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Southern Air appeals safety ruling
A CONNETICUT air cargo carrier is to pay US$8 million in compensation to nine former employees. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ordered Southern Air to pay the fine and to also drop the ongoing defamation lawsuit against them after the employees alleged that Southern had violated a number of ...
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National Airlines expands fleet
NATIONAL Airlines, a subsidiary of National Air Cargo, is to expand its fleet with the addition of three 747-400 BCFs. The aircraft are the first long-range widebody freighters for the company.The inaugural flight for the company’s first 747-400 BCF was 9 September from Frankfurt (Germany) to Kuwait City (Kuwait), Bagram ...
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Chapman Freeborn make Deeks US president
CHAPMAN Freeborn has appointed Gavin-jon Deeks president of its US operation.Deeks will oversee the aircraft charter specialist’s cargo and passenger teams, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with representatives across the US.Deeks, who was previously Chapman Freeborn’s vice-president of sales and marketing in the US for three years, takes over from ...
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Singapore Airlines Cargo extends WFS partnership
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) Cargo has extended its cargo handling agreement with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS). The new contract will cover Dublin, Shannon and Cork (Republic of Ireland).This is an extension of SIA Cargo’s recent announcement that it is renewing its existing handling contract with WFS at Manchester airport (UK) for ...
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Cargo Champion - Stephen Dawkins
STEPHEN Dawkins’s initiation into the industry might have put some people off air cargo.Leaving school at 16 the young Steve spent his Friday nights packing mail at East Midlands Airport in the UK, instead of partying.However, on his first night the older handling crew were planning their own amusement.While the ...
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Cargo Champion – Des Vertannes
‘PASSIONATE, witty, diplomatic, a gifted orator’ are just some of the words people are quick to proffer to describe Des Vertannes, IATA’s global head of cargo.The flurry of generous compliments come as no surprise to his longtime friend and fellow Brit Roy Stapleton, president of the US-based company Global Logistics ...
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Singapore cargo and China Airlines deal
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) Cargo has signed a joint freighter service deal with China Cargo Airlines (CCA).This latest agreement is part of a wider programme of initiatives between the two carriers.“The new joint service agreement provides more flexibility and better services to customers as it provides more choices of flights for ...
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Hong Kong Airport’s surprise cargo rise
HONG Kong International Airport (HKIA) records a modest increase in freight volumes in May after 14 months of decline.HKIA handled 333,000 metric tonnes, representing a 1.1 per cent rise.According to its operator, the Airport Authority Hong Kong, the figure was primarily due to a three per cent year-on-year growth in ...
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Oman Air’s 47 per cent cargo hike
OMAN Air (OA) celebrates a record-breaking 47 per cent hike in cargo revenues during the first five of months of 2012 – the most successful period in the airline’s history.The carrier also reveals freight volumes grew 33 per cent between January and May this year.Wayne Pearce, Oman’s chief executive officer, ...
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Fuel costs hit Oman Air
OMAN Air reported a loss of RO110m (US$285.6m) during 2011 on the back of a 38 per cent increase in fuel, which cost the company RO37m ($96m).However, freight tonnage grew 13 per cent, with a knock-on revenues increase of 28 per cent – RO4.1m ($10.6m).Despite the overall losses, Darwish bin ...
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Cargo Champion – Larry Coyne
TO DESCRIBE Larry Coyne, chief executive officer of Coyne Airways and its parent company Coyne Aviation, as being “doggedly determined” would be an understatement, according to Pat Roche, who has known him professionally for more than 15 years.“Things don’t just happen, you have to make them happen and Larry always ...
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O’Hare’s US$200m hub green lit
CHICAGO O’Hare International Airport (US) is to “increase the city’s competitiveness as a global transportation and cargo leader” by building a US$200m freight hub.The new 78,038m² facility will “vastly increase the airport’s air cargo capacity”, according to the southern city’s mayor, Rahm Emanuel.Commenting on the hub plans, Rosemarie Andolino, the ...
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Cargo Champions - Sang-eun Wang
SANG-eun Wang – or Chairman Wang as he is nicknamed in South Korea – celebrated his 91st birthday on 31 March this year.The modest ‘typical English gentleman’ has been a vital part of the country’s transformation into one of the leading global economies and air freight exporters over the last ...
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Turkish cargo grows by a quarter
TURKISH Airlines’ cargo division recorded an increase of 23.7 per cent in freight carried from 313,517 metric tonnes in 2010 to 387,703 tonnes during 2011.“We are ranked eighth amongst European airlines for cargo and for our five-year projection we have a goal of being in the top five,” Soner Akkurt ...
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Turkish Cargo connects to Libya
TURKISH Cargo will launch scheduled freighter flights to the Libyan airport of Mitiga, 8km next to Tripoli.The flights will be twice-weekly and depending on demand will be performed by an A310 freighter, offering a capacity of 36 tonnes, or an A330-200 freighter with a capacity of 65 tonnes.The company is ...
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Turkish Cargo expands in Asia-Pacific
TURKISH Cargo is extending its footprint in the Asia-Pacific region after opening new headquarters and appointing a new general sales agent (GSA).The company launched operations from its new Asia Far East cargo headquarters in Hong Kong (China) in light of increasing business presence in the area.The headquarters will coordinate sales ...
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Turkish cargo climbs
TURKISH Airlines total cargo carried increased 22.5 per cent from January to September 2011 compared to the same period of 2010.“The figures thus indicate more moderate growth and we expect to end this year with an approximate 24 per cent increase in air cargo volume carried,” Soner Akkurt (pictured), Turkish ...
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Southern Air doubles 777Fs
SOUTHERN Air has doubled the number of its leased 777Fs in two weeks.In mid-October the carrier leased two 777Fs from Aircastle and now it has leased a further two to be delivered in March and April 2012.Southern Air will remain the only ACMI [aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance] provider to ...
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Chapman expands in Australia
CHAPMAN Freeborn Airchartering has acquired Alltrans International in Australia.The new venture – Chapman Freeborn Airchartering – will improve access to freight links in the country, as well as surrounding markets including New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, from its Melbourne (Australia) office.Mike Grant has been appointed as general manager, having ...
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Korean Air Cargo’s unlucky 13
KOREAN Air’s outbound cargo shipments plummeted 13 per cent during the third quarter because of falling IT markets.Sluggish demand from Europe and the US combined with fluctuating currency accelerated the decline.South Korea’s flagship carrier reported a net loss of KRW524.3 billion (US$458 million) for the three months ending 30 September, ...