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Airlines post solid growth in 2006 for both passenger and cargo

: Latest News; Thursday, 08 February 2007

Airline losses last year were down to US$500 million from US$3.2 billion in 2005. And according to the latest annual round-up by IATA, the organisation this year expects the first overall profit for the aviation industry in six years.

Open skies in the spotlight at TIACA conference

: Latest News; Thursday, 08 February 2007

US and European Union government regulators involved in EU/US Open Skies negotiations will express their views at The International Air Cargo Association’s (TIACA) Executive Conference in Cologne in April.

ECS to represent Qantas Freight in Dubai

: Latest News; Thursday, 08 February 2007

European Cargo Services (ECS) has extended its network to the United Arab Emirates with the opening of its own office in Dubai, located in the Dubai Airport Free Zone adjacent to the airline and freight forwarding community.

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.