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Cargolux adds Cairo

: Latest News; Thursday, 08 January 2009

Cargolux Airlines has launched a new Tuesday 747 freighter service from Luxembourg to Cairo in Egypt and continuing to Hong Kong.

FALCONSW plans study of freight and logistics

: Latest News; Thursday, 08 January 2009

The Freight and Logistics Council of NSW (FALCONSW) wants to hear from suitably-qualified consultants interested in conducting a study/studies on the efficiency of the NSW freight and logistics industry.

Alitalia partner named very soon

: Latest News; Wednesday, 07 January 2009

European group Air France-KLM is understood to have increased its bid for a 25 per cent stake in the ‘reborn’ Alitalia in the face of ongoing competition from German rival Lufthansa.

Sydney tops airfreight figures

: Latest News; Wednesday, 07 January 2009

Sydney has dominated Australian airfreight figures for the year to October 2008, handling 31,473 tonnes during the period, Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) figures reveal.

Air pockets to save money

: Latest News; Wednesday, 07 January 2009

DK Group of Rotterdam, Netherlands has created an improved hull design for ships that reduces water drag and so cuts fuel consumption by around seven per cent.

ANA ponders A380 buy

: Latest News; Wednesday, 07 January 2009

Japan’s All Nippon Airways is expected to announce deferral or cancellation of its plans to buy Airbus’s A380 as it cuts capital spending over the next four years to cope with weakening passenger demand. As many as five A380s are at stake.

Schipol figures down

: Latest News; Wednesday, 07 January 2009

Netherlands’ Amsterdam Schipol airport has reported 2008 cargo traffic declined by 1.4 per cent to a total of 1.59 million tonnes and some 47.4 million passengers travelled through the airport, down 0.8 per cent on the previous year.

Famous opens Melbourne facility

: Latest News; Wednesday, 07 January 2009

Air and sea freight forwarding company Famous Pacific Shipping has expanded its Australian hub in Melbourne and is launching a road haulage subsidiary.