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BOC banks on freight growth

: Latest News; Monday, 25 February 2008

The Bank of China’s aircraft-leasing unit BOC Aviation has ordered five Airbus SAS A330-200 cargo planes for delivery between 2012 and 2013, the first that BOC has bought directly from a manufacturer.

CBFCA legal road show kicks off again in March

: Latest News; Friday, 22 February 2008

The Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia (CBFCA), in conjunction with Hunt & Hunt Lawyers, has for some time provided "Member Forums" on legal issues. These popular sessions have been conducted twice a year by Hunt & Hunt Partner Andrew Hudson in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide. Hudson also is a regular presenter at CBFCA State Conventions and the CBFCA National Conference.

AaE forced to cut Melbourne staff

: Latest News; Friday, 22 February 2008

Australian air Express has begun laying off staff at its Melbourne facilities following the recent move of Emirates Airline's Australian handling to Toll-Dnata. It is understood many staff, mainly clerical and warehouse workers, have been retrenched. AaE lost the Emirates contract in December 2007, both Sydney and Melbourne, after making significant investments in new infrastructure and warehousing. The staff cutbacks follow a company review of operational costs.

Deccan Cargo delayed, 12 others approved

: Latest News; Friday, 22 February 2008

India’s Aircraft Acquisition Panel has delayed approval for cargo start-up Deccan Cargo, a sister company to Deccan Aviation.

AvientCrew goes live at Jet

: Latest News; Friday, 22 February 2008

IBS Software has implemented its Crew Management System AvientCrew at Jet Airways, India. Jet Airways is the first Indian customer for IBS and also the first in the Indian aviation industry to use AvientCrew to handle flight operations.

HTL Logistics to automate cargo

: Latest News; Friday, 22 February 2008

Sri Lanka-based freight forwarding company HTL Logistics Limited, has contracted Kale Consultants to develop a web-enabled system to automate its ocean, air and multi-modal freight operations. The system will encompass various functions including sales, export, import, international trade documentation, tracking and integration with third-party applications. It is hoped the new system will automate manual processes and will help HTL reduce human errors and optimise operational costs.

Customs moves IT processing system to new provider

: Latest News; Friday, 22 February 2008

Australian Customs has begun moving its controversial ICS main IT processing services to a new service provider with completion scheduled for the end of March. Launched in late 2005 and hailed at the time as state-of-the-art technology, the multi-million dollar IT system has been beset with problems blamed on flaws in its initial design. The move means the existing infrastructure that supports Customs Cargo Business Systems will be replaced and relocated with the temporary loss of its Industry Test capability. Customs estimates that all processes will be completed and that general use access will be available again from 05 March.

Swiss boosts freight capacity to Tel Aviv

: Latest News; Friday, 22 February 2008

With one exisitng flight, Swiss WorldCargo has lifted cargo capacity between Zurich and Tel Aviv with an additional A-340 on the route, initially three days a week.

Kuehne + Nagel gains Envirotainer okay

: Latest News; Thursday, 21 February 2008

Kuehne + Nagel has gained Envirotainer’s QEP accreditation at more than 50 key airfreight stations across the world, including major pharmaceutical and healthcare hubs. The company claims to be the first global logistics provider to have this certification in place on such a scale. Customers benefit from best-in-class temperature-sensitive handling expertise.-Jack Handley