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African aviation safety questioned
IN an incident sadly reminiscent of an air cargo crash earlier this year another African freighter has left a runway on landing killing 32 people.The cause of the accident both accidents has not been officially established but wet weather and a rough airstrip is thought to have contributed.According to AFP ...
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Airfreight shows CEVA strong profits
BOSSES at logistics giant CEVA have praised airfreight for showing strong profitability in a weak market.The news came with the firm’s third quarter figures, which painted a picture of a poor global freight market with continued modal shift to oceanfreight from air in key markets.Marvin Schlanger, Ceva chief executive, says: ...
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Interview - Kelvin Wong
FEDEX opened its US$79m Changi base just in time according to Singapore logistics chiefs.The US based logistics operator joins Panalpina and DB Schenker in making recent investments in Changi, which development boss Kelvin Wong says puts them at the forefront of a logistics gold rush.The hub will be the US ...
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Swissport's Africa move
SWISSPORT International has grabbed another slice of the expanding African cargo market.The deal with low cost carrier Fastjet is to provide ground services across its network.The carrier is set to be Africa’s first pan-continental low-cost carrier starting with Tanzania’s domestic market, connecting its Dar Es Salaam base to Kilimanjaro and ...
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Glauco Martinelli
AT 74 Glauco Martinelli is still a legend in the world of GSAs.He founded ATC in 1979 – which was probably the first GSA in Italy and proceeded to build a company that has been voted top GSA there for last 10 years running.Before that he had a long career ...
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Cargo 2000 - more relevant and accessible
How can industry change initiatives such as e-freight and Cargo 2000 be moved beyond the enthusiastic adopters – familiar names such as Lufthansa, Cathay Pacific, Air France-KLM and Kuehne + Nagel that always seem to be in the forefront of such initiatives – and spread to the wider air cargo ...
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No more boozy air cargo jobs
BAD habits of the past, such as long, alcohol-fuelled lunches and business meetings with little or no formal structure, are no longer common practice in the air cargo industry, a specialist employment veteran reveals.After 25 years’ experience in the air cargo jobs placement business, Kevin Theobald knows a thing or ...
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Cargolux suffers double blow
CARGOLUX Airlines’ chairman of the board of directors has announced he is stepping down as the beleaguered Luxembourg carrier confirms Qatar Airways is selling its 35 per cent stake.Albert Wildgen, who joined the board in September 2011, is to be replaced by Richard Forson, who will act as interim president ...
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American Airlines Cargo appoints GSSA
AMERICAN Airlines Cargo (AAC) has appointed a GSSA to boost its opportunities in Central America.FlyUs, based in San Jose (Costa Rica) will be responsible for cargo sales, on behalf of the carrier, across eight cities in seven countries.Managing director Carlo de Haas (pictured), who has enjoyed a long-standing professional relationship ...
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EU U-turn on ETS
CALLS for the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to wade into the row over the European Union’s controversial Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) have not fallen on deaf ears, it seems.Only four weeks after Air Cargo News reported (11 October, 2012, issue 738) that a suggested alternative to ETS was ...
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Air Cargo faces security challenge
WITH the second day of the Transport and Security Expo underway delegates from the air cargo world are digesting some tough messages for their industry.In a special afternoon session at London’s Olympia Expo centre attendees were lucky enough to hear from Keister Meijer, KLM cargo’s director of operational integrity and ...
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Cargo-carrying super airship
A PILOT model for an 800-ft cargo-carrying super airship is under construction in a purpose-built hangar in California, USA.The project, called Aeroscraft, is being developed to provide a new way of moving heavy and oversized cargo, especially to areas with limited or no infrastructure, a cover story in the latest ...
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IAG positive despite Iberia crisis
IAG Cargo has reported a 3.5 per cent rise in revenue in its third quarter results.The new company formed out of British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo puts commercial revenue, including fuel surcharges, at US$379m for the quarter.Yield for the quarter increased by 2.3 per cent versus the same ...
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Going global, step-by-step
Having snapped up the leading player in Italy, global GSA group ECS further expansion in Asia and South America, reports Peter Conway.Traditionally the GSA business has always been seen as the ultimate local hero business – an experienced airfreight executive with a knowledge of the local market, setting up in ...
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The Power of Three
EARLIER this year The Charter Store, alongside Pacific Airlift of Singapore and NEO Air Charter of Germany became the founder members of the Global Charter Alliance (GCA).The trio not only pool resources, sharing costs, knowledge and contacts they have particular approach to the industry they believe will see them come ...
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US Customs gives e-AWB green light
AMERICA’S Customs and Border Protection authority (CBP) is to approve the use of the electronic Air Waybill (e-AWB) for air cargo shipments to and from the US.E-AWBs will be accepted for consignments at more than 120 CBP facilities across the USA and Puerto Rico for both import and export.The announcement ...
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Cargo Champion - Enno Osinga
ENNO OSINGA loves to play golf but that does not mean he is a soft corporate man - as the stereotype goes.In fact colleagues recall eccentric yet productive meetings not just on the fairway but also in a Bedouin tent in the middle of a sandstorm.While Osinga says he may ...
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Air cargo performance 'fragmenting'
AIRFREIGHT recovery is fragmenting according to IATA chief.The latest traffic figures released by IATA air cargo posted a feeble 0.6 per cent global growth rate coupled with a 0.6 per cent fall in airfreight volumes between August and September.Capacity was trimmed 0.6 per cent compared to year-ago levels. This strengthened ...
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Fraport sees traffic falls but predicts hope
IN fiscal year 2008, the Fraport airport company achieved growth in revenue by 3.8 per cent. However, in absolute terms, revenue declined by 98 per cent to €2.1 billion.Fraport attributed the loss to the sale of Fraport’s International Consultants on Targeted Security Europe subsidiary on 1 April, 2008, and to ...
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Call for more accessible airfreight
AN airfreight executive has called for action from IATA to make it easier for businesses to use air cargo.Stan Wraight, executive director of Strategic Aviation Solutions, says IATA trumpets its achievement in making it easier for passengers to travel by air but he says the same has not been done ...