Vale Geoff Maharaj
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- Saturday, 26 May 2012
Qantas Freight operations co-ordinator Geoff Maharaj (51) has died suddenly. Well known to many across the wider industry, he passed away at his home on Tuesday 22 May.
Aust cargo down, but more passengers flew in March
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- Saturday, 26 May 2012
There were 4.71 million passengers carried on Australian domestic airlines (including regional operators) in March 2012, an increase of two per cent on March 2011.
New airport IT will improve everything for everyone - Unisys
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- Saturday, 26 May 2012
IT company Unisys says mobility will be the most disruptive IT trend to impact airport operations this decade, changing the way airports engage with air travellers and enablingmore efficient monitoring, management and effective use of the continually-changing real-time data involved in running an airport.
Qantas adds more east coast capacity
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- Thursday, 24 May 2012
Australian carriers Qantas and Jetstar will increase capacity on their domestic east coast routes by up to 25,800 seats per week during 2012/13.
Pressure mounts on London Heathrow
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- Thursday, 24 May 2012
London Heathrow Airport, UK, is being outstripped by rivals in Europe in terms of flights to key growth economies such as China.
April demand slips for Cathay
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- Thursday, 24 May 2012
Hong Kong based Cathay Pacific and its Dragonair subsidiary carried 124,531 tonnes of cargo and mail in April, down 11 per cent year-over-year.
Grandstar axed
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- Thursday, 24 May 2012
Chinese shipper Sinotrans and partner Korean Airlines are to liquidate Grandstar Cargo International Airlines, a freight forwarder jointly owned by the two.
Schenker beats IATA's chapter 17 deadline
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- Thursday, 24 May 2012
Europe's DB Schenker Logistics says it is the first air freight services provider to meet all of the future requirements of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for shipping time and temperature-sensitive medical products.
Damco posts solid Q1 result
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- Thursday, 24 May 2012
Global freight forwarder Damco says it increased its Q1 net revenue by US$53.0 million to US$738.0 million compared to Q1 of 2011.
