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Agility wins logistics award

: Latest News; Tuesday, 21 July 2009

Agility, a global specialist in integrated logistics, was awarded Best Logistics Services Provider at the 3rd Annual Middle East Logistics Awards in Dubai last week. The Award is given to the company that provides the best supply chain management solutions, including integrated operation, warehousing and transportation services.

Volga-Dnepr reports slight drop

: Latest News; Monday, 20 July 2009

Charter and scheduled cargo airline firm Volga-Dnepr has reported a five per cent drop in tonnage to 835,000 ton/kilometres carried during the first six months of 2009.

New airfreight division to focus on tuna industry

: Latest News; Friday, 17 July 2009

Consolidators International (CII) has created a new air freight division - Tuna Support - to manage its air operations for the tuna industry in the oceans of the western Pacific.

DB Schenker inks Egypt jv

: Latest News; Friday, 17 July 2009

DB Schenker has expanded its operations in the Middle East through a joint venture with the its partner for many years, ITS -International Transport Service of Egypt.

Industry expectations up and down, down and up - IATA

: Latest News; Friday, 17 July 2009

The airline industry continues to face weak passenger and freight revenues and rising unit costs, according to the latest survey by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), but with significant changes in attitude and predictions by individual industry sectors compared to previous surveys.

Singapore Air 19.2pc down

: Latest News; Friday, 17 July 2009

Singapore’s Singapore Airlines says it carried 19.2 per cent fewer passengers in June compared to June 2008 at 1.307 million compared to 1.617 million.

American’s cargo revenues down 42.6pc

: Latest News; Friday, 17 July 2009

USA carrier American Airlines’ says cargo revenue dropped 42.6 per cent in Q2 2009 to US$134 million and traffic in the same period was down 25.1 per cent from the same quarter last year.

Austrian future uncertain

: Latest News; Friday, 17 July 2009

With its takeover by Germany’s Lufthansa ‘up in the air’, Austrian pundits say Austrian Airlines may opt to ‘do an Alitalia’, with less attractive parts such as its debt, pension liabilities, redundant employees and aircraft split off and sold separately.