Air Cargo World articles from September 2004

Air Cargo World archives from September 2004

Insecurity.(Editor's Note)
September 1, 2004... At 567 pages, the "9-11 Commission" report issued recently is a detailed, even clinical, description of how things went wrong and a blueprint for repairing weaknesses in transportation security. That blueprint includes very specific and...

Airlines' eroding earnings.(News Updates)
September 1, 2004... So much for United States airlines' 2004 recovery. Back in January, major commercial carriers in the United States were talking about breaking even or possibly earning small profits this year. But as this year's third quarter nears its end,...

Wider doors.(News Updates)(cargo planes 767-200)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Approval of a new cargo conversion for the 767-200 adds greater chances that the plane will join the growing field of mid-sized widebody freighters. The Federal Aviation Administration approved the passenger-to-freighter conversion...

Europe adds.(News Updates)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Europe's logistics landscape is changing almost as rapidly as the continent'-s economic borders and experts say the industry may be seeing the start of a new era of consolidation. TNT Post Group last month completed its purchase of...

Adding China.(News Updates)(Air China Cargo)
September 1, 2004... China Cargo is scaling up its freight capacity to go along with the air services opened up under a new aviation treaty between the United States and China. The cargo airline ordered two new 747-400 freighters, adding China-based...

Slow climb.(News Updates)(revenues of the United States domestic air freight and express industry)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... The United States domestic air freight and express industry isn't exactly on an overnight path to full recovery. The Air Cargo Management Group consultancy said shipping is rebounding from 2001 lows but cautions "the pace of the recovery has...

Calgary connect.(News Updates)
September 1, 2004... Anchorage is a standard technical top for Asian freighters en route to or from the continental United States, but Canada's Calgary International Airport is trying to change that mentality. Korean Air started stopping in Calgary last month...

Hubbing Asia.(News Updates)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... While DHL's push into the United States is producing headlines, Asia still is the world's fastest growing express market and the operator is rapidly expanding its operations in the region. Shipments among Asian countries now account for...

Vatry valued.(News Updates)(Avient Aviation )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... France's out-of-the-way Euro-port Vatry is getting new cargo service from operators trying to reach out-of-the-way freight destinations. Specialized cargo operators Coyne Airways and Avient Aviation are basing new freighter services at...

Opening Libya.(News Updates)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Earlier this year, air cargo charter broker Tailwind International was called on by the U.S. State Department to organize and manage a delicate operation: transport radioactive materials by air out of Libya. Air service of any kind into or...

Security delayed: air cargo operators are frustrated waiting for word on the U.S. government's promised security overhaul.(North America)
September 1, 2004... Whatever happened to the United States Transportation Security Administration's bold promise to revamp air cargo security this year? Remember the agency's Air Cargo Security Plan issued late last year? The stern warnings from politicians that...

Forward Air.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Air freight trucker Forward Air reported a 15.5 percent increase in revenue in the second quarter, to $68.4 million, and said net profit grew nearly 35 percent, to $8.5 million. The Tennessee-based company, which sells primarily to forwarders...

Pilot Air Freight.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Largely domestic Pilot Air Freight says its international forwarding revenue grew 25 percent in the second quarter to $11.7 million while overall revenue grew 10 percent to a quarterly record $67.6 million....

China Southern Airlines.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... China Southern Airlines named Miami-based Global Air Cargo as its general sales agent in the southeast, including Texas....

Los Angeles International Airport.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Cargo traffic at Los Angeles International Airport grew 3 percent in the first five months of 2004, although mail fell 12.2 percent in May....

DF Young.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Logistics company DF Young opened an office in Philadelphia....

Kitty Hawk Cargo chose Nuasis and its "Nu-Contact Center" as the platform for customer contacts.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Kitty Hawk Cargo chose Nuasis and its "Nu-Contact Center" as the platform for customer contacts at its call center at the airline's Fort Wayne, Ind., base.

Target Logistics Services.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... ... Target Logistics Services began offering overnight delivery for shipments from 100 U.S. cities to Miami, Orlando and Tampa....

San Francisco National Airport.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... A steep slide in cargo traffic San Francisco International Airport ended with 12.2 percent growth in domestic freight in June but overall traffic was down 7.3 percent in the first six months of the year.

Criminal intent: anti-terror measures may be airports' top concern, but old-fashioned cargo theft is still a big priority.(Europe)
September 1, 2004... Is the threat of terror attacks at major international airports deflecting security resources from combating high-tech cargo crimes? Well, maybe that is what organized criminal gangs targeting some of Europe's leading gateways might have...

Lufthansa Cargo.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Lufthansa Cargo's freight traffic grew 11.2 percent in the first half of 2004, including an 18.7 percent surge in intra-European cargo business. Trans-Atlantic traffic grew 16.7 percent in June....

DaimlerChrysler.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... DaimlerChrysler named Exel its lead logistics provider for all its international supply chains feeding traffic into North American plants....

ProLogis will manage the building of a 355,804-square-foot distribution center near the Italy's Milan Malpensa Airport for NYK Logistics.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... ProLogis will manage the building of a 355,804-square-foot distribution center near the Italy's Milan Malpensa Airport for NYK Logistics. French forwarder Geodis also contracted with ProLogis to build a 250,800-square-foot distribution center...

TNT.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... TNT acquired full ownership of its Turkish subsidiary from its joint venture partner....

SEKO.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Chicago-based forwarder SEKO opened a station in Bristol, the third United Kingdom office it has opened in eight months....

Frankfurt Airport.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Freight tonnage at Frankfurt Airport was up 11.7 percent in the first half of 2004, including a 15.8 percent jump in June....

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Amsterdam Schiphol Airport saw cargo traffic grow 8.2 percent in the first six months of the year, including a 17.1 percent surge in Asia traffic in June....

ABX Logistics.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... ABX Logistics expanded services in Europe with consolidation service added between the company's hub in Lesquin, France, and Ireland.

Indonesian connection: overlooked in the excitement over the U.S.-China treaty is an open skies accord over Indonesia.(Pacific)
September 1, 2004... As far as most cargo industry observers were concerned, U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta's visit to Jakarta in late July was a minor postscript to his historic trip to China. On July 24, Mineta was in Beijing to sign the new...

Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Imports and exports through Shanghai's Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone soared 65 percent in the first half of this year, reaching $14.3 billion....

Panalpina.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... With a Class A forwarding license in hand, Panalpina says it will invest heavily in new air freight and logistics terminals in China to expand a business that includes 20 offices with 500 employees in the country....

Cargo 2000.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Cargo 2000, the IATA interest group of airlines and forwarders pressing quality standards for air freight, plans to hold events in Seoul and Tokyo later this year following a recent road show event in Singapore aimed at attracting more Asian...

Association of Southeast Asian Nations.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... India's government was preparing to offer countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations an "open skies" aviation treaty that would give airlines in the region full access to cities in India....

AMB Property.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... AMB Property, the San Francisco-based developer and manager of expedited distribution facilities, will build warehouses in Osaka and Tokyo with property it acquired in August....

Swissport became the third licensed ground handler at Singapore Changi Airport and the airport said it had restructured franchise fees to sharply reduce costs for the handlers.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Swissport became the third licensed ground handler at Singapore Changi Airport and the airport said it had restructured franchise fees to sharply reduce costs for the handlers. Cargo traffic at Changi jumped 15.8 percent in July and was up...

Cathay Pacific.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Cathay Pacific started non-stop daily service between Hong Kong and New York with an A340-600 passenger aircraft. Cathay's cargo traffic jumped 17.6 percent in June and was up 16.3 percent in the first six months of 2004....

Korean Air.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Korean Air's cargo traffic soared 27.9 percent in May and was up 23.2 percent in the first five months of the year over last year....

Thai Airways.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Thai Airways announced it will start non-stop passenger flights next year between Bangkok and New York and Chicago....

Four low-cost airlines started serving India's domestic passenger market.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Four low-cost airlines started serving India's domestic passenger market in recent weeks--Wadia Group, Air Deccan, Air India Express and Alliance Air....

Consolidators International.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Consolidators International opened a company-owned office in Taipei, where the Los Angeles-based cargo wholesaler says it will coordinate its growing business between China and the United States....

Thai Airways won a 10-year contract to manage the Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Thai Airways won a 10-year contract to manage the Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport in Bangladesh....

ProLogis.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Facilities provider ProLogis signed a lease agreement for a 504,745-square-foot distribution center in downtown Tokyo with Seiyu, a leading Japanese retailer which is 38 percent owned by Wal-Mart....

Qantas.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Qantas will start weekly A330-200 passenger flights between Sydney and Shanghai in December....

Malaysian Airlines.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Malaysian Airlines started weekly 747 freighter flights between Penang and Frankfurt.

Premium blend: as the air cargo market in Latin America perks up, so does demand for premium services.(Latin America)
September 1, 2004... Economic weakness in North and South America earlier this decade hurt demand for United States-Latin America air cargo trade, especially for express services. But with the economy on the upswing, air cargo carriers in the region say more...

CNS-CASS.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... U.S. air export shipments to South America measured by the CNS-CASS system grew 11.8 percent in the second quarter while exports by weight jumped 52.5 percent....

Mexico's central bank raised its forecast for the country's GDP this year.(Gross Domestic Product)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Mexico's central bank raised its forecast for the country's GDP this year a quarter of a percentage point to predicted growth of 3.75 to 4.25 percent....

Grounded for 10 days over insurance problems, Peru's Aero Continente was sold to its staff for $3.5 million and said it would resume operations under the name Nuevo Continente.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Grounded for 10 days over insurance problems, Peru's Aero Continente was sold to its staff for $3.5 million and said it would resume operations under the name Nuevo Continente. The new ownership replaces under new President Miguel Halabi...

Lima Airport.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Cargo traffic at Peru's Lima Airport was up 17 percent in May....

GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes, a new low-cost passenger airline based in Sao Paulo, said it will start flights between the Brazilian city and Buenos Aires by the end of the year....

US Airways.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... US Airways will add service from Charlotte, N.C., to Costa Rica in February.

The world's top 50 cargo airlines.(Feature trends: top airlines)(Illustration)(Cover Story)
September 1, 2004... The cargo world is tilting to the east, the Far East. Air carriers up and down the Asia-Pacific region expanded their cargo business by double digits in 2003 and China's airlines kept up a torrid growth rate that appears restricted only by...

Bullish on bigger freighters: the U.S. aircraft manufacturer says the number of freighters in operation will double by 2023.(Feature focus: freighter forecast)
September 1, 2004... 2004 Boeing World Freighter Fleet Forecast Current optimism regarding the air cargo industry is reflected well by unprecedented traffic strength during the historic "slow" months earlier this year, and the dozen orders from six...

Driving Thailand: Thailand has become an automotive manufacturing power and cargo operators are looking to capitalize.(Regional focus: Southeast Asia)
September 1, 2004... TNT Logistics last month proudly trumpeted a five-year agreement with Isuzu Motors in Thailand. Valued at more than $49 million, the deal marks the largest automotive logistics contract ever awarded to a 3PL provider in the Southeast Asian...

Like clockwork.(Advertorial: SkyTeam Cargo)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... "Tailor made logistics contributes to the advancement of the global community to create new values," is the corporate credo of forwarding heavyweight Kintetsu. A statement which is exemplified by an elaborated supply chain from Japan to...

Doctor's orders: air cargo operators are finding the difficult logistics of high-value, high-tech medical shipments can offer healthy returns.(Shipper focus: medical equipment)
September 1, 2004... Freight forwarders and third-party logistics providers are increasingly selling comprehensive services, promising shippers that goods will be carefully handled end monitored every step of the way. But even in this era of full-scale,...

Renmark-Pacific.(Handling/Equipment)
September 1, 2004... Renmark-Pacific: The Los Angeles company offers the SL-15 aircraft loader, which it describes as an inexpensive alternative for loading an aircraft, especially in new markets or light traffic routes. A forklift positions the loader at the...

Southworth Products.(Handling/Equipment)
September 1, 2004... Southworth Products: The Maine company introduced a level loader for manual loading and unloading of pallets. The Roll-OnO with turntable allows users to rotate loads so they are always working from the near side. In loading operations, a...

DoKaSch.(Handling/Equipment)
September 1, 2004... DoKaSch: The German cargo equipment provider offers a custom designed car transport unit for shipping of automobiles aboard widebody freighters. The unit is composed of a car transport platform that serves as a pallet to load/unload...

Events.(Calendar)
September 1, 2004... Sept. 14-17 Bilbao, Spain: International Air Cargo Forum, at the Eskalduna Conference Center, the biannual edition of the world's largest air cargo industry event basks in the Iberian countryside. For information, call (786) 265-7011 or...

World Airways.(Airlines)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... World Airways: The leasing and charter airline named Gary Goodpaster vice president, flight operations. He is a 15-year veteran of World and is an MD-11 captain for the Atlanta-based carrier. Goodpaster also has worked for United Express. The...

LAN Cargo.(Airlines)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... LAN Cargo: The cargo arm of LanChile named Frederico Germani to the new post of vice president of planning. A 13-year international business veteran, Germani was an analyst for Goldman Sachs and Propulsora Siderurgica Techint Group in Buenos...

China Airlines.(Airlines)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... China Airlines: The Taiwanese carrier named Yao-Chung Chiang chairman of the hoard, succeeding Yun-ling Lee, who remained on the board. Yao-Chung has been vice chairman of the Public Construction Commission since May 2000. He has a doctorate...

DHL.(Integrators)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... DHL: The express and logistics company named Paul Coutts Asia-Pacific regional director for Global Customer Solutions, a recently created business unit to oversee DHL's largest global customers. A 30-year industry veteran, Coots, who will be...

DHL.(Third-Parties)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... DHL: DHL Danzas Air & Ocean named Dong-hwa Choo managing director of the forwarding and logistics business in South Korea. He had been operations director for DHL in Korea, where he helped introduce the express unit's WPX service in the...

Mercury Air Group.(Third-Parties)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Mercury Air Group: The air services company that includes air forwarding said CEO Joseph Czyzyk became interim chairman of the company following the retirement of Philip J. Fagan, Jr. Fagan recently had helped reorganize the company and sell...

ODW Logistics.(Third-Parties)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... ODW Logistics: The Columbus, Ohio-based warehousing and logistics operator named Jon Petticrew vice president of operations. Petticrew has held management positions in operations, marketing, sales and customer service at Fruehauf Trailer...

TNT Logistics.(Third-Parties)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... TNT Logistics: The North American division of TNT Logistics named Jim Krepp director of purchasing. A seven-year veteran of the company, Krepp had been director of managed transportation and worked earlier at Ryder System and B.F. Goodrich...

GAC Logistics.(Third-Parties)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... GAC Logistics: The Dubai-based global forwarder named Peter Orange its Middle East regional manager for logistics based at the Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai, replacing Stuart Bowie, who became GAC's managing director in Hong Kong. A 15-year...

DF Young.(Third-Parties)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... DF Young: The New Jersey-based global logistics provider hired Richard Kenyon as national sales director. Kenyon most recently was regional sales manager in New Jersey for the North American division of British logistics firm DFDS Transport....

Pittsburgh Logistics Systems.(Third-Parties)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Pittsburgh Logistics Systems: The company focused on the metals, lumber and building materials industry named W. Pat Wallace vice president for logistics support. Wallace has more than 20 years' experience in the manufacturing industry, most...

GeoLogistics.(Third-Parties)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... GeoLogistics: The California-based global forwarder named Stephen Bishop executive vice president and chief financial officer. He replaces Steven Davidson, who left the post after 18 months. Bishop had been executive vice president and chief...

Datatrac.(Technology)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Datatrac: The technology provider focused on the expedited freight industry appointed Chet Childers solutions consulting manager, a position that includes developing sales strategies for Datatrac products. A 20-year veteran of the supply...

Savi Technologies.(Technology)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Savi Technologies: The company named Paula Camporaso vice president of information technology. Camporaso has more than 20 years of IT experience, most recently at Spectra-Physics. Steve Burman was appointed vice president of manufacturing...

Los Angeles World Airports.(Airports)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Los Angeles World Airports: The managers of Southern California's airport system named Lyle Haynes manager of its asset management division, a position overseeing use of land and facilities for economic development at airports including Los...

AMB Property.(Airports)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... AMB Property: The real estate development and management company appointed executive vice president David S. Fries chairman of AMB China. Based in Shanghai, he will lead the company's expansion at airports and seaports in China.

Menzies Aviation.(Ground Handling)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Menzies Aviation: The United Kingdom-based ground handling company restructured its senior management under new Managing Director Craig Smyth. Under the new structure, Smyth will oversee the Americas region and the for the AMI subsidiary....

AAPA.(Associations)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... AAPA: The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines named Andrew Herdman, a former head of Cathay Pacific Cargo and currently a Swire Pacific executive, director general.

The AirCargo bottom line.(Illustration)
September 1, 2004... Telecom, ME&A Forecast spending on telecom equipment in the Middle East and Africa, 2003-2008 (in US$billions) [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Chipping Annual worldwide semiconductor sales, historical and forecast. (in US$billions) ...

Gateways: San Francisco is a too-familiar example of airports that neglect the needs of air cargo.(Forwarders Forum)
September 1, 2004... As if the issues facing the international trading community didn't loom large enough, we now can add another challenge to the logistics manager's list. It is a challenge that can have severe consequences for economic development in cities...