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Malaysia Airlines names it price
US district judge John Gleeson is yet to approve Malaysia Airlines’ proposal to pay at least US$3 million for its part in the cargo price-fixing conspiracy.Malaysian Airlines has not been charged with criminal wrongdoing, as some of the other settling airlines have, the lawyer representing the plaintiffs Brent Landau said. ...
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US inks India as a safe bet
WHILE Korea and the US approach a new free-trade agreement deal, India looks to benefit from a new bilateral aviation safety agreement (BASA) with the US.A team from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reviewed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) aircraft certification system and carried out a ...
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Deccan 360’s woes lead to job cuts
DECCAN 360 is to lay off staff in the wake of ongoing financial troubles.In an email sent to its 600 staff, the company wrote: “We have done our best to hold the company with minimal operations, but could not succeed due to business and funding constraints. Hence, we [have] opted ...
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Taliban says it shot down freighter
THE Taliban has claimed it was to blame for shooting down the Silk Way freighter that crashed in the mountainous Siagerd region of Afghanistan last Wednesday (6 July) killing all nine people on board.However, the local governor of Siegerd, Abdulhalim Mujaddidi, denies the Islamist militia group was responsible.The Ilyushin-76 was ...
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FAA’s haz-mat fines spread responsibility
THE US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has fined FedEx US$689,800 for hazardous materials violations on freighters. Significantly, the FAA also found FedEx guilty of shipper-originating errors, raising carriers’ fears of further fines in the future.Between June and September 2009, the FAA found FedEx guilty of four counts of accepting hazardous ...
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Cathay launches Indian duo
CATHAY Pacific has introduced two new routes to India, but cargo storage constraints in the country are becoming an issue.From 1 August the airline will launch a new 747-400F twice-weekly service to Bangalore in India, on a Hong Kong (China)-Delhi (India)-Bangalore-Hong Kong routing.For flights into Bangalore, the airline expects to ...
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DoJ drops Air NZ cartel charges
THE US Department of Justice (DoJ) has dropped all cargo price-fixing charges against Air New Zealand. In a letter the DoJ confirmed the carrier “is no longer a subject or target of the ongoing grand jury investigation”.The investigation has been running for five years and the company has always protested ...
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Africa and Middle East lead cargo growth
CONTINENTAL first half airfreight volumes have been a mixed bag, with Asia seeing a slump, while the Middle East and Africa surge ahead.In east Asia performance has been largely grim. The world’s largest cargo airport Hong Kong International has faced sluggish throughput with first half 2011 figures at 1,325,095 tonnes, ...
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Siemens signs Delhi cargo handling contract
SIEMENS will set up state-of-the-art cargo handling equipment for the integrated cargo complex at Delhi International Airport (India).The technology provider will install automation systems, which enable higher cargo throughput, faster clearance and better cargo handling services at the Delhi Cargo Service Center (DCSC) Greenfield Air Cargo Terminal.Siemens’ Mobility Division will ...
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China Cargo Airlines eyes multinational role
NEWLY-formed China Cargo Airlines, the largest air cargo airline in the Chinese mainland, is looking to restructure its business to become a multinational supply chain service provider.China Eastern (pictured) has cut its shareholding in the new joint venture to 51 per cent in order to draw investment from Cosco, EVA ...
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American Airlines’ acquisition in Airbus’ favour
BOEING aircraft favourite American Airlines (AA) is in active negotiations with European manufacturer Airbus as the carrier looks to replace 38 per cent of its current fleet.AA, presently an all-Boeing operator, is interested in both Airbus' single-aisle family of A320s and a A320-neo (new engine option), which will begin flying ...
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Schenker denies future of US ops in doubt
RUMOURS are flying that DB Schenker will decide within the next two months whether or not to close, or even sell, its US operations, but, the German logistics firm denies the news.Following the purchase of BAX Global by the parent company Deutsche Bahn in 2006, the two companyies US operations ...
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SIA Cargo fined US$48m for price fixing
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) Cargo has pleaded guilty to its role in conspiring to fix prices on cargo rates. The US has now fined the Asian carrier US$48 million.According to court papers, SIA Cargo “and co-conspirators agreed during meetings, conversations, and other communications, on one or more components of the cargo, ...
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THAI cancels Southern contract
THAI Airways has cancelled the use of one of its two freighters operated by Southern Air.THAI had a block space purchase (BSP) contract for two years – ending March 2012 – for the two 777-200 LR freighters. Pichai Chunganuwad, managing director of THAI’s cargo and commercial mail department, confirmed the ...
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LA sued for breach of contract
OFFICIALS have reached a settlement over a breach-of-contract lawsuit to develop air cargo traffic at California’s Ontario International Airport (US).Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) agreed to pay developers Aero Ontario US$1.66 million in the settlement.According to Aero Ontario, LAWA awarded it the contract to develop an international cargo centre at ...
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Cargo win from Euro, S Korean trade deal
A FREE-trade agreement (FTA) between Europe and South Korea could allow Korean Air Lines to take Cathay Pacific’s crown as the world’s largest air cargo operator. Cathay knocked Korean from its rank last year.The agreement, due to start on 1 July, is predicted to be worth $4.7 billion a year ...
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Europe questions German airport cash
THE European Commission (EC) is investigating whether German state aid of €255 million (US$365 million) to Leipzig-Halle Airport, constitutes an unfair advantage over its rivals.The aid, made public last year, covers 100 per cent of the costs for various infrastructure projects begun in 2006. Those projects include ones for noise ...
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Airport update 20 June
ASIASINGAPORE’s Changi Airport Group has awarded a third ground-handling licence to US-based Aircraft Service International Group (ASIG). With the 10-year licence, ASIG will be able to provide passenger and cargo-handling services to 100 airlines operating at Changi Airport.A total of 227,050 metric tonnes were handled in May, representing a decrease ...
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2,000 more Boeing freighters in 20 years
THE Boeing freighter fleet is set to double in the next 20 years to support a projected annual air cargo traffic growth rate of 5.6 per cent during the period.There are currently 1,760 Boeing freighters, of which 520 are large, 610 are medium and 630 are standard sizes.Growing world trade, ...
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UPS self-screening under fire
THE UK government has banned UPS from screening its own air cargo at certain sites due to security concerns.The Department for Transport (DfT) said: “We can confirm that, following careful consideration, the department has restricted the number of sites in the UK at which UPS [is] permitted to screen air ...