WE COVER THE WORLD                                                   
     

 

 Vol. 8 No. 122                             Monday November 16, 2009
BA IB Marriage Made In Heaven?
Is the merger now on the boards between IB and BA a desperate last ditch effort between two carriers that seem to be staggering like a couple of overserved corporate entities after having managed to lose more than €400 million Euros combined so far this year—or will the new combine live up to its new corporate cover name TopCo?

Exclusive Video Interview
With Jettainer's
Peter Ahnert

Incheon Cans Go Green
Those Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC) lightweight Unit Load Devices (ULD) with imprinted brand logo issued to airlines operating at Incheon International are greening up locations elsewhere.
November 15:    Saudi Arabian Airlines in SR10bn contract with Airbus to buy 58 aircraft including A320s, A321s and A330s.

 Vol. 8 No. 121                            Friday November 13, 2009

Wrap Around Deccan 360
November begins a new era for India express logistics.
 The first Indian company to create a hub and spoke distribution model also launched operations November 9.
 Capt. Gopinath and his Deccan 360 have taken off with 8 freighters that now are covering and connecting 15 leading India gateway airports.

Big Cargo '09 Got Lifting Hahn
 It’s mid-November 2009 and global business this year has been as far down as can be imagined and maybe only now is managing to crawl back, all in the same 12-month period.
Shangdong Breaks Ground In Qingdao
On November 6, a ground breaking ceremony was hosted in Qingdao Aviation Logistics Park for a multiple-use building of Shandong Airlines, marking the last step before the completion of construction works of the logistics park, the largest logistics park in East China’s Shandong Province.

New Perishables Label Debuts At IATA
 

Contact! Talk To Geoffrey
RE:  Americas Beautiful Venue Lags
Geoffrey,
Thanks for your report, as always a refreshing and honest story about Air Cargo News.

 

 
 
powered by FreeFind
locate your favorite story
 

 

Don't Be Confused Or Misled.
  We are the original Air Cargo News founded 34 years ago in 1975 in New York City, USA. Edited by Geoffrey Arend, the acknowledged dean of air cargo publishers, we are the go to source for the air cargo industry worldwide. In-depth and knowledgeable coverage of the air cargo market. No advertorials, no press releases, no dubious awards. Just market savvy.
   • First Digital air cargo publication
   • First air cargo publication on twitter
   • First air cargo publication with video interviews
  Responsible for saving the Marine Air Terminal, LaGuardia Airport and Building One, Newark International Airport, historic first-generation aviation buildings.
  Only publication ever to be honored by the U.S. Department of Transportation for outstanding contribution to transportation and aviation.
  Credited with China Airlines Cargo Service into the Miami Market.
  Air Cargo Americas Award for Excellence in outstanding coverage of the air cargo industry in the Americas.

 

 Vol. 8 No. 120                                                                        Tuesday November 10, 2009
Trading Places At Lufthansa
  It was the rarest of occasions—an opportunity to speak to a couple of air cargo originals up close and personal as they moved to new assignments as part of the same air cargo group.
 This is a story about strong-willed and determined inventive executives, both of whom have been at work prior to 2009, building success upon success when all of a sudden the music stopped and both are informed that from now on they will be doing completely different jobs.
Seaboard Reunion At JFK
  It was a pioneer airline and the only great world air cargo resource to make its home with corporate headquarters on a New York City Airport.
  Today what was the beautiful HQ of Seaboard World Airways located at Federal Circle on JFK International Airport is now a staging area and a train station with no mention of the great airline that once lived here.
Airbus Off The Deck
  Airbus has bounced back in the freighter biz
  The last freighter produced by Airbus was handed over almost an age ago to U.S. integrator FedEx in Summer 2007.
  Since the delivery of the A300F, the European manufacturer had not built another cargo plane.
November 10:   Japan Airlines (B777 Sky Eco pictured) cuts 16 money losing routes as it tries to pare huge losses. Half are domestic, the others international include Mexico City.

   
Contact! Talk To Geoffrey
RE:  Americas Beautiful Venue Lags
Geoffrey,
In your recent article about ACA you noted all U.S. flag carriers were absent with the exception of AA.

 

 

 Vol. 8 No. 119                                                                        Monday November 9, 2009
Air Cargo Americas Shines In Drab Venue
  Miami Exclusive—Air Cargo Americas met last week in Miami for the tenth time and brought with the show many of the usual suspects in what has become in USA an every other year late autumn event.
     By any measure this is a great show with lots of color and enough characters of the air cargo art to boot—amidst plenty of deal-making action.

Air Cargo Americas
On Video
Cool Chain Association Looking For New Members
  The Cool Chain Association (CCA) is scouring the world looking for members.
Chairman of the group the great Robert Arendal, who, while serving at Cargolux, brought TIACA into the modern world notes:
“No doubt tough times are upon us all but integrity of the cool chain for all sorts of perishables has never been more vital so we are reaching out to industry stakeholders and shippers as well for participation—more than ever— for the benefit of everyone.
Airbus Tianjin Team Up . . . . O’Hare & Abu Dhabi Accord . . . . Sudan Airport Abuilding
Contact! Talk To Geoffrey
RE:  Last Flight Of Amelia Earhart
Dear Geoffrey,
You quite accurate damning review of the Earhart film was on the money. Your column generated some thoughts re the famous flier.


 Vol. 8 No. 118                                                                        Wednesday November 4, 2009
Lufthansa Cargo Adjusts Milano
  Reality bites of the air cargo business in 2009 has managers on the ball as maybe never before, moving precious assets where the action is.
  As example, Lufthansa Cargo has decided to return one of their two Milan-based MD-11 freighters to Frankfurt from Malpensa.
Air Cargo Americas Meets In Miami
 More bang for the buck as Air Cargo Americas, in case you missed it, is starting today November 4 in Miami, Florida just off the main runways of MIA in a hotel convention complex at 777 NW 72 Avenue Miami, Florida 33126.
Mayrhuber Feted In New York
 The Wings Club founded in 1942 is today recognized as the premier aviation club in the world.
  Over that past 67 years Wings has honored the greats of our industry dating back to Juan Trippe, Eddie Rickenbacker and CR Smith.
Air Cargo Crossroad 2010
  For anyone who thinks that maybe air cargo cannot possibly go from the frying pan of continued diminishing returns into the fire of a basic dilemma as it awaits the new year 2010, better think twice says Julian Keeling, President & CEO at Consolidators International, Inc. (CII), an air cargo wholesaler and freight forwarder based in Los Angeles.
Awards Leave Some At A Loss
 What goes around comes around again. You know we’ve done this story before. Once again the crazy season is upon us and here we go again.
  Recently we received a couple of letters from highly placed air cargo executives wondering of our annual air cargo industry awards.
  Sorry, we reply, wrong publication.
November 3:    Panalpina & Atlas Air renewed their unique and long standing arrangement. Panalpina provides capacity between Europe, No. America & Mexico via “Dixie Jets” hubbing in Huntsville, Alabama operated by Atlas Air. 

Women In Cargo Hall Of Fame

 Vol. 8 No. 117                                                                         Monday November 2, 2009
DFW Hosts IATA Cargo Claims
   Sometimes you can’t find a decent air cargo industry trade show.
  Then all of a sudden good things come in bunches.
   This week both IATA Cargo Claims and Air Cargo Americas are being held—claims in Dallas and Americas in Miami.
Aviainform Europe & What's Next
   Frankfurt-based air freight analyst Aviainform GmbH presents the newest “Freight Market Outlook 2010.” It aims to navigate airlines and agents through the crisis, claims Aviainform’s managing director, Dirk Steiger. Special attention is paid to the European markets.

P2F Drops Dead In 2009
  This week if you see an aircraft passenger-to-cargo conversion company at Air Cargo Americas it will probably indicate that hope springs eternal that at some point the conversion business of passenger aircraft

India Logistics To $125 Billion
  The Indian logistics industry is poised to become a $125 billion industry by 2010, an increase of around 17 per cent, from the current level, according to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), the country’s
Airbus Lands At Tianjin
  Airbus has chosen Tianjin to site its first Logistic Center in China, which will also be the aircraft manufacturer’s first logistic center in Asia.
  According to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Airbus and Tianjin Free Trade Zone on October 29, the two parties will work collectively to enable the Center to start its first phase service as early as January 2010.