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Carriers raise freight rates

: Latest News; Friday, 18 September 2009

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways, Singapore’s Singapore Airlines, Germany’s Lufthansa and other airlines reportedly have raised freight rates 10 to 15 per cent to take advantage of renewed United States and European demand.

AF447 crashed ‘seven years after problem logged’

: Latest News; Friday, 18 September 2009

Associated Press says planemaker Airbus knew since at least 2002 about problems with the Thales Pitot speed sensors that malfunctioned on Air France 447 in June. But air safety authorities did not order replacements until after the crash, which killed all 228 people aboard.

AA gains QEP accreditation

: Latest News; Friday, 18 September 2009

American Airlines Cargo Division (AA Cargo) says it has been awarded accreditation as a Qualified Envirotainer Provider (QEP) by Envirotainer, the Sweden-based manufacturer of temperature-controlled shipping containers.

Tonnage throughput down again for AAT

: Latest News; Thursday, 17 September 2009

Tonnage throughput at Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT) Hong Kong for August 2009 was 43,232 tonnes, down 16 per cent compared with the same month last year.

MASkargo to sponsor AON meet

: Latest News; Thursday, 17 September 2009

MASkargo is to be a sponsor of the AerOceaNetwork (AON) meeting September 20-22 at the Shangri-la Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

New air freight group for Victoria

: Latest News; Thursday, 17 September 2009

A new air freight working group will be launched at a free open forum in Victoria, Australia.

Macquarie sells Bristol stake

: Latest News; Thursday, 17 September 2009

Australia’s Macquarie Airports is to sell its 35.5 per cent stake in the UK's Bristol airport for GBP128 million and also increase its stake in Denmark’s Copenhagen airport to 30.8 per cent.

Operation Heavy Cargo catches 22

: Latest News; Thursday, 17 September 2009

Agents from the US Drug Enforcement Administration and FBI have arrested 22 members of an alleged smuggling ring accused of shipping at least 9,000 kilograms of cocaine worth US$19 million from Puerto Rico to the USA over the past 10 years.

Japan Airlines to cut 6,800 jobs

: Latest News; Thursday, 17 September 2009

Japan’s Japan Airlines is to cut its workforce by 14 per cent, or around 6,800 employees. The country's flag carrier has been in union negotiations since reporting quarterly losses of almost US$1 billion in the quarter to end June.

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Carriers raise freight rates

: Latest News; Friday, 18 September 2009

: Latest News; Friday, 18 September 2009

AA gains QEP accreditation

: Latest News; Friday, 18 September 2009

Macquarie sells Bristol stake

: Latest News; Thursday, 17 September 2009

Australia’s Macquarie Airports is to sell its 35.5 per cent stake in the UK's Bristol airport for GBP128 million and also increase its stake in Denmark’s Copenhagen airport to 30.8 per cent.