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AA Cargo wins XLA award

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Friday, 28 March 2008

American Airlines Cargo has been awarded ‘International Airline of the Year’ by the Express Delivery and Logistics Association (XLA) at its annual AirCargo 2008 Conference in Orlando, USA.
XLA awards are determined by an annual survey of XLA members who use the services of carriers for express deliveries around the world.- Jack Handley

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Pudong opens new facilities

Latest News
Friday, 28 March 2008

Shanghai, China’s Pudong International Airport’s second phase opens its cargo facility, new terminal and runway next Wednesday.
The terminal will more than double the number of passengers the airport can handle -- from the current 28 million to 60 million a year -- and its cargo handling capacity will rise to 3.7 million tons per year.

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Hainan cargo volumes drop

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Wednesday, 26 March 2008

China's fourth biggest carrier, Hainan Airlines, said last year’s net profit was up almost 400 per cent on 2006, with net income hitting 651.4 million yuan (AU$100 million), up from 166.8 million yuan.
Cargo transport volume declined 0.5 per cent to 197,800 tons.- Jack Handley

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Russia’s freight totals up

Latest News
Wednesday, 26 March 2008

Russia's freight traffic grew 6.3 per cent to nearly 2.5 trillion tonne-kilometres – equal to 12bn tonnes of freight -- in 2007 compared to a year earlier.
Commercial airfreight traffic rose more than 16 per cent.

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Korean links LAX, GRU

Latest News
Wednesday, 26 March 2008

Korean Air is to operate new, non-stop services from June 2 between Los Angeles, USA (LAX) and Sao Paulo, Brazil (GRU).
Subject to government approvals, KE061 will operate Monday-Wednesday-Friday flights between LAX and GRU using Boeing 777-200 aircraft. The new service will provide an important air cargo connection between Asia and Brazil that will generate a significant positive economic impact on the Southern California economy, said Korean Air.

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All at sea all at sea

Latest News
Tuesday, 25 March 2008

While much of the media has focused on airfreight and airline cost issues of late, the Wall Street Journal says a sharp drop in freight shipped across the Pacific during the past two months suggests the shipping industry slump is about to get worse.

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Forward Air acquires Pinch

Latest News
Tuesday, 25 March 2008

Forward Air Corporation subsidiary Forward Air Inc has now acquired certain assets of Pinch Holdings and its AFTCO Enterprises company.

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New Singapore headquarters for Menlo

Latest News
Tuesday, 25 March 2008

Menlo Worldwide Logistics will relocate its regional headquarters office from the Airport Logistics Park of Singapore (ALPS) to a new location at 30 Boon Lay Way near Singapore’s Jurong Port and the larger Jurong Industrial Estate.

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AA Cargo wins XLA award

Latest News
Friday, 28 March 2008

American Airlines Cargo has been awarded ‘International Airline of the Year’ by the Express Delivery and Logistics Association (XLA) at its annual AirCargo 2008 Conference in Orlando, USA.
XLA awards are determined by an annual survey of XLA members who use the services of carriers for express deliveries around the world.- Jack Handley

Read more ...

Pudong opens new facilities

Latest News
Friday, 28 March 2008

Shanghai, China’s Pudong International Airport’s second phase opens its cargo facility, new terminal and runway next Wednesday.
The terminal will more than double the number of passengers the airport can handle -- from the current 28 million to 60 million a year -- and its cargo handling capacity will rise to 3.7 million tons per year.

Read more ...

Hainan cargo volumes drop

Latest News
Wednesday, 26 March 2008

China's fourth biggest carrier, Hainan Airlines, said last year’s net profit was up almost 400 per cent on 2006, with net income hitting 651.4 million yuan (AU$100 million), up from 166.8 million yuan.
Cargo transport volume declined 0.5 per cent to 197,800 tons.- Jack Handley

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Russia’s freight totals up

Latest News
Wednesday, 26 March 2008

Russia's freight traffic grew 6.3 per cent to nearly 2.5 trillion tonne-kilometres – equal to 12bn tonnes of freight -- in 2007 compared to a year earlier.
Commercial airfreight traffic rose more than 16 per cent.

Read more ...

Korean links LAX, GRU

Latest News
Wednesday, 26 March 2008

Korean Air is to operate new, non-stop services from June 2 between Los Angeles, USA (LAX) and Sao Paulo, Brazil (GRU).
Subject to government approvals, KE061 will operate Monday-Wednesday-Friday flights between LAX and GRU using Boeing 777-200 aircraft. The new service will provide an important air cargo connection between Asia and Brazil that will generate a significant positive economic impact on the Southern California economy, said Korean Air.

Read more ...

All at sea all at sea

Latest News
Tuesday, 25 March 2008

While much of the media has focused on airfreight and airline cost issues of late, the Wall Street Journal says a sharp drop in freight shipped across the Pacific during the past two months suggests the shipping industry slump is about to get worse.

Read more ...

Forward Air acquires Pinch

Latest News
Tuesday, 25 March 2008

Forward Air Corporation subsidiary Forward Air Inc has now acquired certain assets of Pinch Holdings and its AFTCO Enterprises company.

Read more ...

New Singapore headquarters for Menlo

Latest News
Tuesday, 25 March 2008

Menlo Worldwide Logistics will relocate its regional headquarters office from the Airport Logistics Park of Singapore (ALPS) to a new location at 30 Boon Lay Way near Singapore’s Jurong Port and the larger Jurong Industrial Estate.

Read more ...

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