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Chinese may opt for smaller cargo planes

: Latest News; Thursday, 05 March 2009

Chinese airlines will respect signed contracts for aircraft orders, but negotiate timing of deliveries and some carriers may choose smaller cargo aircraft instead of bigger ones to cope with a downturn in cargo traffic, the head of the Civil Aviation Administration of China said.

Lufthansa tightens Austrian bid

: Latest News; Thursday, 05 March 2009

Germany’s Lufthansa says it’s all or nothing on its Austrian Airlines takeover bid.

Air Berlin in TUIfly talks

: Latest News; Thursday, 05 March 2009

European reports say Germany’s Air Berlin may take over parts or all of rival leisure carrier TUIfly.

Thai seeks cargo solution

: Latest News; Thursday, 05 March 2009

Thai Airways International is considering fleet options for its planned cargo operation, which it hopes will boost cargo revenues by THB4 billion a year.

Industry is kidding itself, says Keeling

: Latest News; Thursday, 05 March 2009

Air cargo management must “strip the veils of illusion from their eyes” in combating the worst recession since the industry began 60 years ago.

Get back to basics, Bisignani tells meeting

: Latest News; Thursday, 05 March 2009

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on the cargo supply chain to battle the current air cargo crisis by improving security, delivering a better product and boosting efficiency.

Siemens wins baggage deal

: Latest News; Thursday, 05 March 2009

Germany's Siemens has won a seven million euro contract from Clark Construction Group for the manufacture and integration of a baggage handling system at Washington Dulles International Airport. The airport is one of the 20 largest international airports in the USA, with almost 25 million passengers per year.

Korean targets aircargo, logistics

: Latest News; Wednesday, 04 March 2009

Korean Air says it intends to increase the number of air cargo tons carried per year from 1.66 million last year to 2.5 million and to boost international passengers carried from 13 million to 20 million per year, both by 2019.

Expeditors results down

: Latest News; Wednesday, 04 March 2009

US forwarder Expeditors has filed annual returns indicating airfreight volumes for the 2008 year fell four per cent, which one analyst interpreted as suggesting a fourth-quarter decline of nearly 20 per cent, particularly in Asia. He added he still expected Expeditors' shares to outperform rival companies because of a better business platform.