2003, and well it should. Given all of the turbulence the Colombia-based cargo carrier has flown through, it's a wonder these guys are still around, let alone expanding. "TAMPA has had to...

Colombia's battered airline industry took another blow when the carrier ACES shut down under a $30 billion debt burden.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Colombia's battered airline industry took another blow when the carrier ACES shut down under a $30 billion debt burden. ACES operated in an alliance with Avianca, which is in bankruptcy protection in the United States....

LanChile.(reports second quarter financial results)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... LanChile reported its first net profit in a second quarter since 1997, a $4.1 million profit that was helped by an 11 percent surge in cargo yield. Cargo revenue grew 9.2 percent $139.8 million despite a 1.5 percent slip in traffic as declining...

Chile signed a free trade agreement with the United States.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Chile signed a free trade agreement with the United States that includes provisions on Customs facilitation and on competition between private express carriers and postal authorities....

The United States named Atlas Air, Florida West, Evergreen International and Custom Air Transport.(all-cargo service to Ecuador)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The United States named Atlas Air, Florida West, Evergreen International and Custom Air Transport to start all-cargo service to Ecuador....

Varig Brazilian Airways overhauled the board of directors to gain approval.(for a merger)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Owners of Varig Brazilian Airways overhauled the board of directors to gain approval for a merger of the debt-laden airline with smaller rival TAM....

Cielos de Peru added a former Emery Worldwide DC-10 freighter to its fleet.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Cielos de Peru added a former Emery Worldwide DC-10 freighter to its fleet, giving it six of the widebodies....

FedEx and United Parcel Service complained that Argentina is charging them "discriminatory, unjust and unreasonable" fees.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... FedEx and United Parcel Service Complained that Argentina is charging them "discriminatory, unjust and unreasonable" fees that amount to three times the fees paid by Aerolineas Argentina.

Service guarantees: sometimes, a guarantee and a service commitment aren't the same thing to savvy shipper.(air cargo)
September 1, 2003... Most shippers were encouraged in 2002 when UPS and FedEx announced money back guarantees for all late shipments, including residential and commercial ground shipments. Finally, the carriers were willing to stand behind their service and refund...

The top 50 cargo airlines.(Feature Trends: top airlines)
September 1, 2003... FedEx and Lufthansa Cargo remained the world's largest freight airlines last year but the list of the world's top 50 cargo carriers suggests an airline industry in the midst of a deep restructuring even as air operators seek stability. The...

Logistics taking flight? After weathering a series of crises, Southeast Asian air operators see long-term health in logistics.
September 1, 2003... To the relief of the cargo industry in Southeast Asia, SARS appears to have been only a temporary stumbling block. The feeling these days is that the worst of the epidemic's effects lies behind the Association of South East Asian Nations,...

Logistics' surgical precision: critical delivery is more than a business phrase to recipients of sight-giving supply chains.(medical shippers)
September 1, 2003... Expedited air carriers like to talk about the prized qualities of small, high-value shipments and they don't get much smaller, or higher in value to the consignee, than the goods sent out by Tissue Banks International. The Maryland-based...

Frankfurt aircargo days.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The traditional big event--1the 3th International Aircargo days--is scheduled for October 9-10, 2003, at the Sheraton Hotel at Frankfurt Airport. This internationally renowned meeting of air cargo experts is held every two years. The motto...

FIATA.(international forwarding association awards)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... FIATA: The international forwarding association named Yvonne Phillipp, 22, of Germany's RhenusKleyling Speditions as Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year. Phillipp, 22, is a managing clerk with the company. Her winning dissertation...

Dragonair.(Airlines)(Europe sales staff realigned)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Dragonair: The Hong Kong-based airline realigned its Europe sales staff and named Gerard Ter Bruggen regional cargo manager for Continental Europe and Stuart Holland cargo manager for the United Kingdom and Ireland. The appointments follow the...

BAX Global.(Integrators)(appointments)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... BAX Global: The heavyfreight operator expanded its customers brokerage department with three appointments. Kirsten Lear and Tom Wolfman were named directors of imports and brokerage and Gilbert Salas was named import product strategy manager....

Panalpina.(Third-Parties)(Cary Dittmann appointed regional executive vp)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Panalpina: In a continuing management shift at the forwarding giant's new North American division, Cary Dittmann joined the company as regional executive vice president for marketing and sales. Dittmann was most recently a senior vice president...

Phoenix International.(Third-Parties)(Stephane Rambaud appointed president, COO)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Phoenix International: Stephane Rambaud, who joined the forwarder 18 years ago as an imports clerk, was named president and chief operating officer of the Illinois-based operator. Rambaud has risen through executives to become executive vice...

Menlo Worldwide.(Third-Parties)(Simon Yam appointed vp)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Menlo Worldwide: The logistics unit of CNF named Simon Yam vice president of South Asia to go along with his position as vice president of North Asia. Yam, who will remain in Hong Kong, will oversee integration of the two regional...

PBB Global Logistics.(Third-Parties)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... PBB Global Logistics: The Canada-based forwarder announced a senior management shift with the naming of four new vice presidents. John Ferguson, who has led the company's new efforts in China, was named vice president of sales and marketing....

GAC.(Third-Parties)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... GAC: The Dubai-based logistics operator named Neff Godfrey group sales director for its shipping division, a London-based position aimed at enhancing GAC's global expansion. Godfrey has been GAC's marketing manager for the Americas. Darren...

Alliance Logistical Services.(Third-Parties)(Alliance Logistical Services L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Alliance Logistical Services: The Detroit-based company named Sandy Stewart to president. Stewart has held the posts of logistics services director at Tri-State Expedite, vice president of HELP Expedite, and sales and marketing director at...

OIA Global Logistics.(Third-Parties)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... OIA Global Logistics: The expansion-focused Portland, Ore.-based forwarder promoted Larry Marshall to vice president of global sales and marketing. A 25-year industry veteran, Marshall started in sales with FedEx and later worked for Exel and...

Associated Global Logistics.(Third-Parties)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Associated Global Logistics: The forwarder promoted Paul Moschetti to vice president of facility management. He joined ASG as national purchasing manager in 1991 and was most recently communications manager.

Crown Relocations.(Third-Parties)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Crown Relocations: The international relocation specialist named Richard Robertson managing director for the Middle East, where he will oversee four branches. Robertson's 13 years' in the logistics and relocation industry includes work at the...

Global Consolidators.(Third-Parties)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Global Consolidators: The Chicago-based wholesaler promoted Shawnda Falvo to vice president of sales. She had been a sales manager at Global, which has a joint operating agreement with Consolidators International.

Swissport.(Ground Handling)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Swissport: The United States operation of the ground handling company named Dennis Bertelli vice president of the central region and Jerry Finn vice president for cargo in the east region. Bertelli has been vice president cargo in the central...

Menzies World Cargo.(Ground Handling)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Menzies World Cargo: The ground handler named Michael Meagher operations manager at its new Dublin facility. A 28-year veteran of Aer Lingus, he is a former chairman of Icarus E-Com, an Internet-based transport and logisticsbusiness. He was...

GKN Aerospace Services.(Manufacturing)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... GKN Aerospace Services: The aerospace structures manufacturer named Mike Beck chief operating officer and site executive for its St. Louis site, which GKN purchased from Boeing in 2001. A 23-year veteran of British Aerospace, Beck had been...

NITL.(Associations)(National Industrial Transportation League)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... NITL: The National Industrial Transportation League, the largest group representing American shippers, named 33-year transport industry veteran John Ficker to replace Edward Emmett as president of the 96-year-old group. Ficker was recently...

ASIS International.(Associations)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... ASIS International: The association of security professionals named Miguel Merino, corporate security manager for Spain and Portugal at DHL Danzas, assistant to the regional vice president for Europe. Merino has been with DHL Danzas since 2001...

Global TransPark.(Airports)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Global TransPark: Darlene Waddell was promoted to executive director of the North Carolina Global TransPark, the industrial airport project, replacing Charles Edwards. Waddell, 56, had been chief financial officer of the GTP since 1999. Waddell...

Events.
September 1, 2003... Sept. 17-19 Amsterdam: Air Cargo Economics Conference, at the Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel, the third annual edition of the event follows the money in air cargo. For information, call +46 33 129841 or email: lgc@euroavia.com. ...

AirCargo the bottom line.
September 1, 2003... Chipping Up Month-over-month percent change in semiconductor shipments worldwide since spring 2002 [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Netting Panalpina Annual gross and net revenue for Swiss forwarder Panalpina since 1997, (in...

Restricted: security is just starting to exact a toll on cargo transport.(Forwarders Forum)
September 1, 2003... In the two years since terrorists tore holes in Manhattan's skyline and the world economy, the air transportation and cargo industries have been subjected to tighter restriction and greater legislation than ever before. Now, Sections 342 and...