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Logistics apprenticeships up in UK
APPRENTICESHIPS in logistics skills are on the increase in the UK. Provisional figures from Skills for Logistics (SfL), a UK government-backed scheme, reveal that in 2011/12 a total of 15,670 logistics-oriented apprenticeships started in England.This is a 29 per cent increase on the number of starts (12,170) in 2010/2011. SfL ...
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Cargo Champion – Peter Kales
ONLY a decade or so ago, the air cargo industry was still synonymous with liquid lunches, resulting in deals being clinched with a swig of beer or a sip of wine. It was commonplace and largely expected for supply chain members from the top-down to cement new or renewed contracts ...
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One marriage made in heaven
THE announcement that Lufthansa Cargo and Chapman Freeborn Airchartering are to work closely together in a unique marketing and operational alliance is of particular interest.In the air cargo business, it’s not often that one can exclaim: ‘Now THAT makes sense’.Although vastly different organisations, both companies share some of the same ...
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American revival
When American Airlines announced on 14 February that it was to merge with US Airways, it marked yet another milestone in the recovery of the US bellwether which, since 29 November 2011, has been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.As usual, the process has involved reducing debt, fixing new contracts with ...
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Chapman Freeborn and Lufthansa Cargo in unique alliance
GLOBAL charter broker Chapman Freeborn Airchartering (CFA) has secured a unique strategic cooperation agreement with Lufthansa Cargo.It means that CFA will handle Lufthansa Cargo’s third-party chartering requirements – allowing the German airline to focus on marketing charter capacity on its own fleet of 18 MD-11Fs.The agreement will give Lufthansa Cargo’s ...
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Etihad alliances pays off
ETIHAD AIRWAYS has heralded a successful first year of its equity alliance strategy, after a financial reporting season which saw each of the five airlines within the alliance – airberlin, Air Seychelles, Virgin Australia, Aer Lingus and Etihad Airways – announce profitable performances.The airlines’ individual and collective results were boosted ...
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Air cargo industry faces many challenges, says IATA chief
IT IS NO secret that the air cargo industry faces many challenges – especially financial, warns Tony Tyler, chief executive of IATA.The airfreight industry has collectively generated about US$5 trillion in revenues since 2003. “Yet we struggled just to cover our costs and barely broke even,” he told the IATA ...
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Latest B747-8F for Cargolux
WHILST celebrating its 43rd anniversary, Cargolux has completed another milestone – the acceptance of its 25th B747 freighter from Boeing.The new aircraft is a B747-8F named City of Vianden."This is a proud moment for Cargolux,” says Richard Forson, interim president and chief executive of the all-cargo carrier.“Our history and relationship ...
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Cargo Champion - Frédéric Meyer
ONE could be forgiven for assuming that the ground handling industry is essentially a modern invention that emerged as a consequence of airport operations and the industries affiliated to them. But anyone harbouring such thoughts may need a little history lesson and, possibly, a philosophy tutorial too from Frédéric Meyer.The ...
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Cargo Champion - Oliver Evans
IF YOU want to speak to somebody who lives and breathes the air cargo business, look no further than Oliver Evans, manager of Swiss WorldCargo.Evans’ enviable reputation as an expert is due to his immense international experience in all areas of the industry.He has been presiding over the fortunes of ...
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The big switch
WHEN Lufthansa Cargo announced that it had selected the iCargo system of IBS to provide it with a next-generation IT platform, it surely marked a significant milestone for the air cargo industry.While many small-to-medium-sized airlines have already made the leap to next-generation platforms, to-date many of the traditional giants have ...
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Air cargo faces a sex change
HAVE you noticed that women are – at last – making a significant invasion of the upper ecehelons of air cargo management.In this past 12 months, we have been delighted to report the appointments of around a dozen or so women into senior air cargo-related roles, all around the world ...
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Lufthansa Cargo targets Mexico
LUFTHANSA CARGO is operating new MD-11 freighter services to Guadalajara, Mexico.It means the German cargo airline is now connecting the metropolis in the Mexican highlands with its Frankfurt hub.Guadalajara has evolved into a major business centre, especially for hi-tech companies in the electronics and information technology sector.Over the past 10 ...
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Saudia Cargo's CEO takes on new role
CONTINUED success at Saudia Cargo has led to the promotion of Fahad Hammad, its current chief executive, to a big and unique role masterminding a new air cargo era in Saudi Arabia.He will be responsible for the development of infrastructure and new and current facilities at the country’s main airports, ...
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US Airways appoints ECS Group GSA in France
US AIRWAYS – now part of American Airlines – has appointed EFIS Air, a subsidiary of ECS Group, as its cargo general sales agent in France.The new contract extends the existing working relationship between the two companies in Europe. ECS acts as US Airways’ GSA in the UK, Belgium and ...
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The virtual global cargo airline
IF YOU were asked to name an airline that had risen rapidly in the past five years to become the 15th largest carrier of general air cargo in the world, you might think of Emirates or one of the Asian carriers.But in fact this new giant of the air cargo ...
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What makes Saudia Cargo so successful?
WHILE the air cargo business remains stuck in its economic winter, in one part of the world it still seems to be blazing summer. IATA figures show that cargo traffic at Middle Eastern airlines was up 14.4 per cent in the 11 months to November, against an industry average fall ...
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Brussels Airlines' African links bear fruit
AFRICA plays a rather crucial part in the fortunes of Brussels Airlines’ (SN) freight strategy with more than 80 per cent of its cargo capacity concentrated on the emerging market.The Belgian carrier, partly owned by Lufthansa Cargo since December 2009, has a vested interest in identifying different ways to capitalise ...
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Cargo Champion - Hjoerdis Stahl
PICTURE a diminutive six-year-old smiling sweetly as she helps an air stewardess serve drinks on board a Lufthansa flight from Germany to Puerto Rico.The youngster is engaging and looks so contented the passengers naturally assume she harbours the stereotypical dream of following in the footsteps of the original Pan Am ...
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Saudia Cargo's 'most successful year'
SAUDI Airlines Cargo achieved record results in 2012, posting total figures of 516,000 tonnes, resulting in a 21 per cent increase in revenue over the previous year.The airline’s success, which is due to a strong economy in the Kingdom (KSA), represents a landmark achievement for the Saudi-based cargo carrier, says ...