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FedEx, UPS 'winners' when capacity drops |
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Thursday, 08 July 2010 |
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FedEx and UPS have most to gain from declining main deck and belly capacity in the Asia Pacific region, according to transport industry analyst Helane Becker of Jesup & Lamont.
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Auckland, Queenstown in airport alliance |
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Thursday, 08 July 2010 |
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New Zealand's Auckland International Airport reportedly will invest NZ$27.7 million to buy a 25 per cent stake in Queenstown Airport.
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Forwarders to sue airlines |
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Thursday, 08 July 2010 |
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Korean freight forwarders are to file a class-action lawsuit against airlines charged with price-fixing.
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Air France announces layoffs |
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Wednesday, 07 July 2010 |
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Europe's Air France plans to slash more than 4,000 ground and admin staff jobs by 2013 as a result of financial problems caused by the global economic downturn. Unions have reacted angrily.
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Dubai says no to full body scanners |
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Wednesday, 07 July 2010 |
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Dubai says it will not allow full-body scanners to be used at its airports, saying the devices violate national ethics.
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Wednesday, 07 July 2010 |
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FedEx unit FedEx Trade Networks has selected Fritz Companies Israel as its exclusive Regional Service Provider (RSP) in Israel. The deal will allow both companies to offer expanded international ocean and air freight forwarding services.
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Wednesday, 07 July 2010 |
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The president and chief executive officer of USA-based Republic Airways has been named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year.
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EU updates safety blacklist |
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Wednesday, 07 July 2010 |
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The EU has banned most of Iran Air's jets from flying to Europe because of safety concerns. As a result, Iran Air now will fly only the EU-approved Airbus fleet on its European services.
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Emirates tops 1m e-freight kilos |
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Tuesday, 06 July 2010 |
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Dubai-based Emirates SkyCargo e-freight shipments have exceeded one million kilos a month for the first time.
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Dascher adds Warsaw services |
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Tuesday, 06 July 2010 |
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The Polish division of Dascher is to run intercontinental air and sea freight services from a new office at Warsaw airport.
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Alitalia joins Air France Group-Delta alliance |
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Tuesday, 06 July 2010 |
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Italy's Alitalia has joined the European Air France KLM Group - USA Delta Air Lines alliance.
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Qatar to boost Asia flights |
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Tuesday, 06 July 2010 |
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Doha-based Qatar Airways says it is to boost services to Asia after its Qatar-Tokyo route, launched in April, outperformed expectations and became one of the airline's top performing routes within just two months.
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Tuesday, 06 July 2010 |
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Four Soft (4S), a provider of logistics and transportation industry software, has won a deal from USA-based freight forwarder Aries Global Logistics to implement its freight forwarding application 4S eTrans and partner in developing 4S eCustoms for US Imports and several other import related modules.
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Agility opens German centre |
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Tuesday, 06 July 2010 |
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Agility has opened a logistics centre north west of Stuttgart, Germany. The 9,000 square metre centre has a 4,500 square metre storage area, a 1,500 square metre picking and packaging area, a 3,000 square metre handling area and 13 heavy goods vehicles loading ramps.
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Tuesday, 06 July 2010 |
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TNT has increased its air freight capacity between China and Europe, scheduling an additional B747-400 ERF between China and Liege, Belgium. The aircraft will enable TNT to increase frequency to six flights per week from Shanghai and five flights per week from Hong Kong.
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P&O Ferrymasters opens web site |
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Tuesday, 06 July 2010 |
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European logistics provider P&O Ferrymasters has launched a new website at www.poferrymasters.com.
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