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Schenker wins Hagemeyer contract

: Latest News; Wednesday, 13 January 2010

Schenker Australia has won a contract to supply international freight forwarding and customs clearance for Hagemeyer Brands Australia (HBA) and will implement a sophisticated inbound supply chain for the consumer electrical and appliance products distributed by HBA, which include brands JVC, Omega and Smeg.

Lucero joins LAN

: Latest News; Wednesday, 13 January 2010

LAN Airlines has appointed Sandra Lucero as a business analyst for the Australian and New Zealand markets.

Auckland Airport buys into NQA

: Latest News; Wednesday, 13 January 2010

New Zealand's Auckland International Airport has agreed to purchase (from Westpac Bank) a 24.55 per cent stake in North Queensland Airports (NQA), the operator of Cairns and Mackay airports in Queensland, Australia for A$132.8 million (approximately NZ$166m).

Atlantic 'partners' hold firm

: Latest News; Wednesday, 13 January 2010

American Airlines and British Airways reportedly have said they are not prepared to sacrifice slots and gates as part of their proposed North Atlantic alliance plans with other carriers including Iberia, Finnair and Royal Jordanian Airlines.

No deals for JAL?

: Latest News; Tuesday, 12 January 2010

Japan Airlines could file for bankruptcy on January 19 under a government-backed restructuring plan which includes 13,000 job cuts, media reports say.

GAC merges UK ops

: Latest News; Tuesday, 12 January 2010

Global logistics group GAC has merged its UK operations.

Air NZ out of AAPA

: Latest News; Tuesday, 12 January 2010

Air New Zealand says it is withdrawing from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).

Airbus's 2010 A380 production target out soon

: Latest News; Tuesday, 12 January 2010

Airbus is expected to set its 2010 A380 production target before the end of the month.

Air cargo demand still lower than the 2008 peak

: Latest News; Thursday, 31 December 2009

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported international scheduled traffic results for November 2009, with freight demand up 9.5 per cent compared to November 2008 and freight load factor at 56.6 per cent, although the improved results were exaggerated by the sharp fall in demand experienced during the second half of 2008.