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9 No. 18 Friday
February 5,
2010 |
 Infrastucture
Challenges India
During
this week as transportation professionals gathered in Mumbai for
Air Cargo India here is an exclusive report outside the cordiality
hand shaking, back slapping world of hospitality ambience that
offers the latest news about facts and figures-driven information
about India’s air, rail and port infrastructure that many
consider the number one issue of doing business there as 2010
begins.
The Indian government has announced a series
of measures aimed at attracting foreign investment into the Indian
economy and assisting with the restructuring of the nation’s
somewhat decrepit infrastructure architecture. |
Will
Nagpur Work As Express Hub
Nagpur, popularly known as the
orange city of India, is all set to develop as the country’s
first multi-modal air cargo, or express delivery services (EDS)
hub. The new Nagpur airport project is expected to be completed
by 2010 and targets to serve 14 million passengers and 0.87 million
tons of cargo. Will it bring a new dimension to the country’s
cargo industry? |
|  Setty
Pioneered India Flight
JR
Tata is generally acknowledged as first India pilot to gain
certification but there is little doubt that a much overlooked
pioneer Srirama Venkatasubba, (SV) Setty (right) was India's
first pilot and aircraft designer.
In an interview a few years back with Times
of India, Jayaprakash G N, the great grandson of Setty
says that he has proof including papers
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| Vol.
9 No. 17 Wednesday
February 3,
2010 |
 TSA—100%
Comply Or No Fly
Cargo Security Conference A Winner
An
alliance that makes it possible for everybody in air cargo to
be compliant with 100% belly-cargo screening. From left to right,
Thomas J. Long, Executive Vice President, Covenant Aviation Security;
Gerry Berry, President, Covenant Aviation Security; Klaus Holler,
Lufthansa Cargo Vice President The Americas; Harald Zielinski,
Lufthansa Chief of Security & Environmental Management and
Daniel Martel, Manager Key Accounts, Smiths Detection.
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| Vol.
9 No. 16 Monday
February 1,
2010 |
 Security
Zeitgeist In East Meadow
Tomorrow
February 2 when Lufthansa Cargo Manager North America Klaus Holler
calls the meeting to order, on the agenda will be presentations
by experts including academics as the top airline-driven air cargo
security conference of 2010 gets underway.
Venue is the landmark Lufthansa Center located in the town of
East Meadow, New York on Hempstead Turnpike about six miles from
JFK International Airport. |
| Lufthansa
Cargo Raises Rates
Lufthansa
Cargo intends to increase rates by ten percent on average. This
was announced today in an e-mail to customers.
According to the message the general rate hike will become effective
March 1, 2010 and includes all the markets the carrier is serving. |
| Closer
Logistics Look At China
As
the financial crisis impacts China, the country’s logistics
industry is being reshaped by three major dynamics. While many
companies hope to just weather this storm, others will seize
the opportunity to leapfrog competition and reposition for long-term
success.
Dynamic 1: continued downward pressure on demand coupled with
shifting mix call for assessment of service offerings. |
|  Forwarder
Handicaps TSA 2010
Joachim (Jo) Frigger, Chairman and CEO of the freight forwarder
EMO TRANS USA states that his company is ready to comply with
the mandated 100% screening in August 2010.
“Similar to other government regulations related to international
air or ocean transportation, EMO TRANS has always been at the
forefront of those issues for the benefit of security and our
customers.
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SkyCargo
Eyes Bi-Level Trucks
Take
two air freight containers instead of one, pile them up on a truck
for building two layers and send the vehicles with their high
reaching loads right across Dubai. |
 Febuary
1: Emirates opens second month of decade now going twice daily
DXB/FCO. EK to launch DXB/TYO March 28, AMS May 1, PRG July 1,
MAD Aug 1. |
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