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Relief at UK air cargo tax freeze
THE UK’s forwarders and aviation industry breathed a sigh of relief this week when the government decided not to increase air passenger duty (APD), which would have had knock-on effects to air cargo costs.The British International Freight Association (BIFA) cautiously welcomed the UK government’s decision. However, Peter Quantrill, BIFA’s director ...
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India hounds Customs cargo crooks
INDIA is continuing to pursue corruption in the country’s Customs houses. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which arrested seven Customs officials and three freight forwarders in March, has now tracked the rot to apparently high-ranking Customs officers and is moving in to make further arrests.“Our investigations are leading us ...
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Qantas ‘heavy belly’ investigated
A QANTAS passenger jet was loaded with unplanned cargo to the extent of exceeding its maximum structural take-off weight by about 884 kg, an investigation has found.Two years on the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has issued the result of its investigation of the weight and balance event on a ...
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Airports update 23 March
AIR Cargo News reports on new cargo developments at airports around the world.In Europe, the UK’s Birmingham Airport has now entered the top 10 UK airports based on tonnage of cargo handled last year. The airport processed over 21,000 tonnes of cargo in 2010, up 65 per cent on 2009.Frankfurt ...
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Air NZ anger at Commission and Qantas claims
AIR New Zealand has denounced the country’s anti-cartel Commerce Commission over libellous statements.Last week the commission and Qantas commented on negotiated settlements for cargo price-fixing. Air New Zealand alleges that both the commission and Qantas’s statements imply Air New Zealand and the other named airlines were guilty.“The Commission…leaves an impression ...
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Cargo fury at TSA decree
AIRLINES and forwarders are furious at the US Transportation Security Agency (TSA) over its latest security diktat and its short deadlineUnder the amendment, regulated agents have to provide a statement saying that shipments tendered on a master AWB were received from persons having an established account with a physical shipping ...
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Airlines settle cartel charges with NZ
NEW Zealand’s anti-cartel regulator, the Commerce Commission, has reached settlements with several airlines over allegations of cargo price fixing.British Airways, Cargolux and Qantas all negotiated settlements, by paying significant but reduced fines. Qantas has announced that its payment was NZ$6.5 million (US$4.7 million), a 50 per cent discount.The commission is ...
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777s drive Qatar Airways growth
2010 was another year of major growth for Qatar Airways, with the airline “treading its own path, irrespective of otherairlines” according to its senior vice-president cargo, Dileepa Wijesundera.Both passenger and cargo 777s played a major part in expansion with two 777 freighters joining the fleet in May and June and ...
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Swift Freight changes hands
THREE years after it acquired transportation and logistics solutions provider Swift Freight, Barloworld Logistics Middle East & Asia has sold the company to its former chief executive officer.On 1 March 2011 Warren Erfmann acquired 100 per cent of Swift’s global operations, except for the Dubai office where he has acquired ...
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TSA change causes cargo fury
ANGER greeted the US’ Transport Security Administration’s (TSA) representative, Warren Miller, this week over the TSA’s latest emergency amendment that has seen airlines have to freeze cargo shipments to the US.Miller was attending a security panel at the IATA World Cargo Symposium in Istanbul and, once again having been abandoned ...
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Air cargo carriers ascend in 2010
THE story last year was largely one of success for air cargo companies across the world. Each 2010 financial year report that comes in confirms escalating cargo flights, volumes and revenues.In Asia, Cathay Pacific Group’s cargo revenue increased by 50.1 per cent to HK$25,901 million (US$3.32 billion). Freight carried by ...
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Airports update 11 March
AIR Cargo News reports on new cargo developments at airports around the world this week.In Europe, Fraport (pictured) saw airfreight volume grow by 4.3 per cent to 170,564 tonnes in February. Vienna International Airport experienced a 1.2 per cent lift in cargo movements for the month.In the US, a twin-engine ...
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Air Cargo News exclusive - DHL fires Ude
RUMOURS circulating in the German market suggest Hermann Ude, DHL Global Forwarding's chief executive officer (pictured), has been fired. No reason has been given but under his leadership the company has posted disappointing results and come under strong competition from Kuehne + Nagel.Air Cargo News contacted company spokesperson Juliane Ranft ...
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IATA World Cargo Symposium – Progress is vital but who will pay
CONSTANT vigilance was the message at IATA’s World Cargo Symposium opening plenary.Both Des Vertannes, global head of cargo, and Giovanni Bisignani, chief executive officer, warned that while the post-financial crisis recovery has been encouraging, unforeseen events, such as the Middle Eastern civil unrest, can have significant impacts on that restoration.The ...
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Airports update
AIR Cargo News reports on new cargo developments at airports around the world.In North America, Reno-Tahoe International Airport and Calgary International Airport (right) have recorded high volumes. Reno-Tahoe reported handling 8.9 million pounds of cargo in January 2011, up three per cent over last year. It marks 12 straight month-over-month ...
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Turkish Airlines orders three freighters
THREE is the magic number. Turkish Airlines has signed an order for three A330-200 freighters to add to its existing A330-200F and four A310 freighters.The airline has a further 27 aircraft on order with Airbus from contracts placed in 2009 and 2010. Turkish Airlines has also signed an order for ...
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Saudia extends European GSA network
SAUDI Airlines Cargo Company is stretching its legs in Europe with the appointment of seven general sales agents (GSAs).The GSAs are located in Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Spain.The GSAs include Active Air in the Netherlands and Kales in Germany. From March 2011 the airline will be ...
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Lufthansa Cargo encourages green fuel trials
SINCE 2008 airlines including Japan Airlines, Air New Zealand and Continental Airlines to name a few, have operated test flights partly fuelled by biofuel – a fuel created by blending oily plants such as camelina, jatropha and algae with kerosene. Now Lufthansa and its cargo subsidiary are beginning their own ...
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Atlas aims for a big 2011
ATLAS Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW) recorded a full-year net income increase of 82 per cent to US$141.8 million in 2010. Fourth-quarter net income rose 47 per cent to $41.6 million.“2010 was an exciting year for the company and for commercial airfreight demand,” said William Flynn, chief executive officer of AAWW. ...
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Airfreight frozen in Libya
UNREST in Libya has resulted in the runways at Benghazi’s Benina International Airport being destroyed in fighting between government security and revolutionary forces. No airfreight is moving into or out of the airport at all.The airport – the second largest in the country after Tripoli – is used as a ...