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United reports stronger passenger loads; cargo still soft

: Latest News; Wednesday, 07 February 2007

United Airlines reported its preliminary traffic results for January 2007. The company reported its highest-ever January passenger load factor of 78 per cent. Total scheduled revenue passenger miles (RPMs) increased in January by 2 per cent on a capacity increase of 1.6 per cent in scheduled available seat miles (ASMs) compared with the same period in 2006.

New SAS Cargo chief

: Latest News; Wednesday, 07 February 2007

Nils Pries Knudsen, 46, has been appointed vice president and new head of global sales for SAS Cargo. He will be based in Copenhagen and responsible for the global sales force of 160 persons in Europe, North America and Asia. Knudsen was previously director of freight with DHL Express in charge of land-based freight within Europe.

BAWC reports lower freight revenue

: Latest News; Monday, 05 February 2007

British Airways World Cargo (BAWC) has reported commercial revenues (flown revenues plus fuel surcharges) of £161.6 million for the third quarter, a decrease of 8.5 per cent against the same period last year. After the impact of exchange rate movements is removed, commercial revenues were down by 3.8 per cent.

Djibouti added to Emirates freighter network

: Latest News; Friday, 02 February 2007

The East-African city of Djibouti will join Emirates Skycargo freighter network from 18 February. The carrier will operate a once-a –week A310-300F (EK 4805) departing Dubai at 0700 hours, arriving in Djibouti at 0900 hours on the same day.

Djibouti added to Emirates fAir New Zealand slams class action strategyreighter network

: Latest News; Friday, 02 February 2007

Air New Zealand is surprised at being named in a class action announced in Australia yesterday based on accusations of price fixing in the air cargo market.

Carriers face class action allegations of price fixing on freight rates

: Latest News; Friday, 02 February 2007

The Melbourne law firm of Maurice Blackburn Cashman is organizing a class action against seven airlines alleging price-fixing in relation to surcharges originating after the September 11, 2000 terrorist attacks on New York’s World Trade Centre.

Lufthansa Cargo subsidiary to compete for handling contracts

: Latest News; Wednesday, 31 January 2007

Lufthansa Cargo has set up a company to provide freight handling services for itself as
well as for air freight forwarders. The new Handling Counts GmbH, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Lufthansa Cargo, will begin operating initially at the Frankfurt base but
intends to extend its activities across the whole of Germany throughout the year.

ANA reports record revenue and expects good times to continue

: Latest News; Wednesday, 31 January 2007

Japan’s ANA Group today reported record revenue and net profit for the first nine months of the current fiscal year April 1, 2006 – Mar 31, 2007.

Freight payment bond scheme launched for China forwarders

: Latest News; Wednesday, 31 January 2007

German-based insurance broker Aktiv Group, has launched a Multimodal Cover Policy and a Freight Payment Bond product into China’s freight forwarding sector, targeting thousands of small-to-medium sized companies.