IBS' iCargo goes-live at Nippon Cargo Airlines

IBS Software Services, a leading global provider of new-generation IT solutions to the Travel, ... with leading cargo airlines such as South African Airways Cargo, Gulf Air, Air New Zealand Cargo, Qantas Freight and Australian Air Express, provides comprehensive functionality to support the management [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 12:21:30
Blog: Aviation India...

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Estonia cargo tonnage doubles

Air cargo traffic is plummeting in most markets, but Estonia's Tallinn Airport reports a twofold increase in tonnage handled for January through ... in October, which grew by 30.3% compared to the previous year. AirBridgeCargo, TNT Airways, Jade Cargo and Kuzu Airlines Cargo are among the nine carriers servicing the airport. Tallinn Airport [more...]

Date: 2008-11-08 07:24:05
Blog: BONJOUR L'ESTONIE...

LAN Cargo Gets Go-Ahead to Launch Affiliate

The air freight arm of Chilean airline LAN Airlines, LAN Cargo, ... , will provide air freight capacity ex Columbia to a number of destinations within both North and South America ... pleased to continue with the consolidation of our cargo network, connecting the region’s main [more...]

Date: 2008-07-07 19:37:19
Blog: Freightscene.com ...

American Airlines To Charge For First Checked Bag

NEW YORK — Never mind the free lunch. Almost nothing is complimentary on airlines anymore, not even what many passengers consider a simple necessity: ... luggage in the cargo hold. American Airlines' plan is part of a larger effort by the industry ... International Airport. "Charging for luggage is the cutoff line." Fort Worth, Texas-based American [more...]

Date: 2008-05-22 14:04:29
Blog: Breaking News and Opini...

Fuel surcharge effects

With the price of jet fuel consistently setting record highs, the fuel surcharge levied by airlines for cargo movement continues to climb ... it is legally permitted. On the domestic U.S. front, I’m hearing reports that many freight forwarders ... of fuel and it will have a negative effect on shippers and forwarders alike. Share This [more...]

Date: 2008-05-07 12:59:51
Blog: Third Party Logistics N...

Freight handlers picking up loads stranded by shutdown

WAILUKU - Maui flower, fruit and vegetable growers scrambled Tuesday to find new ways to send their perishable goods off the island after Aloha Airlines abruptly shut down its cargo division Monday. Two farmers - one who grows hydroponic greens and another who grows flowers - found options they both said they were excited to see spring into [more...]

Date: 2008-04-30 11:03:37
Blog: Maui News...

Ethiopian Airlines orders 10 Boeing dream-liners

Ethiopian Airlines has embarked on a strong expansion programme that includes pressing of an order for 10 Boeing 787-800 dream-liners ... to ensure that our customers have the best facilities. That is why we built an all-purpose cargo terminal which holds any cargo including wet cargo,” said Tsadik. On his part, the airline’s senior [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 09:06:59
Blog: Ethiopian Review...

President to visit Saudi Arabia to boost trade, investment

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari will leave for Saudi Arabia Tuesday for holding wide ranging talks with Saudi leadership aimed at expanding ... King and President Zardari would also exchange views on bilateral, regional and international issues ... sought setting up of a mutual investment fund and launch of an exclusive cargo airline to facilitate [more...]

Date: 2008-11-02 18:33:26
Blog: Pakistan Times! | An I...

Surcharges Go the Distance

Surcharges Go the Distance July 30th, 2008 by admin e-floralink Two of the world’s largest cargo airlines are overhauling their fuel surcharge mechanism and forwarders are watching to see how many others will follow in one of the most painful pricing areas in the air cargo business. With jet fuel prices soaring seemingly out of control [more...]

Date: 2008-07-30 05:18:05
Blog: - e-floralink - Intern...

Airports Busy With Sustainability Initiatives

Airports Busy With Sustainability Initiatives U.S. airports are embracing eco-friendly initiatives such as using alternative energy, ... Today reports. Boston's Logan International Airport is the first LEED-certified terminal ... stakeholders. Northwest Airlines Cargo Touts Fuel Saving Measures As part [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 20:35:03
Blog: Environmental Leader · ...

Airlines to pay $667m in cargo scam claims

5:00AM Saturday June 28, 2008 Four international airlines have agreed to pay US$504 million ($667 million) ... , fuel surcharges rose by 1000 per cent. One of the four airlines, Air France-KLM, has agreed ... and Asia to cook up a price-fixing scheme that raised cargo rates, fuel surcharges and security costs [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 23:35:20
Blog: NZ TAXI BLOG...

Australian watchdog pursues Qantas, BA over price fixing

SYDNEY (AFP) – Australia’s competition watchdog Tuesday said it had launched proceedings in the Federal Court against Qantas and British Airways to ... ) said the case related to fuel surcharges applied to international air cargo between 2002 and early ... airlines in relation to cartel conduct involving air freight. In November 2007 Qantas apologised [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 07:32:35
Blog: Maldives News | Maldive...

IBS solution for Nippon Cargo Airlines

IBS Software Services, providers of IT solutions to the travel, transportation and logistics industry, ... product distribution. The new system replacing the Unisys will also allow NCA better overall revenue ... African Airways Cargo, Gulf Air, Air New Zealand Cargo, Qantas Freight and Australian Air Express [more...]

Date: 2008-07-31 04:51:11
Blog: Latest News|Daily Local...

China’s transport boom hits temporary wall

Where have all the passengers gone? ... after a 0.5% decline in July. International freight traffic among the region’s cargo airlines, measured in freight tonne kilometres, fell 6.8%. Analysts say the Games may also be responsible for a 6.2 [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 17:32:57
Blog: China Air Travel News -...

Macau Airport to Spend US$25 Million on Further Upgrades

Work totalling more than MOP$200 million is expected to begin at Macau International Airport (MIA) ... . The airport has an annual capacity of 6 million people and 165,000 tonnes of cargo. The five-year expansion ... and 180,000 tonnes of cargo processed. There are 15 airlines that fly out of MIA, covering 28 destinations [more...]

Date: 2008-11-02 13:54:14
Blog: Macau Daily Blog and Ne...

AP: Series newsletter 2008-11-04 - Motorsport.com

Laibar Singh heads home to India - BCLocalNewsairport limo - Google News Today at 8:00 PM Laibar Singh heads home to IndiaBCLocalNews, ... International Airport on a chartered Singapore Airlines Cargo Boeing 747-400 freighter, and arrived ... Canada - 15 minutes agoBefore his trip to the Vancouver International Airport, emotional [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 01:23:00
Blog: Houston Links...

Planes, Trains, and Trucks

Planes, Trains, and Trucks Posted on May 27, 2008 by JR Soaring Fuel Prices Take a Withering Toll on Truckers By LOUIS UCHITELLE May 27, ... freight rates, and Northwest recently shrank its cargo fleet to 12 planes. Filed under: Airlines ... from, say, Chicago to Los Angeles. Still, 70 percent of the nation’s freight tonnage moves over [more...]

Date: 2008-05-27 13:00:58
Blog: Zulu Kilo...

Aviation giants look to China amid global turbulence

The giants of the aerospace industry will jet in to China’s only international airshow starting Tuesday hoping the country’s aviation sector can ... starts air cargo service to Europe (0) Singapore Airlines Isn’t Revising China Eastern Bid [more...]

Date: 2008-11-08 23:43:25
Blog: China Trade Information...

Jumbo Freighter Order From Air China Cargo

Interior - Boeing 747-400BCF Air freight transportation airline, ... cargo services to to 36 cities in 27 countries around [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 23:57:33
Blog: Freightscene.com ...

Airbus and China: gamble and massive development

Alongside Tianjin airport in the north-eastern coastal Chinese city is the Tianjin Free Trade Zone, a sprawling area of flat vacant land, ... to an international standard. Airbus’s plant will also attract investment from Airbus suppliers ... port in Jan-May (0) Top airline official disagrees with mergers (0) Tianjin starts air cargo service [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 11:52:57
Blog: China Trade Information...

China to sell 25 regional jets to U.S. market

China signed its biggest aircraft export agreement, in terms of both number of jets and contract value, Tuesday at the 7th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai city ... airline official disagrees with mergers (0) Tianjin starts air cargo service to Europe (0) Tianjin [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 10:32:27
Blog: China Trade Information...

Dubai takes part in IATA’s e-freight

Dubai is the first city in the Middle East to participate in the International Air Transport Association’s air cargo industry e-freight initiative, ... frameworks to enable airlines, freight forwarders, customs administrations, ground handling agents [more...]

Date: 2008-11-08 05:00:08
Blog: LOG.ae Delivering Quali...

Emirates says cargo slump soon over, eyes recovery

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Dubai airline Emirates believes the slump in global freight traffic is near a bottom and is optimistic signs of recovery will emerge next year, a senior official said Thursday. Global air freight [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 11:33:33
Blog: Euro News 24 | Top news...

Mayor to Participate in Groundbreaking for KCI Intermodal BusinessCentre

Mayor Mark Funkhouser will join fellow City Council members, ... for airlines, manufacturers, shippers, freight forwarders, big box distribution companies, air cargo-related [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 14:44:57
Blog: Funk's Front Porch...

KL airport blasted for subsidy

MALAYSIA’S 10-year-old international airport has come under criticism from lawmakers for relying on a government handout of 1 billion ringgit (S$428 ... International Airport should be self-sustaining and be able to meet its operational costs, Abdul ... of cargo a year but faces stiff competition from Singapore and Bangkok. Some 55 airlines now fly [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 13:36:38
Blog: West Malaysia - Malaysi...

Air freight gets tighter screening

WASHINGTON — For the first time, business cargo carried on most passenger planes is being checked for explosives, according to airlines and the Transportation Security Administration. Airlines began checking air freight on single-aisle airplanes such as 737s and 757s as... [more...]

Date: 2008-11-08 20:43:14
Blog: CrimProf Blog...

GAC pursues excellence

GAC Logistics has joined Cargo 2000 as part of its bid to enhance quality assurance and processes, ... airlines, freight forwarders, trucking companies and IT providers with the common goal of implementing new [more...]

Date: 2008-10-12 06:49:38
Blog: LOG.ae Delivering Quali...

Air freight gets tighter screening

Air freight gets tighter screening November 7th, 2008 For the first time, business cargo carried on most passenger planes is being checked for explosives, according to airlines and ... Posted in News | No Comments » [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 05:28:58
Blog: TravelTradeNews ...

Air freight gets tighter screening

For the first time, business cargo carried on most passenger planes is being checked for explosives, according to airlines and ... [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 05:28:58
Blog: Test Drive: Car and Aut...

Airlines to pay $504M in price-fixing case

Several international airlines agreed to plead guilty and pay fines totaling $504 million in a cargo rate price-fixing case, the U.S. Justice Department said. [more...]

Date: 2008-06-26 18:29:26
Blog: Daily News from India...

Lufthansa downplays strike

A strike by Lufthansa ground and cabin staff over pay has barely disrupted flights to and from German airports, the airline claimed on Monday ... , which started at midnight Sunday. It had threatened to hit support areas from catering and cargo ... , including international hubs Frankfurt and Hamburg. Union spokesmen said the effects of the strike were [more...]

Date: 2008-07-28 12:02:33
Blog: African Press Internat...

Airlines Pay $504M for Price-Fixing

Four international airlines have agreed to pay $504 million in fines to settle charges they conspired to fleece consumers by driving up cargo shipping prices [more...]

Date: 2008-06-26 22:29:04
Blog: Breaking News, Analysis...

Emirates adds 18 flights between Dubai, India

Mumbai, June 12 (IANS) Emirates Airlines is augmenting its services to India with 18 new weekly flights, starting July 1 ... international carrier operating out of this country. Close on the heels of its recent commitment ... strategically timed to cater to the ensuing holiday season and will also help improve cargo tonnage to over [more...]

Date: 2008-06-12 12:19:59
Blog: Latest News|Daily Local...

Airlines instructed not to carry pets to Bangalore

I have been a dog-lover since childhood. I grew up with Silky, a Lhasa Apso, Snooty and Growler, two Spitzes ... , to use Chennai. This is despite the cargo operators at BIAL, Menzies Bobba, and Air India - Singapore ... of animals through Bengaluru International Airport, has got pet owners and importers in a flap [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 08:02:48
Blog: Bangalore Aviation...

Too little and too late for Taiwan’s carriers?

Taiwan Freight Report Taiwan Freight Report Taiwan’s international airlines were for years relegated to bystanders who could only tap into ... with interline traffic over Hong Kong and Macau and sea-air cargo trickling into their home market from across the Taiwan Strait. Forwarder Agility has seen growing interest in the hybrid mode for shipments [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 17:32:40
Blog: China Logistics News - ...

Exporters Guide to World of Exports

AWB: Air Waybill Accessorial Services/Fees: Services provided by an airline in addition to the normal transportation service ... of either the Shipper or Consignee. Agent (IATA): A forwarder, agent or broker who is recognized ... and prepare shipments and to collect charges. See Cargo Sales Agent. Air Freight: The goods [more...]

Date: 2008-07-05 02:26:38
Blog: Article Marketing At It...

The Twists and Turns of Progress in Iraq

The Twists and Turns of Progress in Iraq Abe Greenwald - 07.15 ... Airlines aircraft from Amman descended into Baghdad International Airport with the same lack of drama ... security has improved in Iraq. Back in November 2003, a missile hit a DHL cargo jet just after takeoff [more...]

Date: 2008-07-15 16:08:50
Blog: Commentary ...

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