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IATA sees slow cargo growth
MORE than three-quarters of IATA members reported an increase in cargo business during Q4 2010, the association says amidst a cautiously positive forecast for this year.While IATA members expect a profit for 2011, factors such as rising fuel prices mean confidence in further significant improvement has taken a hit, the ...
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Boeing delays Dreamliner to third quarter
BOEING has announced that delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner will now be in the third quarter of this year. This now places the delivery of the revolutionary next-generation aircraft type three years behind schedule, and allegedly billions of dollars over budget.Launch customer All Nippon Airways said the new delivery ...
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Airports round-up
Air Cargo News provides a run-down of the airports which have experienced a growth in cargo volumes and financing in 2010:Thanks to a heavy investment programme luring in five new international airlines, cargo at Abu Dhabi International Airport grew 16 per cent in 2010 to 438,000 tonnes. Abu Dhabi Airports ...
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ST Aerospace faces penalty and promise
DESPITE the low of a potential fine, maintenance, repair and operations provider ST Aerospace can be glad about one thing: maintenance orders for freight-related conversions hit a high at the tail end of 2010.On 20 January the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed a penalty charge, alleging that between 24 March ...
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Changi’s ACE plan
A planned first-of-its-kind air cargo express (ACE) hub will come into operations early next year at Changi Airport’s Free Trade Zone in Singapore.The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore has set aside 80,000m2 of land for the development of the hub and its supporting airside infrastructure.The hub is a specialised cargo ...
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ACS opens Brazilian office
IN a move to negotiate better rates with local operators and offer savings to its existing client base for any charters in the region, Air Charter Service (ACS) has opened its first office in Sao Paulo, Brazil.ACS Brazil will offer both passenger and cargo services, and will work in conjunction ...
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Cargo up 10 per cent in Israel
DESPITE recent US condemnation on its safety record, Israel has seen total air cargo movements escalate 10 per cent in 2010 over the previous year’s figures.Total air cargo movements through Israel’s airports in 2010 reached 302,903 tons, up 10.41 per cent compared to 274,319 tons the year before.In December 2010 ...
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Yemen and EU in ban talks
BOLSTERED by the news of the UAE lifting its ban on accepting cargo shipments, Yemen held fresh talks on 16 January to lift the EU ban.In an effort to alleviate concerns the minister of transport Khaled al-Wzir briefed the EU delegation on Sana’a International Airport’s attempts to strengthen security, handling ...
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Airbus orders leave Boeing behind
IN another transatlantic battle Airbus has flown ahead of its US rival Boeing in aircraft orders for 2010.Out of a gross order book comprising 625 commercial aircraft Boeing delivered 462, a figure in line with its forecast for last year.Airbus on the other hand saw its order book reach 644 ...
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TSA targets 2011 screening date
AS details surrounding Al-Qaeda’s air cargo bomb plot emerge, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has brought forward its 100 per cent cargo screening target to 31 December 2011.Intelligence information obtained on 23 December reveals militant organisation Al-Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula sought to make a bomb using insulated drinking mugs ...
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Boeing loses US$600m on Guggenheim exit
AVIATION asset manager Guggenheim Aviation Partners showed Boeing time really is money after cancelling its order for two new 747-8 jumbo-freighters, which Boeing has seen delayed until mid-2011.Boeing suffered an earlier cut in the deal with Guggenheim halving its original 2006 order of four freighters, which have list prices of ...
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US preaches new security creed
US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary Janet Napolitano (right) has been busy flying around the world drumming up support for the US’ new air cargo and aviation security demands.In Brussels she met with European Commission (EC) vice-president and transport commissioner Siim Kallas to discuss international collaboration on the issue. ...
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BAA boss defends frozen fiasco
RESPONDING to the widespread criticism of its handling of the severe weather in the UK over the holiday period, BAA’s chief executive officer, Colin Matthews (right), has defended the company’s actions.Matthews said: “New York’s major airports faced similar problems only a few days later and it took other airports a ...
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Mumbai technology slows cargo
MUMBAI airport is rapidly deploying new technologies such as a new electronic system to clear international cargo and CCTV, but initial teething problems have meant delays in the handling of goods.During the week of 27 December the new customs department system incurred a backlog of around 1,000 tonnes. The backlog ...
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Hamilton funds to fuel cargo business
Hamilton International Airport’s plans to entice more air cargo operators to its runway could come to fruition by 2013 if funding is approved.The airport, located in Ontario, Canada, pursues C$25.3 million (US$25.48 million) from Ottawa and the province for three airport infrastructure projects, which could start in the first half ...
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New materials to cut aircraft emissions
IN a bid to reduce pollution researchers are developing new materials that will make aircraft lighter and stronger, saving energy costs and making aeroplanes more environmentally-friendly.Aviation emissions account for around three per cent of global warming, while air travel is expected to increase by approximately five per cent each year ...
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Kalitta sues United for negligence
KALITTA Air is suing United Air Lines over negligent maintenance that caused one of its engines to break in mid-flight. However, the ownership history of the engine may cause problems to Kalitta’s case.Papers submitted to the local Michigan court reveal how in 1996 Polar Air contracted United to service repairs ...
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Vietnam cargo surge may suffer
THE Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam’s (CAAV) predictions that the cargo market will grow by at least 20 per cent this year could be crushed by the news of airline setbacks at the tail end of 2010.Since 2007 Vietnam’s aviation industry has welcomed a number of new private carriers including ...
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Cartel plea bargains to soar
NEW Zealand has fined a freight forwarder NZ$2.5 million (US$1.8 million) for its part in an air cargo price-fixing cartel. Geologistics International (Bermuda) agreed to pay the fine and NZ$50,000 ($37,000) in legal fees for agreeing airfreight surcharges with other freight forwarders on cargo between the US and New Zealand.The ...
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Airocean ex-directors guilty of fraud
A SINGAPORE court found three former directors of the freight forwarder, Airocean, guilty of fraud. The three will be sentenced on 20 January.Johnson Chong, the former chief operating officer along with independent directors Ong Seow Yong and Peter Madhavan were found to have made ‘misleading statements’ to the stock market ...