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Asia helps Lufthansa Cargo achieve higher payloads

: Latest News; Friday, 19 January 2007

The continuing strength of the market in Asia has resulted in Lufthansa Cargo posting increased volumes and higher load factors. The cargo carrier raised transported freight and mail in the 2006 business year by 1.3 per cent to 1.76 million tonnes with the cargo load factor climbing by 2.7 percentage points to 67.7 per cent.

Indian cargo carrier orders six Airbus freighters

: Latest News; Thursday, 18 January 2007

Flyington Freighters based in Hyderabad, India, has signed for six A330-200F aircraft, which are scheduled to join the fleet in the second half of 2009.

JLS changes name to BALtrans

: Latest News; Thursday, 18 January 2007

UK multi-modal forwarder JLS Logistics is to change its name to BALtrans Logistics UK Limited effective 22 January reflecting its ownership by Hong Kong-based BALtrans Holdings.

Cargo record for Singapore’s Changi airport

: Latest News; Wednesday, 17 January 2007

Singapore’s Changi airport last year handled a record 1.9 million tonnes of cargo, which represented a year-on-year increase of 4.2 per cent over 2005.

Air India and Indian Airlines to merge

: Latest News; Wednesday, 17 January 2007

The Indian government plans to merge state-run carriers Air India and Indian Airlines by 31 March to enable the airline to compete more effectively with emerging airlines like Kingfisher and Jet Airways. Air India and Indian Airlines both operate aging aircraft compared to the newer airlines. The government of India said there would be no loss of jobs after the merger.

Airbus claims flexibility is key to new freighter

: Latest News; Wednesday, 17 January 2007

US-based Intrepid Leasing Group has committed to the purchase of 20 A330-200Fs.
Airbus says one of the main advantages of the new freighter is the ability to switch between payload mode and range mode according to the route, maximising performance for a customised and cost-effective flight.

Cargo 2000 and IATA join forces on e-freight

: Latest News; Tuesday, 16 January 2007

IATA e-freight and Cargo 2000 will coordinate operations in a bid to reduce costs and duplication of programs.

Freight and passenger loads improve for Cathay Pacific

: Latest News; Friday, 12 January 2007

Cathay Pacific reported a 5.9 per cent increase in passenger loads last month compared with December 2005 and, for the whole year, figures increased by 8.4 per cent. Totals for 2006 as a whole show both passenger growth and cargo growth above the airline’s rise in capacity. Last month the airline carried a total of 1,495,023 passengers, up 5.9 per cent on the same month in 2005.

United Airlines wins Beijing flight rights

: Latest News; Thursday, 11 January 2007

United Airlines has won U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) approval for new non-stop flights between Washington and Beijing. Other carriers vying for the route included American, Continental and Northwest Airlines. United is expected to begin services - using a three-class 347-seat B747-400 - within 90 days. The new service will operate as a US Airways code-share flight.

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Asia helps Lufthansa Cargo achieve higher payloads

: Latest News; Friday, 19 January 2007

Air India and Indian Airlines to merge

: Latest News; Wednesday, 17 January 2007

: Latest News; Wednesday, 17 January 2007

: Latest News; Friday, 12 January 2007

: Latest News; Thursday, 11 January 2007