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Qantas into China

: Latest News; Tuesday, 27 May 2008

Qantas has inked an agreement to form an airline that will fly cargo to Nanchang, in the central China province of Jiangxi.

Maximus turnover up

: Latest News; Tuesday, 27 May 2008

Abu Dhabi, UAE-based air freight group Maximus Air Cargo says its turnover has tripled in the first four months of 2008 compared to the same period last year.

Kuala Lumpur Airtropolis postponed

: Latest News; Tuesday, 27 May 2008

Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd., the UK-based organisers of Airtropolis Expo 2008 -- scheduled to be held in Kuala Lumpur October 13-15 in tandem with the 14th Routes World Development Forum -- have decided to postpone the event to October 2009 and stage the event in Munich, Germany.

Kalitta crashes

: Latest News; Monday, 26 May 2008

An American Kalitta air cargo 747 slid off the runway during take-off at Brussels' Zaventem airport on Sunday and broke in two, but there were no severe casualties, officials said. The five crew escaped via an inflatable emergency slide, four with minor injuries.

SriLankan boosts India visibility

: Latest News; Monday, 26 May 2008

SriLankan Airlines has increased its visibility in India by carrying out its own ground handling - with branded vehicles and ground services equipment -- at four airports in the country: Chennai, Trichy, Coimbatore and Goa.

SAS asks suppliers to share the pain

: Latest News; Monday, 26 May 2008

Scandinavian airline SAS has asked suppliers for a 10 per cent discount on goods and services to help offset rocketing fuel prices. The company said it had informed suppliers in a letter, and that SAS in exchange "hopes to strengthen its relations and extend its cooperation with the suppliers that choose to contribute."

Northwest Cargo ups fuel surcharge, cancels China run

: Latest News; Monday, 26 May 2008

US airline Northwest Airlines Corp says that from June 1, its NWA Cargo unit will raise fuel surcharges in selected markets.

Customs acts to fix ICS glitches

: Latest News; Friday, 23 May 2008

The Australian Customs Service (Customs) says Integrated Cargo System (ICS) EDI reference files on the Cargo Support website are out of date and this may impact on the use of exchange rate calculations on Import Declarations through the use of third party software applications. Customs has suggested as an interim workaround forwarders use the ICS Customs Interactive (CI) which contains up to date reference information.

Amex Airline Index at all-time low

: Latest News; Friday, 23 May 2008

Airline stocks took a hammering in the US Wednesday after crude oil prices climbed above US$130 a barrel and sent the Amex Airline Index to an all-time low.