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UK govt opens door for cargo taxes

: Latest News; Friday, 12 October 2007

UK commentators say chancellor Alistair Darling has opened the door for higher airfreight charges by announcing UK air taxes will switch from passengers to airlines. From November 2009, departure charges will be levied on the plane, not the passenger. At present, passengers pay a range of taxes - GBP10 for an economy internal or short-haul flight; GBP20 for business class; GBP40 for an economy long-haul flight or GBP80 for business class. The new plan, said to be worth only GBP500m a year to the government, acknowledges that aircraft pollute whether or not the seat flies empty.

KE Sydney to handle freight sales for MEL flights

: Latest News; Thursday, 11 October 2007

Korean Air (KE) will operate scheduled A330 services from Melbourne direct to Incheon, Korea from October 23. Cargo sales and reservations will be handled by KE Sydney (tel: 02 9313 4188 or fax: 02 9313 5289). Forwarders have been asked to contact KE, which is offering special incentive rate deals to Korea, Japan, China and beyond on the KE818 services.

Open skies deal could double Australia-North America traffic -Boeing

: Latest News; Thursday, 11 October 2007

Boeing has tipped that air traffic on the Qantas-dominated Australia-North America route could almost quadruple over the next 20 years – if the green light is given for more competition between the two countries.

Ethiopian adds cargo capacity

: Latest News; Wednesday, 10 October 2007

Ethiopian Airlines has purchased an 88-tonne capacity Boeing MD-11 freighter to be delivered January, 2009 and is negotiating for a second MD11. From Australia, Ethiopian’s nearest online ports are Hong Kong and Bangkok.

KLM-AF figures up

: Latest News; Wednesday, 10 October 2007

KLM-Air France reports cargo traffic September rose 44 per cent year-on-year with a 3.0 per cent rise in capacity. Load factor was up 0.9 points to 67.4 per cent, driven largely by Asian, African and Middle East services. Unit revenue also increased.

Emirates taps India’s drug market

: Latest News; Wednesday, 10 October 2007

Emirates SkyCargo will introduce its Cool Chain Solutions on six flights a week between Dubai and Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India effective 29th October. Capacity will be 110 tonnes per week in each direction. Gujarat is responsible for more than 25 per cent of India’s drug production and exports. Emirates SkyCargo’s temperature-controlled air cargo containers maintain stable interior temperatures from -20C to +20C throughout journeys.

Offline deal for Gulf Air ex Australasia

: Latest News; Saturday, 06 October 2007

Qantas has approved an offline freight deal with World Aviation Systems Cargo as representative for Bahrain-based Gulf Air. Effective 08 October, World Aviation will sell Gulf Air in association with Qantas from Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Qantas will make available space on its B747-400 (QF1) service to Bangkok linking up with Gulf Air’s A340. A similar deal has been approved for GF freight ex-Auckland. More information is available from Nathan in Sydney (02) 8374-2630.

Ryanair founder dies

: Latest News; Saturday, 06 October 2007

Irish Low Cost Carrier (LCC) Ryanair founder Dr Tony Ryan has died aged 71. He established the airline with a single aircraft 23 years ago. Ryanair is now one of the biggest airlines (by passengers carried) in the world.