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Aer Lingus asked to reconsider outsourcing

: Latest News; Friday, 14 November 2008

Irish trade union Siptu has called on local carrier Aer Lingus to implement cost-cutting measures without outsourcing 1300 jobs.

Menzies cuts 600 jobs

: Latest News; Friday, 14 November 2008

Scotland-headquartered cargo specialist John Menzies has cut hundreds of jobs in its airport ground handling and cargo businesses.

Los Angeles totals sharply down

: Latest News; Friday, 14 November 2008

TW Online says cargo traffic at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), USA fell at its sharpest rate in seven years in September, dropping 17.1 per cent.
Excluding postal traffic, freight tonnage fell 17.5 per cent.

Emirates Skycargo looks to Asia

: Latest News; Friday, 14 November 2008

UAE-based Emirates Skycargo says it hopes Asian countries, especially China, India and the Middle East will help counter the slowdown experienced in other regions.

FALCONSW gets down to business

: Latest News; Friday, 14 November 2008

The newly-appointed executive of the Freight and Logistics Council of NSW, Australia, is in the process of developing appropriate corporate structures to ensure operations are transparent, orderly and efficient, following its incorporation under NSW law in October.

DHL-UPS US deal downscaled?

: Latest News; Friday, 14 November 2008

The Deutsche Post announcement on the scaling back of the company’s DL and DHL Express operations in the USA will leave FedEx, UPS and the US Postal Service picking up the slack, and also will affect the proposed DHL-UPS tie-up, according to UPS.

Scotland’s airports see downturn

: Latest News; Friday, 14 November 2008

Scotland’s biggest airport operator, BAA, has reported October figures for the three airports it manages – Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Lufthansa out of SAS bidding?

: Latest News; Friday, 14 November 2008

Shares fell in SAS Group, the owner of Scandinavian airline SAS, after a German newspaper said Germany’s Lufthansa was not going to bid for the carrier.
The newspaper said Lufthansa had abandoned plans to take over SAS after it saw financial results for SAS subsidiary Spanair.