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Kerry boosts UK presence

: Latest News; Thursday, 04 August 2011

Kerry Logistics has purchased two UK freight forwarding companies - Bergen Freight Forwarding based in Manchester and Regency Forwarding of Yorkshire.

Toll buys German firm

: Latest News; Thursday, 04 August 2011

Australia's Toll Group has added to its global forwarding business by purchasing Germany's ocean forwarder Andree & Wilkerling (AWG). The Hamburg-based business will be part of Toll's Global Forwarding Division.

AA boss says 'if only'

: Latest News; Thursday, 04 August 2011

US carrier American Airlines (AA) says it would like the US government to relax foreign ownership rules so it could explore a possible merger with IAG - the owner of British Airways and Iberia - and create the world's largest airline and the world's largest air cargo company.

New man in Cairns

: Latest News; Thursday, 04 August 2011

The managing director of Scotland's Edinburgh Airport has been named chief executive officer at Australia's North Queensland Airport Group in Cairns. Kevin Brown will be responsible for two airports, Cairns and Mackay.

bin Laden error 'tip of the iceberg'

: Latest News; Thursday, 04 August 2011

US security experts say the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA's) job is made more difficult because the FAA aviation pilot licence vetting database does not contain vital information such as addresses and dates of birth, and is polluted by mis-spelled names.

Emirates to swap German ports?

: Latest News; Thursday, 04 August 2011

Government officials say the decision is based on the size of the home markets of the respective carriers. There are no limits on the frequency of flights or size of aircraft Emirates uses on its existing services.

Scanners under a cloud

: Latest News; Wednesday, 03 August 2011

Sydney Airport's A$6 million trial of new full-body scanners has shown problems, with the machines' alarms triggered by passenger perspiration.

Etihad puts price on EU ETS

: Latest News; Wednesday, 03 August 2011

Europe's Emissions Trading System (ETS) will cost Etihad Airways up to EUR500 million over the next eight years, the Abu Dhabi carrier says.

BA holds out on OFT cartel fine

: Latest News; Wednesday, 03 August 2011

British Airways (BA) is refusing to pay a GBP121.5 million fine levied by the UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for allegedly fixing the price of fuel surcharges.