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| Vol. 11 No. 47 Tuesday May 15, 2012 |
| Dave
Brooks—Back In The Saddle? |
| Strike
And Big Mess At Air India |
| Aer
Lingus Cargo All-Pro Team |
Cargo
Along Emirates' Chism TrailEvery once in a lifetime (or in my racket, if you are really lucky, a couple of times), you get to talk to somebody who truly lights up the room. It is Ed Chism’s presentation, experience, wisdom, positive point of view, and cutting right to the chase that sets this air cargo executive apart. Ed has been in the cargo business since Lyndon Johnson was U.S. President and apparently has loved every minute of it, which made my recent talk with him in New York such a great experience. Now that I think about it, later this month another talk I had with KLM’s Jacques Ancher will run in these pages, and not for the first time. |
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Forward The Buzz—ALACAT In San Antonio We note that in San Antonio, Texas, this week ALACAT, the organization of Latin American agents, is holding their annual trade show May 13-16. Included in the ALACAT sessions are people who were sitting on similar panels last week at CNS Miami. |
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| Vol. 11 No. 46 Wednesday May 9, 2012 |
| DHL
Annual General Meeting Gets Union Beef |
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| Vol. 11 No. 45 Tuesday May 8, 2012 |
| Camiel
Delivers A CNS Humdinger |
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Paul Colors South Africa ForwardNaples, Florida, is as unlikely a place as you might expect to meet someone who has seen it all and lived to tell about it, but there I was aboard a big dinner cruise boat—the kind that push gamblers out beyond U.S. jurisdiction to play games of chance and are also available to host company events—having a once-in-a-lifetime encounter. While everybody else was getting jolly at the open-deck cocktail hour, I was down below in the dining salon checking out the grub. It was there that I noticed a well-dressed gentleman, slight of frame, sitting at a corner table all by himself. |
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| Vol. 11 No. 44 Monday May 7, 2012 |
| AA
Cargo's Kenji In CNS Debut |
Transparent
Security No SecretJust as world security networks (especially airlines) go on high alert as the first anniversary of the death of Bin Laden is upon us, some pretty level thinking about better business security comes from the head of a U.S.-based think tank and editor of The Journal of Physical Security. “Organizations with poor security cultures are often obsessed with secrecy. “In reality, security, somewhat counter-intuitively, is usually better when it is transparent,” writes Roger G. Johnston (left) in “Outside Opinion” for the Chicago Tribune. |
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| Vol. 11 No. 43 Friday May 4, 2012 |
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Of Hub India The woeful lack of infrastructure notwithstanding, the Indian aviation sector has started dreaming big. “India,” according to Dr. Nasim Zaidi, the government’s Civil Aviation Secretary, “has the potential to emerge as a global trans-shipment hub.” Dr. Zaidi has been taking a special interest in air cargo and has initiated moves over the last year or so to ensure that the sector is comparable to those in developed nations. He was instrumental in setting up the Working Group on Air Cargo/Express Service Industry. The group was entrusted to address the issues related to the air cargo industry, report on the current situation of the industry, and assess its future growth potential. The Group, comprising representatives from the airline industries, airports, cargo associations, the Customs department, and the Ministry, has completed a detailed study of the existing system of services available and identified areas that require further improvements to seize the emerging opportunities in international trade and in the context of the faster pace of economic growth in India. |
| Major
Strike Hits Port Klang |
| China
Flies Chinese 2012 China’s leading carriers will continue to occupy a more prominent position on international routes to and from the country as government policies and their own investments enable them to build market share, believe leading analysts and industry executives contacted by FlyingTypers. According to figures from the Seabury Group, four of the top carriers in China on international scheduled routes featuring wide-bodied capacity are already Chinese, with Air China leading the way with 15 percent of the market (see chart). The only foreign carrier to make the top five is Korean Air Lines with 5 percent of the market. Integrators, which currently take a big chunk of cargo markets, do not feature because large parts of their capacity are typically unscheduled. |
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Cargo Tops ORD TonnageShawn McWhorter has a stone in his shoe. Actually, the O’Hare Chicago-based President, NCA Cargo Airlines North America with big responsibilities is not limping around, and in fact the last time we saw him, he looked in good shape and was moving about quite well. His ongoing concern is that people in air cargo do not know how big an air cargo factor NCA is in America, where the all-cargo carrier is actually number one (non-integrator) with tonnage, in terms of international operations at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. |
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Cinco De Mayo A man dressed as a female Mexican rebel takes part in a recreation of the Battle of Puebla during "Cinco de Mayo" celebrations in Mexico City. On May 5, 1862, Mexican forces loyal to Benito Juarez defeated French troops sent by Napoleon III in the Battle of Puebla, in Puebla, central Mexico. |
| Vol. 11 No. 42 Wednesday May 2 , 2012 |
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It is a second beginning—albeit a small one—for the Bangalore-based Quikjet Cargo. Operating with ATR freighters, the company has started almost four years after it was formed in 2008. Between then and now, according to those conversant with Quikjet, the company could not understand the market conditions and the regulations. The delay in starting the services was because of a number of reasons, the main being the slowing economy. |
| Vol. 11 No. 41 Monday April 30, 2012 |
| The
Road To Brazil Riches |
| Damco
Doing Its Damndest The forwarding arm of one of the biggest shipping groups in the world is doing its utmost to shed maritime associations and achieve uplift in Asia’s air cargo markets. The company’s global airfreight tonnage rose 47 percent year-on-year in 2011, mainly driven by the acquisition of Chinese airfreight forwarder NTS last August. Even so, Damco claims like-for-like airfreight volume growth was “about 5 percent” above the market over the course of the year. Apart from the NTS purchase, Remo Eigenmann, Global Head of Airfreight, told us the successes of last year were also down to “winning more and more large customers,” plus increased client retention. |
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| Vol. 11 No. 40 Friday April 27, 2012 |
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| Navigating
Latin Cargo In 2012 Intermodal Latin America concluded on April 12 in Sao Paulo, and was once again one of the important transportation shows that nobody seems to know much about. By that we mean that much ink (if anybody is printing anymore) and even more attention is paid to trade shows in other places that, in truth, are not as well attended by the diverse and important group of transportation professionals present at Intermodal. Something to think about for next April 2013. Here we offer an excellent overview of the South American market from American Airlines Business Insights. |
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Davies Pathfinder To History |
| Vol. 11 No. 39 Wednesday April 25, 2012 |
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Extraordinaire In Northern LatitudesTop of the morning as you approach the top of the world, which holds no more mystery than any other location when it comes to air cargo market drivers. Just ask Morten Lihme, ATC Aviation Managing Director, Nordic Region. “The market is currently seeing high pressure on rate levels in combination with low demand and overcapacity. “The strong buying power of the customers forces the individual airline and GSA to maximize resources into delivering excellent customer service in combination with rates that meets market demands. |
| Breakout
Year For China Cargo Airlines |
| Vol. 11 No. 38 Monday April 23, 2012 |
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Common Interest Is Uncommon Virtue Forgetting their tiff, both IATA and FIATA representatives sat together at the recent KL World Cargo Symposium to display to the 1,000-odd delegates that it was time to move on and meet the challenging times head on. The spirit was amply captured by Glyn Hughes, Director, Air Cargo Industry Management, IATA. In a specially convened press meet (there were just a handful of us), Hughes fielded questions about the IATA-FIATA tiff, the IATA’s ‘non-transparent’ moves, GACAG, and more. When questioned about GACAG and why the meetings were hush-hush affairs, Hughes said that there was nothing of that sort. |
| Ray
Curtis The Man With A Plan |
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| Vol. 11 No. 37 Thursday April 19, 2012 |
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| Long
Live The Queen Of Hong Kong |
| Report
Indonesia Tops Germany In 2042 |
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IATA CNS Thwarts Freedom Of Press
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Farewell
To Good Guy BillWell known and much admired, the former top USA executive at Aer Lingus Cargo during the 1960s and early 1970s, Bill Birnbach passed away late Sunday evening (April 15). He was 77 years old and had lived for the past decade in Bethpage, New York. Bill was a longtime member of the cargo community at JFK. He fashioned his tenure in the airline and air cargo business with brisk efficiencies, including an extraordinary preoccupation with customer service and community activities. |
| Vol. 11 No. 36 Tuesday April 17, 2012 |
| IATA
CNS Thwarts Freedom Of Press We had planned to go to IATA CNS May 3-6 in Miami, Florida, and had even purchased our air tickets and secured a hotel room to cover the conference. But then came word from the handlers for IATA CNS that FlyingTypers would only be allowed a single press pass for the event. This after half a dozen years of allowing us three passes (none sales) to attend and report on various activities and personalities at the event. |
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| Charter
Goes Platinum |
RE:
Aerotropolis & The Blue Fairy
Geoffrey, |
| Vol. 11 No. 35 Friday April 13, 2012 |
| Aerotropolis
& The Blue Fairy Editor's Note: Just like the Blue Fairy once granted a wish upon a star in Walt Disney’s Pinocchio, Aerotropolis as deliverance to gateway greatness is still out there in the air. As we say in New York City, “If wishes were only knishes.” However you spin or slice it, wishing for Aerotropolis didn’t make a difference when St. Louis Lambert Field’s bid tanked big time late last year. But when major politicos and mega-money are on the table, what goes around comes around. Here, Michael Webber, who single-handedly took down the St. Louis project, brings us up to date with what else might be going on at some gateways in middle America as we move into Spring 2012. |
Emirates
SkyCargo At Intermodal South America—Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow |
RE:
Freight & Post
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| Vol. 11 No. 34 Friday April 6, 2012 |
| Drawbacks
Playing Indonesia Card |
| BRU
Ground Redress Stalled For A Year Lufthansa holds 45 percent of the shares in SN Airholding, SN Brussels Airlines’ parent, and can acquire the remaining 55 percent each year in April; it elected to forego that step this year. In response to our questions, Geert Sciot, Brussels, Airlines Vice President External Communication, said: "We have indeed been confronted last week with several (wrong) media reports following on-going discussions between Brussels Airlines and the Belgian Government. The topic of these discussions is the current lack of level playing field and the high salary costs we are confronted with in Belgium. For your info: the difference between gross and net salary in Belgium amounts to 60 percent. |
JFK
Air Cargo Association Lifts The Lamp |
RE:
Great Steak & Somerset Maugham In Kuala LumpurGeoffrey, Great article on the above venue. The first of many visits I made to the Coliseum was on my first trip to KL in 1972. The JAL Cargo manager in KL, Ismail Bin Ibriham, made sure that it was one of our stops. I might add that Ismail was a gentleman of the first order and one of, if not THE best, air cargo men for JAL worldwide. |
| Vol. 11 No. 33 Wednesday April 4, 2012 |
| FRA
Air Cargo Night Ban Stands |
Jack Lampinski, Managing Director, The Americas Swiss WorldCargo On New Newark ServicePlease click on image to view video |
| India
Aviation Looking For The Light There might be gloom all around the aviation circles in India, but the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has pointed out that there is hope. In fact, in a recently released paper it has gone a step further to mention that the country has the potential of becoming a global aviation hub and the third largest aviation market by 2020—but only if an 8-point action agenda is pursued that includes closer collaboration between the Ministry of Civil Aviation, other related ministries (finance, home, defense, external affairs, commerce and industry, tourism, environment, HRD, etc.), regulators (DGCA and AERA), and the industry; reduction of tax on ATF; and implementation of the policy decision of 49 percent Foreign Direct Investment limit, etc. |
| Vol. 11 No. 32 Monday April 2, 2012 |
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| Vol. 11 No. 31 Friday March 30, 2012 |
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| Chicago
Gets A LOT LOT Polish Airlines CEO Marcin Piróg said the carrier would fly into Chicago on the wings of its new B787 beginning in January 2013. In terms of ‘what have you done for us lately,’ Piróg noted that the Polish carrier has been operating an all-cargo flight between Chicago and Katowice, Poland since mid-February of 2012. |
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Buys Trans Directory Global Logistics Network (GLN) President Roy Stapleton said GLN acquisition of Trans-Directory brings to the worldwide group a quick view online logistics provider web site comprising a database of 40,000 forwarders engaged in all modes of transportation. |
| Vol. 11 No. 30 Wednesday March 28, 2012 |
| Meeting
EMO Explores Possibilities |
| Incheon
Moving Toward Top Spot Incheon Airport International is the world’s second largest cargo airport and also home to Korean Air, the world’s second biggest carrier by international cargo tonnage after Cathay Pacific. FlyingTypers caught up with Seunghye Kwag, manager of the airport’s cargo marketing team, who told us about Incheon’s ambitious forward plans and how it performed during a turbulent 2011. “2011 was a tough year for the Asian air cargo industry,” said Mr. Kwag. |
B787s
Go High Wide & Handsome |
| Striking
Developments In Germany The banner reads "We're worth it, 6.5 % more" as the ver.di union wants a 6.5 percent increase this year for 2 million federal and municipal government employees in an action Wednesday, March 21. |
| Vol. 11 No. 29 Monday March 26, 2012 |
| Inside
A Medium Size Forwarder's Big Meet Main Event… Season kicks off with fast growing logistics provider EMO TRANS conducting 11th Global Network Meeting all this week in Bonita Springs, Florida USA. |
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| Vol. 11 No. 28 Wednesday March 21, 2012 |
Why
Calogi Matters NowPatrick Murray talks about innovation and building fast-growing Calogi with great enthusiasm and hope. Murray is no stranger to IT, having been involved with various systems—from British Airways to IATA to Mercator. But as we learned during a conversation in Dubai recently, Calogi is building change for the world air cargo community from the ground up. Amidst a growing number of IT companies, fast-rising, Dubai-based Calogi is providing a secure Internet service portal “that offers a one-stop platform for a range of air cargo businesses from around the world to negotiate and sell products and services online.” |
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| Decongesting
India Cargo India’s freight forwarding community and air cargo stakeholders have had to find ways to live with chronic congestion at the international airports and it is almost a daily battle of sorts to overcome these problems. Add to that the delays faced in the clearance of cargo – most of it due to the large amounts of paperwork involved in the Customs procedures. |
| Vol. 11 No. 23 Friday March 9, 2012 |
| Lufthansa
Raises Roof On Security |
| Vol. 11 No. 22 Thursday March 8, 2012 |
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| Vol. 11 No. 21 Wednesday March 7, 2012 |
| GACAG
Talks—Is Anybody Listening |
| Fueling
India Airlines |
| Saigon
Emerging Market “Saigon is an emerging market. “With China becoming more expensive, production is increasingly being moved to Vietnam and other developing countries,” said Peter Scholten, VP Commercial, as Saudi Airlines Cargo goes twice weekly with B747 freighters from Saigon starting March 25, connecting Vietnam with Hong Kong, the Middle East, and Frankfurt. |
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| Vol. 11 No. 20 Saturday March 3, 2012 EXTRA |
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Emirates Day
In Washington State |
| Nice
Guys Finish First |
SkyCargo
Mega USA“Our daily, non-stop flights from DFW and SEA offer the fastest routes to the Middle East and beyond. “We look forward to helping more American firms enhance their trade ties not only with the UAE, but also with markets in parts of South Asia such as China, South Korea and Japan, and numerous points throughout Emirates’ extensive network in India and Africa.” said Ram Menen, Emirates’ Divisional Senior Vice President Cargo, as Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)- Dubai (DXB) via B777-200LR flights went non-stop daily on February 2. This will be closely followed by B777-300ER daily services Dubai-Seattle-Tacoma (SEA) International Airport, commenced March 1 |
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One At A Time Almost two decades ago we were aboard the very first flight of Singapore Airlines, after SIA took delivery of its 1000th B747. We departed Seattle on October 12, 1993 and flew non-stop to Changi. The reporters sat in the business cabin and ate box lunches all the way, until somebody figured out that lying across the coach seats was more comfortable for sleeping. |
| Vol. 11 No. 19 Friday March 2, 2012 |
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Airports Going GPS Come 2013, India will join the US, Japan, and Europe, as it steps into a select field of aviation with its GPS-aided, geo-augmented navigation system (GAGAN) in place. The system—being set up by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), along with Raytheon—will be operational by late 2013 or early 2014. Once that is done, flights originating from India or overflying India, the Indian Ocean from Southeast Asia to Australia, will be safer and more environment-friendly. |
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| Vol. 11 No. 18 Tuesday February 28, 2012 |
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Spirit In St. Louis Soars (St. Louis) Lambert-St. Louis International Airport re-dedicated its Black Americans in Flight mural, which highlights the aviation contributions made by African Americans through the Space Age. |
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| Vol. 11 No. 17 Friday February 24, 2012 |
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Man Bites Dog |
| Saudi
Cargo Lands As Dubai World Central Grows |
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Striking Runway DealDear Geoffrey, Please do not call those people who are presently on a devastating strike at FRA "ground workers." |
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| Vol. 11 No. 16 Tuesday February 21, 2012 |
| Striking
Runway Deal |
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PIA On The Ropes |
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| SkyCargo
Mega USA “Our daily, non-stop flights from DFW and SEA offer the fastest routes to the Middle East and beyond. “We look forward to helping more American firms enhance their trade ties not only with the UAE, but also with markets in parts of South Asia such as China, South Korea and Japan, and numerous points throughout Emirates’ extensive network in India and Africa.” said Ram Menen, Emirates’ Divisional Senior Vice President Cargo, as Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)- Dubai (DXB) via B777-200LR flights went non-stop daily on February 2. This will be closely followed by B777-300ER daily services Dubai-Seattle-Tacoma (SEA) International Airport, commencing next month on March 1. |
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Logistica Freshens February That big Fruit Logistica Berlin event from February 8-10 in Messe Berlin once again delivered the goods and has fast become a peach of a trade show for everybody who attends the yearly gathering. There were big turnouts of fresh produce amidst the halls, and thousands of suppliers and customers went up and down the line and included growers, transportation experts, materials, handling, and others. In total, more than 2,400 companies from across the entire fresh produce value chain were present in a single location—including global players as well as small and medium-sized suppliers from all around the world. |
| Vol. 11 No. 15 Friday February 17, 2012 |
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Cargo Showcase For 2012Warren Jones, Cargo Marketing Manager at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, is a most happy fellow as October 2012 approaches. You see, for almost as long as he has held his job at the big airport, Warren and some others have dreamed of the day that the entire air cargo universe, which includes people like Ram Menen, Michael Steen, Oliver Evans and Neel Shah (to mention just a few for flavor here) would come a-knocking at ATL’s door to see what it has to offer, and, for a few days, take in a most progressive and interesting southern U.S. city. |
RE:
The Oliver DecadeDear Geoffrey, Bravo on your article on Oliver Evans and the great team at Swiss Cargo. My partners and I had the great pleasure of handling Swiss at ORD (Catamount Cargo) until they relocated into LH's facility. |
| Vol. 11 No. 14 Tuesday February 14, 2012 |
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Drinking LaGuardiaDear Geoffrey, You have redeemed yourself with this superb nostalgic piece, among the best I have seen of FlyingTypers, especially so soon after probably the worst—your meaningless ranting against Air Cargo India. |
| Vol. 11 No. 13 Saturday February 11, 2012 |
| Reporter's
Notebook—By Geoffrey Arend My
friend Tim has been gone now for 12 years. Few days go by when I am not
thinking about him.I remember scribbling a few words down on some legal paper and going over to the MAT on a bight, cold morning. Shortly after he died, some officials and friends of Tim Peirce had gathered for a brief memorial service to lay a plaque in a garden outside. While others spoke, I kept the paper jammed down inside my pocket, but then I spotted Cary Peirce, Tim’s wife, standing with daughters Jennifer & Amanda. |
| Vol. 11 No. 12 Thursday February 9, 2012 |
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Structures Cargo Infrastructure |
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Cargo Pilots Currywurst Connection Everybody knows the story of the epic 1948 Berlin Airlift—the brave pilots who delivered goods to the beleaguered citizens of war-devastated Berlin, many of whom were hanging on by their fingernails during a blockaded frozen winter barely three years after the end of World War II. That great victory for air cargo, and the terrible famine faced by Berlin’s citizenry, produced a dish that is much loved today: Berlin Currywurst. |
| Vol. 11 No. 11 Tuesday February 7, 2012 |
| More
Awards Less Rewarding |
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India Expresses Itself |
| LIGHTBOX Emirates will add an additional 15 tons of daily cargo capacity to an already active cargo route via a third daily A330-200 flight from Dubai to Milan beginning June 1. |
RE:
Ted Braun Named Associate Publisher/European Bureau Chief
Hi Ted, Congrats on your promotion to European Bureau Chief for FT. I look forward to continuously read FT's well-researched and exciting stories. This being said, may I hope to read less about the 'usual suspects,' such as Evans, Garnadt and Co.? |
| Vol. 11 No. 10 Friday February 3, 2012 |
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| Lufthansa
Trims To The Core |
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| Vol. 11 No. 9 Wednesday February 1, 2012 |
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For A Dead Cargo Division Post mortems are always sad, so we have chosen to include some mood music by Maurice Ravel (click here) as you read the latest about Air India’s cargo unit. The passing of an all-cargo aspect to AI was expected, but in true bureaucratese fashion, the death was kept in abeyance. |
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Of HopeOur regular readers may recognize Geoffrey Arend II, star of the weekly American television series Body of Proof, which airs on ABC every Tuesday evening at 10:00 pm. Body of Proof also airs in Germany, Italy, Spain, and elsewhere around the world. |
| Vol. 11 No. 8 Monday January 30, 2012 |
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We Are Not Going To Mumbai Lately, a lot of people have been closing their conversations or emails to us with: “See you in Mumbai!” We haven’t made much of the sentiment, especially since we doubt we will be seeing anybody in Mumbai. We are not attending the trade show occurring later this week: Air Cargo India. We have nothing against going to Mumbai, but we are being selective of our travel this year because we believe that there are just too many trade shows, and this constant circling of the globe is making us dizzy. In 2012 alone there seems to be something going on almost every month. |
| Vol. 11 No. 5 Wednesday January 25, 2012 |
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SkyCargo Adds To Africa “While many regions are experiencing challenging economic conditions, Africa—with a population in excess of one billion and rich in natural resources—is one of the few areas to record growth, and the long-term outlook is very positive,” said Ram Menen, Emirates’ Divisional Senior Vice President Cargo, as Emirates Sky Cargo sets service to Lusaka, Zambia and Harare, Zimbabwe on February 1, less than three months after the launch of a dedicated weekly freighter to Accra and Lome. |
RE:
Swish At Swiss WorldCargoMy dear Geoffrey, My word, you are a master of words! But I wish to start with very traditional but truly heartfelt best wishes for 2012, and I may add for the Year of the Blackwater Dragon: aren't our Chinese friends so much more poetic, not to say |
| Vol. 11 No. 6 Monday January 23, 2012 |
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There are other meanings for that slang word, but the lady who acted as Julia in a movie and now as Margaret Thatcher in a new film (she is nominated for yet another Academy Award for her portrayal in Iron Lady), Meryl Streep, once walked up to us and asked “How is my Swish?” |
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| Vol. 11 No. 5 Friday January 20, 2012 |
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Straits Above India 2012 As 2011 faded away, leaving India’s aviation sector in dire straits, quite a few aviation stakeholders—including the government—came up with cures to revive the sector. The sector is groaning under a debt burden of Rs one trillion during 2000-10 and losses of Rs 200 billion in the past three years. According to the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA), Indian carriers lose $25 every time a passenger takes a flight. CAPA’s Outlook 2012 points out airlines in the country will lose a whopping $2.5 billion in 2011-12. Kapil Kaul, CAPA’s South Asia CEO, was reported commenting, “2011 is the worst-performing year for the sector. These are record losses in the history of Indian aviation. Such losses have never been there, even in FY08 when the fuel went up to $150 and operating environment was hard... the appetite for losing money is the highest in India. We expect a very, very tough 2012.” |
| Lightbox
January EK 221 will leave Dubai at 0245hrs daily, arriving at Dallas-Fort Worth at 0905hrs. The return sector, EK 222, leaves Dallas at 1150hrs, arriving at Dubai International Airport at 1220hrs the following day. |
RE:
Semantics Founder & Cargo Pioneer John Dailey Dies
Happy New Year Geoffrey, Very nice article about John Dailey. He was a diamond among the other jewels at JFK. One thing I'll always remember about John was a golf game. One of my constantly rotating bosses from Japan (at JAL) asked me to |
| Vol. 11 No. 4 Tuesday January 17, 2012 |
| Dr.
Jahnke Profiles Lufthansa Cargo Center |
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Hot On Brazil“Emirates’ direct Brazil flights will not only boost trade ties with the UAE, but also with South America’s main partners in the Far East, such as China, Hong Kong and Japan, and numerous points throughout Europe,” said Robert Siegel, Manager Cargo Commercial – Europe & Americas, as the high flying carrier added Dubai-Rio de Janeiro-Buenos Aires service on January 3. |
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Airways Allied Pleased World Airways has extended its cooperation with Allied Air Cargo for the lease of two MD-11Fs. Allied Air is a Nigerian all-cargo airline that operates four Boeing 727 freighters and a pair of MD-1Fs on scheduled flights and ad hoc charter services, moving more than 400 |
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To Cargolux Italia Cargolux’s Italian offspring, Cargolux Italia S.p.A., announced the appointment of Pierandrea Galli as new CEO. The manager has over 23 years of experience in the aviation industry with Rome’s Alitalia and Toronto-based Skylink Inc. Cargolux Italia says it will “draw on Galli’s extensive experience in the aviation and cargo business to consolidate its presence as the leading Italian all-cargo carrier.” |
| Vol. 11 No. 3 Wednesday January 11, 2012 |
| Revolution
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Essence LAN Growth |
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Cargo Delivers Greatest City |
| Semantics
Founder And Cargo Pioneer John Dailey Dies There is this wonderful charity and social organization that has been in operation at John F. Kennedy Airport since 1970 called The Semantics. John Dailey started it at the gateway when he was the owner of Karr Ellis Freight Forwarders, a company founded in 1919 that remains headquartered at JFK and is still in business today. John served as The Semantics’ first President. When you speak of a life well lived, and someone from the air cargo business that did some good things over an extended period of time, John Dailey instantly comes to mind. |
| Vol. 11 No. 2 Monday January 9, 2012 |
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| Vol. 11 No. 1 Tuesday January 3, 2012 |
| Bankruptcy
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Absolutely Positively NOT |
| When
Security Fees Are Pure Profit |
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Young Man Is GoneNow a young man’s gone But his legend lingers on For so much had he to give. I was thinking of these lyrics from a Beach Boys song as we learned today of Udo Preissner. A 37-year-old man who was new to air cargo, serving as marketing manager at Frankfurt Hahn, he died of unknown causes during Christmastide, December 24. We often note the passing scene reporting these things, but losing Udo is made all the more terrible knowing that his potential and promise as part of the future generation has been cut off, and now will never be realized. |
| Vol. 10 No. 127 Saturday December 31, 2011 |
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| Carglux
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Etihad & airberlin—One WorldDear Geoffrey I can’t say that this BUY-IN actually came as a big surprise after all the denials - however the size of the investment does-so I will ‘cash in’ my AIR BERLIN topbonus frequent flyer points as some major changes are to be expected on the passenger side in the near future and when it comes to cargo; it is only a question of time when Herr Auslaender and his well respected LEISURE CARGO team will take over CARGO GSSA responsibilities for ETIHAD, at least in GERMANY – l ‘ll bet you, he is already working on it ! |
| Vol. 10 No. 126 Saturday December 24, 2011 |
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| Vol. 10 No. 125 Tuesday December 20, 2011 |
| Etihad
And airberlin—One World |
| Kransnoyarsk
Airport Burns Down |
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IT World Shrinking |
| Did
IATA Air Cargo Day Work? |
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Etihad & Maximus To Integrate? Hi Geoffrey, As Maximus' public relations consultant, your article on the company and EY in the latest issue of FlyingTypers made curious reading. While you say this was a hot, “unofficial” topic and was “heavily discussed” between “many” participants of the latest meeting of the Arab Air Carriers Organization AACO in Abu Dhabi, I had colleagues in attendance who heard nothing of the sort! Quoting an anonymous AACO delegate also seems rather odd. |
| Vol. 10 No. 124 Thursday December 15, 2011 |
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2012 China Party Is Over(Editors Note) For as long as we can remember, our friend Julian Keeling, CEO of Consolidators International, has been telling it like it is. Notices occasionally come to our desk announcing another Julian opus via his p/r scribe, Shura Bary. So why should the close of 2011 be any different? Actually, we trolled Julian’s website for some of the following, and you, dear reader, can do the same at http://www.cii-usa.com/ Here, “The Keeling” speaks out. |
| Vol. 10 No. 123 Monday December 12, 2011 |
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Air Cargo Advisory Group members, from left, Peter Gatti, Oliver Evans,
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LH Cool Center InauguratedHi Geoffrey, I read your article with great interest, having been involved at the forefront of setting standards for temperature sensitive goods such as perishables and pharmaceutical or healthcare goods. I'd like to point out to the larger community, users and especially regulators of air transportation services, including of course warehousing and cargo handling companies, a WHO document that was issued last year wherein the Perishable Cargo Regulation manual is named as a normative reference for the transportation of healthcare goods. |
| Vol. 10 No. 122 Thursday December 8, 2011 |
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Way To Quit JobIt’s part of the human condition—everyone daydreams about quitting his or her job. Unless you’re working for yourself (or, in working for yourself, happen to have multiple personality disorder), you’ve probably thought about it, too. Hell, I work for my father, but even I am subject to a good ol’ “in your face, DAD!” daydream (Just kidding! Love you!). While no one may claim immunity to this high-power fantasy, we can and should keep the ‘fantasy’ part of it in perspective—especially with the paucity of jobs available as of late. But if you must quit your job, there is a right way to do it. And while many people have a healthy understanding of how to leave a job, it seems there is a growing under-30 sect that does not. |
| Vol. 10 No. 121 Tuesday December 6, 2011 |
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Works OptiCooler Success At FRA Cool Center“Opticooler movements are gathering momentum as more and more pharmaceutical companies are finalizing the complex validation process of both the Opticooler and the particular lane on which the Opticooler is to be used,” Luftahnsa Cargo reports. “Customers value the high level of temperature stability, the reduced complexity of the shipment procedures (as there is no need for dry ice replenishment) and longer standing times of the unit. |
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Breakfast At An AirportThey say an army “marches on its stomach.” Well, at Frankfurt International Cargo City Sud, Hosteler Extraordinaire Antun Wustefelds’ InterCity Hotel brings on a morning buffet that is hands-down the best airport breakfast anywhere. Thanks to a great hotel staff and also to the pilots and crews of EVA, Air China and others, there is still an old time sanctuary where the Berlin Airlift crews billeted, among other things. |
| Vol. 10 No. 120 Friday December 2, 2011 |
Lost
R.E.G. Davies Videos RecoveredThe greatest aviation historian, Ronald Edward George (REG) Davies, Curator of Air Transport National Air & Space Museum, died on Saturday, July 30, 2011 in Shaftesbury, England. He was 90-years-old. Ron’s legacy to aviation is captured in 25 books and other social efforts as pioneering and important in scope as many of the subjects he wrote about, including Lindbergh, Earhart, the Berlin Airlift and almost every major airline in the world, past and present. |
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Flips China Production Moves (Exclusive)—Looking at a challenge from all angles, Cathay Pacific outlines the flipside of China production migration. Cathay Pacific Airways’ cargo volumes continue to tumble year-on-year, but despite “weak” demand from Europe and the U.S., some regional lanes are performing strongly, with the demands of shippers in China rapidly evolving as production migrates inland and imports surge. The carrier, the world’s largest international carrier in freight tonne kilometers last year, has seen cargo and mail volumes post a succession of year-on-year declines on key routes this year. In August, combined uplift figures for Cathay Pacific and Dragonair fell 11.8 percent to 131,448 tonnes of cargo and mail compared to a year earlier, while in the year through August, |
Re:
SITA In Financial SqueezeDear Mr. Arend As per my email yesterday, please find a statement covering our position on the above article. The allegations against SITA are malicious and based on a defective analysis. SITA confirms that it received an anonymous document in late September, which is described as having been produced by a group of former SITA executives. The document contains allegations about SITA’s financial health and management governance. SITA rejects these malicious allegations, which are based on a defective analysis. |
| Vol. 10 No. 119 Tuesday November 29, 2011 |
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Cargo Forward From Bankruptcy Although it may have been long anticipated, the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by AMR, parent to American Airlines, on Tuesday November 29 is still a shocker for those in the community that know the airline as among the best commercial aviation companies in the world. In any case, life goes on. General opinion at first glance is that the action will allow AA’s playing field to level against other USA competitors who had taken Chapter 11 after 911 in an effort to reduce labor costs and shed a heavy debt load. American’s parent, the AMR Corporation, was the last major airline in the United States to resist filing for Chapter 11 in an effort to shed contracts, a move that analysts said left it less nimble than many of its competitors. AMR said it intends to operate normally throughout the bankruptcy process, as previous airlines have done. |
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Freight Opens LAX Perishables Center In Los Angeles at LAX, Apollo Freight (part of Mercury Air Group) dedicated a massive new perishable center—the size of six homes—which the company says will move 100 tons a day. Ready to break the ice and launch a new link in the cool chain for air shippers are (L to R) Victor Adducie, General Manager of Apollo Freight; Ivo Skorin, Chief Operating Officer of Apollo Freight; Libby Williams, Managing Director with the Office of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa; U.S. Congresswoman Janice Hahn; and Joseph A. Czyzyk, Chairman & CEO of Mercury Air Group, parent company of Apollo Freight. |
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In Financial Free Fall? Is SITA on the brink of bankruptcy? This is the key question raised in a “confidential and privileged memorandum” written last September by a former group of SITA executives that had been leaked to FlyingTypers. Their conclusion in the 29-page manifest: “The group as a whole may not be in danger of immediate bankruptcy, but all the factors are present today to lead to a possible bankruptcy of the group in the medium term if the indebtedness can not be repaired.” The authors speak of a “cash hemorrhage” that SITA is facing with the group’s financial situation steadily deteriorating. Ever since 2007, the last positive year, cash influx has been much lower than outflow. Meanwhile the funds needed to successfully and continuously run the business have become extremely small. |
| Vol. 10 No. 118 Monday November 28, 2011 |
Swiss
Vote To Grow Zurich AirportThe opponents of further improvements and construction activities at Zurich airport faced a crushing defeat in a referendum held last Sunday. Exactly 58.8 percent of the electorate at Canton Zurich voted in favor of the future development of the airport, thus rejecting the initiative of neighboring communities and dwellers to freeze all expansion and modernization plans at ZRH at once. In total, 214,000 people supported ongoing or upcoming airport enhancements while 150,750 opted for stopping all activities entirely. |
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Daily Service To Rio Launch January 2012From left – Emirates—Nigel Page, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, The Americas; Richard Vaughan, Divisional Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations Worldwide; Pradeep Kumar, Senior Vice President, Cargo Revenue Optimization; and Ralf Aasmann, Area Manager Brazil are pictured in Rio by the Sea-oh as Emirates kicked off in grand style (what else?) its Rio de Janeiro countdown last Thursday (October 24) The airline is getting ready to launch daily services, starting January 3, 2012, to the 2014 FIFA World Cup city. “It is the new direct service to Rio de Janeiro, with an onward extension to Buenos Aires. |
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Look Ahead At China 2012(Here begins our annual look at the year ahead and the year that was. The series continues in December 2011 and January 2012.) China’s pivotal role in air cargo markets will evolve and grow, according to Won-Joon Lee, Managing Partner for Accenture’s APAC Products division. Despite the promise of business in China, there has been a big downturn in demand this year. Mr. Lee lays the blame solely on the economy, and not on China’s ability to generate business. “Demand for air cargo capacity out of China is driven heavily by business and consumer sentiment across the global economy, particularly the United States,” said Mr. Lee. “Unfortunately, confidence remains fragile around the world and looks likely to remain weak unless we see the US return to growth and European leaders release a credible plan to resolve the current debt crisis. |
| Vol. 10 No. 117 Wednesday November 23, 2011 |
Lufthansa
Talks Capacity ReductionFrankfurt—Prepare for the worst and do the utmost to prevent any harm. Lufthansa Cargo leaders might apply that old Mao Zedong strategy soon. “If markets should further deteriorate in the coming months, we’ll react flexibly by taking out capacity on short notice,” announced the carrier’s executive board member and head of sales, Andreas Otto, during a press meeting Monday evening in downtown Frankfurt. Herr Otto spoke of eventually reducing flights by 20 to 25 percent and did not exclude even cutting the fleet by 30 percent. Should this happen, the aircraft will not be sidelined at some U.S. desert airport as occurred during the global financial and economic crisis in 2008/09, but parked in Frankfurt or sent for a major technical check and overhaul to one of Lufthansa Technik’s maintenance shops. “We will probably do both; sidelining two of our freighters for some weeks and sending one or two others to our maintenance facility,” Andreas announced. |
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I want to wish you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving. I've been retired since 2005 (although I spent four years as an usher part-time in the Concert Hall at the Kennedy Center). Earlier this year my wife and I moved to the Greenville, SC area where we enjoy seeing our eldest daughter and five other grandsons. Can't say I miss the days of getting frantic phone calls of, "Where's my freight!!??" but do think of you often and wish you well.
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| Vol. 10 No. 116 Monday November 21, 2011 |
Michael
Webber Is Cargo Airport Smart(Miami Exclusive)—Michael Webber is one dedicated, smart guy. Dedicated because he recognized a major boondoggle underway in the pretty much defunct Aerotropolis scheme in St. Louis, and smart because almost every airport you ever heard of listens to him and seeks his services. But the Aerotropolis brouhaha in St. Louis really showed the man. Braving bias charges along with some other nasty accusations, Michael, who lives in Kansas City, Missouri, held his head up, armed himself with the facts and became a one-man wrecking crew against the proposed $360 million, taxpayer funded idea to turn St. Louis Lambert Field into a logistics hub. |
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| Vol. 10 No. 115 Friday November 18, 2011 |
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Year For Turkish Air Cargo 2011 has been a coming out of sorts for Turkish Air Cargo. First, IATA held its 2011 World Cargo Symposium in Istanbul and later, THY Cargo was quite an attention getter in Munich as Air Cargo was held in early May 2011. If you ask Mr. Abdullah Soner Akkurt, Turkish Cargo Senior Vice President, what message can be derived from all of this, his answer is crystal clear: “As one of the fastest growing airlines of Europe, we are calling people to work with Turkish Cargo. |
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| Vol. 10 No. 114 Wednesday November 16, 2011 |
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| Vol. 10 No. 113 Monday November 14, 2011 |
Dubai
Air Show Delivers Biggest Boeing Order EverNo one can accuse Emirates Airline of not showing up to its own party. Just as the Dubai Air Show takes off this week, here comes a mega-order—in fact, the single largest aircraft deal in Boeing’s history in terms of dollars—for an additional fifty 777-300 ER aircraft, worth approximately US $18 billion (AED 66 billion) at list price. The order also included twenty 777-300 ER options valued at US $8 billion (AED 29.4 billion), for a total of 70 aircraft valued at US $26 billion (AED 95.4 billion). |
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Welcomes IAG B747-800F Boeing’s new freighter flagship B747-8F landed last Wednesday for the first time ever at Frankfurt’s Rhein-Main airport in Germany. The G-GSSD registered aircraft is the first cargo plane since 2000 to be branded with British Airways’ livery. It is operated on a five-year leasing contract by Global Supply Chain, an Atlas Air (51 percent) and BA (49 percent) joint venture. |
| Vol. 10 No. 112 Friday November 11, 2011 |
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British Airways World Cargo B747-6 Freighter At ATLHi! I enjoy reading FlyingTypers and just wanted to drop you a note about our new British Airways World Cargo B747-8 freighter. I know it has been mentioned in previous articles of yours. |
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Day Stands For One Once upon a time, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the first Veterans Day was observed in America to honor all the people that served in World War I—the war to end all wars. This Friday as Veterans Day is observed, we will carry forward an additional 11 to include the 11th year of the 21st century (the line up of 11s will not occur again until 3011). Although war has certainly not ended, and since 1918, when WW I ceased fire, there have been multiple occurrences of conflict, we can and will still celebrate the lives of those we lost and love. |
| Vol. 10 No. 111 Monday November 7, 2011 |
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It is common practice to hold private meetings around industry events, and the Air Cargo and SeaCargo Americas taking place in Miami November 2-4, 2011 is no exception. SkyTeam Cargo, the only functioning cargo alliance left, invited some 90 guests aboard M/T Celebration for a night of fun and relaxation while cruising around Miami. |
| Vol. 10 No. 110 Thursday November 3, 2011 |
EMO
Wins LH Top AwardRecently Lufthansa Cargo held a two-day customer event in New Orleans and recognized the top forwarder partners in both its USA Business Partner Group and also its Global Partner Group. Lufthansa Global Partners number an even dozen participants; U.S. Business Partner Group includes fifteen forwarders. Criterion for the prestigious Lufthansa Cargo Award includes booking quality (booked freight matched with what was delivered), no show ratio and on-time delivery. |
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Management Of Cargo Containers & PalletsIt’s interesting to see how certain developments look when put into perspective through the passage of time. The particular timeline is 1996 and former Qantas cargo chief (Executive Director) Emmet Hobbs, a New Zealander, was working for CHEP, a Brambles company (he retired in 2003), but is still active serving on BOD with Mainfreight New Zealand. |
| Vol. 10 No. 109 Tuesday November 1, 2011 |
Qantas
Ordered Back In The AirThere appear to be two stories emerging from amidst the Qantas chaos over the past weekend, after CEO Alan Joyce took the drastic step to ground all flights Saturday. The impact of the disruption was keenly felt by tens of thousands, including many well to do and influential folks traveling to the hugely popular Melbourne Cup horse race on Tuesday. |
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Wide & Handsome . . . First, the mighty IATA World Cargo Symposium was held in the wonderful world city of Istanbul earlier this year. Then the buzz at Munich Transport Logistic was all abut Turkish Air Cargo. |
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eAWB 100% DXB“The transition to e-freight is a massive challenge for both the industry and Emirates SkyCargo. “Change of this scale requires time, and many steps have been taken, but this really is a giant stride forward,” said Pradeep Kumar, Emirates’ Senior Vice President Cargo Revenue Optimization & Systems, upon announcing that electronic air waybills (e-AWBs) are now being used for 100 percent of shipments from the Dubai hub. |
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Wants Cargo To See The LightLight weight instead of heavy equipment. What sounds easy is indeed quite a challenge when it comes to implementation in today’s air freight handling processes. But changes seem to be around the corner – triggered by a number of surveys displaying astonishing results. |
| Vol. 10 No. 108 Monday October 31, 2011 |
Qantas
Freight GroundedQantas has ceased taking new cargo bookings after indefinitely grounding its entire passenger fleet on Saturday and announcing it would lock out large numbers of its Australia-based staff from Monday 8pm AEDT onwards because of ongoing industrial action by three unions. However, scheduled and charter freighter services operated by its Qantas Freight division using its fleet of one Boeing 767-300F and three wet leased B747-400Fs will continue. |
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Air Cargo Decline Holding Steady Lies Damned Lies & Statistics. Or in this case, monthly tonnage figures. It’s true that numbers can be used to tell more than one story as Disraeli and others have famously noted through the years. But the latest round of public utterances from Asia’s airlines and airports confirm what FlyingTypers has been reporting for some time - ex-Asia lanes are, almost without exception, showing few signs of improving in the build up to the traditional peak season. |
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Thailand
Air Cargo Smacked By
Monsoon FloodsFlooding from those record monsoons in Thailand is now expected to continue into November, but the impact on the air cargo sector is already apparent. Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport, built on swampland, has had its flood defenses reinforced in recent weeks to protect the world’s 20th largest airport (by air cargo tonnage) from the worst monsoons Thailand has seen in five decades. |
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Remembering
Robi WagnerRobert G. Wagner, a real gentleman and a great friend passed away recently in Zurich, Switzerland after a long illness. Robi was general manager, marketing cargo and mail at Swissair and VP Cargo during the hay days of the Global Alliance comprising of Swissair, Singapore International Airlines and Delta Air Lines which started in 1991. |
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To Help Thailand Flood Victims The heaviest monsoon season to hit Thailand in 50 years is going on right now. An estimated 2.5 million have been affected or displaced by the flooding, and the current death toll hovers at nearly 400. Supermarket shelves are bare and bottled water is in short supply, as residents prepare to leave their homes for safety. |
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Costume For HalloweenIt was only a month ago—September 26th, to be exact—that I picked up the phone, called my parents, and said, “I’m telling you this – this year, expect to see a lot of Pan Am stewardesses and pilots walking around on Halloween.” Well, my premonition came true, although it’s not such an illogical leap. It was a month ago that the Pan Am television show premiered, and who can be surprised that the classic form-fitting sapphire and snow uniforms should catch the attention of a costume-hungry American audience. |
| Vol. 10 No. 106 Friday October 28, 2011 |
FRA
Night Ban Takes Hold—Christoph Franz Addresses CrisisIt seems that the news just cannot get worse for Lufthansa Cargo, especially after the FRA night flight ban set to start Sunday, October 30. And yet today in Germany, news reports say that the expected Federal Court final verdict on the locally imposed night flight ban, which everyone thought would come in January, will in fact not be coming until mid-March. |
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Mangos Touts Miami Cargo AdvantagesWe buttonhole Chris Mangos, Marketing Division Director of the Miami International airport, to find out what is new on the horizon. With the Air Cargo Americas show just around the corner in Miami, an update on the airport that maintains the coveted number one spot for air cargo in the U.S. is timely. |
Lufthansa
Cargo's Alison Ricker Handles Global Partners Notebook open and pen poised, I am ready to ask Alison Ricker, Head of Global Account Management, the Americas, a few questions. Alison has another idea and soon I find myself being interviewed. It’s earnest, with many smiles in between, although assertiveness is not in short supply and her approach and personality give us a glimpse into why Alison is in charge of three of Lufthansa Cargo’s 12 global partners – Expeditors, which she handles personally, UPS and UTi, all headquartered in the U.S.. This elite group consists of Agility, CEVA, DHL Global Forwarding, DSV, Expeditors, Hellmann, Kühne+Nagel, Nippon Express, Panalpina, DB Schenker, UPS and Uti. |
Charlotte
Gallogly's Economic War RoomWhat Is the Miami World Trade Center? Air cargo people know it mostly because it has been organizing the Air Cargo Americas show ad exhibition since 1991, an event that takes place every two years, alternating with the TIACA Air Cargo Forum. And it is running the 2011 Air Cargo Americas, which opens on November 2, 2011. |
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Charter Adds Aerodyne Cargo Reto Hunziker, Managing Director for Lufthansa Cargo Charter Agency GmbH, reports on adding Calgary, Canada-based Aerodyne Cargo Services Inc. to its growing LCCA GSA network. |
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Cargo Americas Opens November 2 We are looking at this picture of Ram Menen (left), Bill Boesch and Prakash Nair (right), taken at the high point of Air Cargo Americas (ACA) in 2003, as the event feted Mr. Boesch with the prestigious ACA Award for “Outstanding Contribution To Air Cargo.” |
| Vol. 10 No. 105 Monday October 24, 2011 |
Qantas
Freight Sets Expansion—A Conversation With Lisa BrockQantas expects global cargo demand to bounce back next year. So said Lisa Brock, appointed Executive Manager of Qantas Freight in February. “There is still some economic uncertainty in global markets, particularly in many European countries and the U.S.,” she told FlyingTypers. “This has meant demand in these regions has been weak. |
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Garnadt Talks Future Post Night BanThe German air freight carrier is still ranked in fourth place among the leading airlines, right after Cathay, Korean and Emirates. This position, however, will be lost if the German Federal Administrative Court should endorse the night flight curfew for Frankfurt recently imposed by local judges from the Hessian State. “If this worst-case scenario should happen, which I hope it won’t, I don’t see any future growth perspective for Lufthansa Cargo,” stated the carrier’s CEO Karl Ulrich Garnadt at a press meeting in Berlin on Thursday. |
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Logistics Association Berlin Confab Crises in Greece, Portugal, Italy and some other European nations. Not so in Germany where the logistics business especially is setting new records. By year's end, big players like DHL, DB Schenker, Lufthansa Cargo together with roughly 60,000 medium sized and smaller enterprises offering different transport solutions will turn over €220 billion euros. |
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Relief For Turkey A powerful earthquake struck Eastern Turkey on Sunday, collapsing buildings in the center of the eastern city of Van. It also caused many hundred of deaths. Readers are encouraged to send relief donation online here: |
| Vol. 10 No. 104 Thursday October 20, 2011 |
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Ban Changes Lufthansa Cargo Flights(Exclusive)—Driven by the Hesse State court’s recent decision to forbid night flights at Frankfurt as of October 30th, Lufthansa Cargo has adjusted their flight schedules. This became necessary since the carrier operates an average of eleven night flights, which are directly affected and need alternative solutions to continue service. Details will be revealed at a press meeting in Berlin on Thursday; however, FlyingTypers can deliver the main results: |
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Excellence China Southern and Airbus have chosen Chateauroux Airport France to train and certify the pilots of the first A380 delivered to CHINA, said airport spokesman Martin Fraissignes (inset). |
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Shaw RememberedJim Shaw, a much beloved and respected colleague and dear, dear friend of 30+ years, passed away Tuesday, October 18 at home in Texas. Jim began his career in freight forwarding in Dallas, Texas, with Arthur J. Fritz & Company. In 1974, he was transferred by Fritz to become the Manager of the Export Department in Houston, where he remained until 1980. ) Regional Commercial Manager for the Asia Pacific region at British Airways World Cargo. |
| Vol. 10 No. 103 Wednesday October 19, 2011 |
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FRA Night Ban “But we can handle it,” said Achim Martinka, the top Americas executive at Lufthansa Cargo. Herr Martinka knows that as the going gets tough, the tough need to get going. With all the reports circulating about that dreaded, all-night ban at FRA starting in about two weeks, Achim Martinka is letting it be known that if Gateway Germany needs to handle things differently (and business as usual from this aspect may be unusual), the customer, which drives everything at Lufthansa Cargo, will have options - would you expect any less from the German flag carrier that put the airline into top market position in the first place? |
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Ban Could Be Next Move over Frankfurt . . . a referendum could cripple Zurich Airport. Sunday, November 27 will be a decisive day for Switzerland’s entire aviation industry and the national economy of the Alps state in general. |
Trade
Within Asia Shows GrowthWhile the major trade lanes from Asia to Europe and North America may be suffering from overcapacity and lower than expected cargo volumes, not least because both continents are struggling to avoid recession, trade within Asia is still showing strong growth, according to leading figures contacted by Air Cargo News FlyingTypers. “Demand between Asian countries has been stronger than intercontinental demand all year,” said John Cheetham, (right) Regional Commercial Manager for the Asia Pacific region at British Airways World Cargo. |
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High Priority At GlobaltransSo far, 384 airports, 33 airlines and 1,658 freight forwarders are taking part in IATA’s e-freight initiative. With Duesseldorf-headquartered Globaltrans GmbH joining in, the number of agents grows by one. |
| Vol. 10 No. 102 Monday October 17, 2011 |
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Ban—Relief Is Just A Landing Away Exclusive—It is the story of the year. The impending closure of Frankfurt International Airport at the end of this month means many things, depending on to whom you speak. But last week the FRA night flight ban swept attention away from a speech by Des Vertannes at FRA ACD, discussions about air cargo security, and even talk about the current state of the air cargo business. |
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Air India Landed In The Dumps“I am pleased that we have reached agreement on the contractual issues. The 747-8 Freighter will be a driver of profitable growth for Cargolux,” said Frank Reimen, leftPresident and Chief Executive Officer of Cargolux, as CV resolved its beef with Boeing after rejection of the first two Boeing 747-8 aircraft. What that means is that the delivery of the first two Boeing 747-8 freighters initially scheduled for the 19 and 21 of September proceeded yesterday on the 12 and |
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Christmas Demand Hopes Dashed Hopes that export demand out of China might pick up in the run-up to Christmas (reminiscent of the late restocking surge in Europe and the USA in 2009) will not, contrary to the expectations of some airlines and forwarders, come to pass. Leading air cargo executives have been telling FlyingTypers for months that exports from Asia are below par, both in terms of 2010 volumes and 2011 expectations. |
| Vol. 10 No. 101 Thursday October 13, 2011 |
Frankfurt
Airport Night Flight Ban Causes UproarExclusive—Reaction has been fast and furious as an October 30th deadline looms and countdown begins for yesterday’s stunning news out of Germany: Europe’s most important air cargo gateway is facing total annihilation as the result of a local judge’s ruling, demanding all night flights be terminated at Frankfurt International Airport. The word came down just barely two weeks before the opening of the gateway’s new runway. |
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Settles Beef With Boeing“I am pleased that we have reached agreement on the contractual issues. The 747-8 Freighter will be a driver of profitable growth for Cargolux,” said Frank Reimen, leftPresident and Chief Executive Officer of Cargolux, as CV resolved its beef with Boeing after rejection of the first two Boeing 747-8 aircraft. What that means is that the delivery of the first two Boeing 747-8 freighters initially scheduled for the 19 and 21 of September proceeded yesterday on the 12 and |
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Cargo Deutschland Club Talks IATA And Ban Aircargo Club Germany - ACD enjoyed a meeting on October 11th that featured both a full house and guest speaker Desmond Vertannes, IATA Global Head of Cargo. Mr. Vertannes could not have predicted that his IATA debut in Germany would occur here in Frankfurt on this Black Tuesday, as the long dreaded curfew on night flights was just handed down by a local judge. Once upon a time, ACD hosted a speech titled "Airfreight is a night animal" by John C. Emery Jr., almost exactly 40 years ago on October 12, 1971. |
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| Vol. 10 No. 100 Wednesday October 12, 2011 |
Frankfurt
Airport Night Flights ZappedHere comes da judge The Administrative Court of Hesse State has categorically forbidden all night flights at Frankfurt Rhein-Main airport. The vote came completely unexpectedly and caught the entire aviation industry by surprise, including tour operators and the airport management. According to the judges’ decision no movements between 11 pm and 5 am will be allowed. The imposed night flight curfew goes into effect October 21, when a new runway is scheduled to open at Frankfurt. Regulators and slot managers had assumed that at least seventeen night movements would be possible after the Northwest runway became operational. Today on average, fifty arrivals and departures are conducted at night in Frankfurt. |
TSA
Delays Screening DeadlineThe Transportation Security Administration has postponed that December 31 deadline for scanning 100% cargo aboard airplanes inbound to the USA. |
| Vol. 10 No. 99 Tuesday October 11, 2011 |
India
Agents Voice Congestion WoesFed up with the congestion problems in Mumbai airport—and of late, the situation has gone from bad to worst—freight forwarders and air cargo stakeholders can look forward to air cargo services at the Ojhar airport in Nasik in Maharashtra. The airport initially expects about 20-25 percent of the 40,000-ton monthly cargo handled at the Mumbai airport to come to it. The ACAAI and the Bombay Custom House Agents Association meeting in progress. ACAAI President Bharat Thakkar is seen addressing the members of the two trade bodies. |
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Tab On Economic IndicatorsAs Autumn 2011 begins—An ill wind blows in, with a poorer macroeconomic outlook for 2012 than many hoped possible. Now the idea is to stay in front of capacity, but allocate expenses wisely as the pace of expansion in the manufacturing industry is looking to slacken in many nations. |
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Cargo Targets Czech Airlines Frankfurt-based GSA Aero Cargo has enlarged its portfolio of mandate airlines by partnering with Czech Airlines. The Czechs are the fourteenth carrier on Aero Cargo’s steadily growing list of clients. The member of the SkyTeam club decided to shut down its cargo sales department in Germany this summer, launching a tender on extremely short notice, “Which we won after presenting our key strategic concept to CSA’s head of cargo, Jan Grabmueller, and his right hand for sales, Eva Vondrusova, in Prague,” explains General Manager Antonio Oliveira of Aero Cargo. |
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Does Hermes Get The Message? Hermes doesn’t act God-like… Hermes was the wing-footed messenger God in ancient Greek mythology, but he was also the patron of commerce, travelers and thieves, making him a very colorful character for different social groups to worship. By adopting Hermes as the brand name for its logistics’ offspring, the Hamburg-headquartered mail order group, Otto Versand, was surely guided by nothing but the messenger qualities closely associated with this godhood. Measured by the criteria of success, this decision proves to be in accord with the messenger’s long-time performance, as a recently published analysis of the German express and courier market verifies. |
IULDUG
Meet In Florida—Independence Day For Asset ManagementThis is the 24th annual general meeting (AGM) of what was once known as the IULDUG, formerly an IATA interest group, and its first AGM as a private, independent group, sans IATA. This declaration of independence is such that IATA couldn’t even be bothered to send a representative to the inaugural meeting, despite the fact that the ULDUG vice chairman, Air Canada’s Urs Wiesendanger, is the chairman of the IATA ULD Panel! The mysterious workings of this association . . . The meeting was very well attended, with 113 delegates consisting of 47 airlines, 59 suppliers, a combination of various manufacturers, pooling companies, leasing companies and 7 industry guests, including FlyingTypers as exclusive media, and more importantly the FAA and the UK CAA. |
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Ship Without A Rudder—Emirates SkyCargo Moves Rudder Seoul-DubaiAll hands on deck as Emirates SkyCargo moves a 36-ton rudder shaft from Seoul to Dubai. The rudder stock—9.16 meters long and 1.05 meters wide—was moved to aid a ship stuck under repair in Dubai, and was the single heaviest item ever carried by the freight division of Emirates Airline. |
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Deuces Harvest Moon Our Octoberfest is never complete without lighting the first fire at home and hearing at least one version of the 1931 tune “Shine On Harvest Moon.” Of all the music that continues to be heard during this time of year in America, none is sweeter or more poignant. We have absolutely no explanation as to why Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy stopped the show during the film The Flying Deuces to do this version of Harvest Moon. |
| Vol. 10 No. 97 Wednesday October 5, 2011 |
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Cargo-Everything Coming Up RosesSome Ex-COns, now United Cargo people are pictured. UA team: Andres Torres, Mildred Garcia Bog, Tim Nara IAH, Maddy Marrero Mia and Michael Cano SFO. Columbian President Juan Manuel Santos presided over opening ceremonies of the biannual Proflora "best floral trade show" in Bogota last week. |
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Air Slips As Air Rates Dip Low air freight rates are reducing the cost advantage that has typically seen forwarders and shippers use sea-air options on Asia-Europe trade lanes. Last year Europe embarked on the major process of restocking following a recession volumes spike, but this year they have subsided in alignment with volumes and air freight rates, although operators are hopeful of a third quarter improvement in flows. |
Lufthansa
Cargo Charter Agency Celebrates 10 YearsWhile everyone is raising high the roof beams in celebration of 100 years Of German Air Cargo this year, another milestone worth noting just occurred on October 1, as Lufthansa Cargo Charter Agency celebrated ten years to the day since its founding. Lufthansa Charter, headquartered in Cargo City Süd at Frankfurt Airport, operates a global network of distribution partners as a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa Cargo, with competence centers in Chicago, Dubai and Hong Kong. |
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