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Cargo flight crash kills 25

: Latest News; Saturday, 06 October 2007

An Africa One Antonov-26 cargo plane that yesterday crashed into a residential area near Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, killed 25 people including passengers and crew. The plane smashed into houses on the ground, causing an explosion and flames. Two people onboard survived, Associated Press said.- JH

AirCargo Briefs

: Latest News; Saturday, 06 October 2007

Chinese airlines criticised for cargo plans
Aircraft manufacturers are tipped to be the only winners in China’s race for a bigger slice of the airfreight pie. Analysts say the 100 or so new aircraft now on order with Boeing and Airbus will do little except drag rates down and that more aircraft will fly empty on return legs from the US and elsewhere. Currently, Chinese carriers are believed to fly half or one-third full on the return trips from foreign destinations. Aviation analyst Li Lei said the ratio between US-bound cargo and China-bound return cargo had hovered at around 6:1 for years. Other critics say Chinese carriers are duplicating each other’s plans for new routes.

More chiefs confirmed in Cargo 2000 management restructure

: Latest News; Friday, 05 October 2007

Cargo 2000 has announced a new organisational structure that will see the appointment of a new executive director as well as a technical director and three regional directors. The new team, which will include the current program director Lothar Moehle, is expected to be in place by the end of the year.

IJS signs alliance with Moscow forwarder

: Latest News; Friday, 05 October 2007

IJS Global has inked a deal with Moscow-based Delivery World to launch air cargo services linking the Russian Federation with worldwide markets.

Conference focuses on e-freight

: Latest News; Friday, 05 October 2007

The Low Cost Airline Conference to be held in Dubai November 11-12 will have e-freight on the agenda, according to organiser Datamatix.

Cargo B set to go

: Latest News; Friday, 05 October 2007

Brussels-based Cargo B's first B747 freighter has been cleared by EU regulators to launch charters ahead of scheduled operations to Libreville, Johannesburg and Nairobi later this month. A second Cargo B B747F will be based at Brussels in the next two weeks. After Africa, Cargo B intends to service South America and later, to service major global markets. -JH

Ryder ups web presence

: Latest News; Friday, 05 October 2007

Ryder Europe in Dusseldorf, Germany has launched an internet-enabled premium freight service that provides a trackable and accountable service for shipments that fall outside the scope of standard schedules and tariffs.

E-freight and security dominate FAPAA talks

: Latest News; Friday, 05 October 2007

The key issues of IATA’s e-freight project and air cargo security dominated the business agenda of the Executive Council Meeting of the Federation of Asia-Pacific Aircargo Associations (FAPAA) held in Kowloon, Hong Kong.