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Tokyo's Haneda opts for IBS solution

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IBS Group has announced a deal with Tokyo International Air Cargo Terminal Ltd (TIACT) for implementation of the CTO (Cargo Terminal Operations) module of iCargo, IBS' new-generation Cargo Management System. The IBS system will manage the new cargo terminal at Tokyo International Airport, also known as Haneda Airport. Haneda is ranked among the world's busiest passenger airports and will be the fi rst neutral ground handler to use iCargo's CTO module. The airport is currently undergoing a … [Read more...] about Tokyo's Haneda opts for IBS solution

Tianjin's AirCargo Terminal open for business

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In his address at the ceremony, Ulrich Huesson, managing director of Tianjin AirCargo Terminal (TAT) noted, that the new airfreight terminal has been in operation since 12 April and has already handled around 4,000 tonnes of cargo, principally for Jade Cargo International and Lufthansa Cargo. Included in the tonnage are some 500 tonnes of reliefsupplies for the earthquake victims inChina's Sichuan region. Speaking at the event, Lufthansa Cargo chairman Carsten Spohr emphasised the major … [Read more...] about Tianjin's AirCargo Terminal open for business

China's belly capacities under utilised

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Speaking on the sidelines of the Transport Logistic Conference in Shanghai, Oliver Evans, chief cargo officer of Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss) said unlike much of the China domestic market, Swiss WorldCargo, the airfreight division of Swiss, focused itself entirely on marketing the belly-hold cargo capacity of the Swiss fleet and also truck transportation between two ormore airports in the country. "We focus on high yield items plus special needs of customers, including providing … [Read more...] about China's belly capacities under utilised

Emirates rides out the ‘perfect storm'

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“The coming year will not be easy, all carriers will have to refine their operating practices and airlines operating fuel ineffi cient aircraft will not survive,” said the ordinarily sanguine Ram Menen, divisional senior VP for Emirates Sky- Cargo addressing a meeting of nearly 100 of Emirates’ cargo station-managers recently. “We’re not the prophets of doom,” Menen tells Payload at an interview in Shanghai. “We are just acknowledging that there … [Read more...] about Emirates rides out the ‘perfect storm'

Brands not flags

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"The situation is grim." No simpler, nor truer words could be used to sum up the brutal impact of current oil prices is having on the air industry. Spoken by International Air Transport Association (IATA) director general and CEO Giovanni Bisignani, the bluntness underscores the absolute seriousness of the situation. IATA is now revising its earlier forecast of overall airline losses of US$2.3 billion sharply upwards to as high as US$6.1 billion. Even this is somewhat conservative considering … [Read more...] about Brands not flags

SINGAPORE: Jett8 leases 747-400 freighter from Jade

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For Jett8, which commenced operations a short while ago with a B747-200F provided by Nippon Cargo Airlines, the 747-400 freighter brings better operating economics at a time when soaring fuel prices are undermining the viability of the fuel-thirsty 747-200 freighter onmany sectors. Jett8 now has two 747-200Fs in service, which fl y to points in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, but its Dubai-Manchester Luxembourg run is to be canceled and replaced by services to the Netherlands, Sweden, … [Read more...] about SINGAPORE: Jett8 leases 747-400 freighter from Jade