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Air France out of LAX

: Latest News; Monday, 13 October 2008

France’s Air France is to cancel its Los Angeles, USA-London Heathrow, UK services November 6, a route it launched less than seven months ago. It will reassign the aircraft to the New York-Heathrow run.

Phelan to top mail job

: Latest News; Monday, 13 October 2008

Deutsche Post World Net has appointed Joe Phelan chief executive officer of DHL Global Mail, effective October 1, 2008.
Phelan previously was president and ceo of the company's Americas business division.

Descartes adds Customs abilities

: Latest News; Monday, 13 October 2008

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) managed logistics technology provider Descartes Systems group has spent US$1.87 million to acquire Belgium-based Dexx, a European Customs filing and logistics messaging provider.

Alitalia cargo back in the picture?

: Latest News; Monday, 13 October 2008

Italian media say Germany’s Lufthansa is favoured ahead of France’s Air France-KLM as partner in negotiations to acquire a 20 per cent or so strategic stake in Alitalia, the Italian national airline that narrowly escaped liquidation two weeks ago.

DoT asks Continental for more info

: Latest News; Monday, 13 October 2008

US federal regulators have asked Continental Airlines and its prospective partners for more information about their request to add Continental to an alliance that already has immunity from antitrust laws, Business Week says.

European cargo giants report falls

: Latest News; Monday, 13 October 2008

Cargo giants Lufthansa and Air France-KLM, Europe's biggest scheduled air cargo carriers, say freight traffic in September was down thanks to slower business on their Americas and Asia-Pacific routes.

Tiger in growth mode

: Latest News; Monday, 13 October 2008

Singapore’s Tiger Airways says it will hold talks with airport authorities in Australia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Cambodia about plans to expand in the Asia-Pacific region.

New cargo sales chief for SAS

: Latest News; Friday, 10 October 2008

SAS Cargo has appointed Michael Sandberg (47) vice president global sales, replacing Nils Pries Knudsen, who is moving to Swissport International.

German carrier adds more US freight capacity

: Latest News; Friday, 10 October 2008

Germany's Lufthansa Cargo will further expand airfreight capacity at the start of the winter flight schedules on 26 October, especially on routes to North America. Aside from an additional MD-11 freighter connection on Fridays to New York (JFK), a further flight from Frankfurt will be added to Chicago on Wednesdays.