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Qantas settles US freight class action

: Latest News; Friday, 14 January 2011

Australian airline Qantas said today it had reached a settlement, subject to court approval, to resolve its liability under a class action in the United States.

China bans German foodstuffs

: Latest News; Friday, 14 January 2011

China has suspended all egg and pork imports from Germany, after German authorities found that dioxin-contaminated animal food had been used in poultry and pig farms.

CBFCA WA says Trade Ball tickets selling fast

: Latest News; Friday, 14 January 2011

The Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia (CBFCA) WA chapter says tickets are selling fast for its annual Trade Ball – now rescheduled to take place in March.

CBFCA headquarters closed by flooding

: Latest News; Thursday, 13 January 2011

The Brisbane office of the Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia (CBFCA) in Nariel Street, Albion (a suburb of Brisbane) is still closed because of flooding in the city and suburbs. Communications equipment was moved ahead of the crisis and the CBFCA is currently operating offsite. If you have urgent business with CBFCA it is requested that you go through regional offices until further advised.

Koch exits BAWC for AA Cargo

: Latest News; Thursday, 13 January 2011

American Airlines Cargo says Tristan Koch is its new managing director of cargo sales for Europe and the Middle East.

Cargo record for Lufthansa

: Latest News; Thursday, 13 January 2011

Germany’s Lufthansa Cargo has reported record revenue cargo tonne kilometres for 2010 with (FTKT) increasing to a record 8.9 billion FTKTs. The volume of cargo and mail transported climbed by 18.2 per cent to 1.79 million tonnes.

Etihad revenues up 29.2pc

: Latest News; Thursday, 13 January 2011

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has reported a 29.2 per cent rise in revenues in 2010 to US$2,951 million (2009: US$2,285 million), significantly outpacing growth in capacity that saw available seat kilometres (ASKs) rise 19.5 per cent to 45.1 billion (2009: 37.8 billion).

TSA investigates forwarder for alleged security breaches

: Latest News; Thursday, 13 January 2011

America's Transportation Security Administration (TSA), part of Homeland Security, is investigating Activair, a division of OHL International, for skipping security procedures, allegedly to make money.

A good week for Airbus

: Latest News; Thursday, 13 January 2011

A good week for planemaker Airbus, as Australia's Qantas puts its A380s back on the Australia-USA run after a two-month break, Asiana Airlines of South Korea orders six of the A380s and India's low cost carrier, IndiGo, inks an Memorandum of Understanding for the world's biggest aircraft order -180 eco-efficient Airbus A320 aircraft of which 150 will be neos and 30 will be standard A320s