Moscow-based scheduled cargo airline, AirBridgeCargo, has appointed new general sales agents in Vietnam and Korea. In Vietnam, Indo-Trans Logistics Aviation Services (ITL Aviation) has been selected as the airline's GSA. With accession of Vietnam to the WTO in 2006, the country's exports have been growing at an accelerated pace, offering new business opportunities to cargo airlines and the freight forwarding community, AirBridgeCargo said. … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: New GSAs for AirBridgeCargo
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EUROPE & CIS: Almaty: Lufthansa out, Aeroflot in
Aeroflot Cargo has launched a new weekly DC10 freighter service from Frankfurt Hahn to Almaty, Kazakhstan via Moscow. The first departure, on 15 April, operated with a full 55 tonne payload, of which 40 tonnes was destined for Almaty with the airline looking at introducing a second frequency by early May. Aeroflot Cargo¡¯s German GSSA Transnautic Aero has established a domestic trucking programme in Kazakhstan that provides airport-door services to any destination within 24-48 hours. Says … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: Almaty: Lufthansa out, Aeroflot in
EUROPE & CIS: Volga-Dnepr reaches US$1 billion sales
Volga-Dnepr Group has reported total sales of US$1.1 billion for 2007, 51 per cent higher than in 2006. The company said it had achieved substantial growth in the specialist air charter market for the carriage of outsize and heavy cargoes, up 62 per cent. The group's scheduled cargo airline, AirBridgeCargo saw turnover rise by 32 per cent in 2007 to over US$300 million. The group attributed its rising fortunes to a competitive pricing policy and strong development across the group's … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: Volga-Dnepr reaches US$1 billion sales
EUROPE & CIS: Alitalia still bleeding and no doctor in sight
Italian prime minister-elect, Silvio Berlusconi, has promised to recruit a new bidder for Alitalia in just a few weeks but warned that ¡°painful layoff s¡± for the flagship carrier were ahead. Mr Berlusconi's comments came a day after the Government - which owns 49.9 per cent of the moribund carrier - agreed to extend to the carrier a €300 million (US$502 million) bridge loan, which will keep Alitalia flying for the time being. Mr Berlusconi won national elections last week but has … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: Alitalia still bleeding and no doctor in sight
MIDDLE EAST: New A321 for Royal Jordanian
Royal Jordanian received a new Airbus A321, named after the city of Ramtha, in line with the company¡¯s strategic plan of modernising and enlarging its fleet of aircraft serving the international and regional network, and improving services offered passengers. Another new Airbus A321, Al-Tafileh, will join the fleet on May 20 this year. These two aircraft are to replace two that will be phased out after their operating lease terminates in mid-May. The Royal Jordanian fleet currently … [Read more...] about MIDDLE EAST: New A321 for Royal Jordanian
MIDDLE EAST: Etihad inks Cargoitalia codeshare
Etihad Crystal Cargo has signed an interline agreement and code-share deal with Cargoitalia. The deal, which came into effect in early April, provides additional freighter capacity between Abu Dhabi and Milan where the service will link with Cargoitalia's network of destinations in the US and central America including New York, Chicago, Houston as well as Mexico City. Etihad currently operates a twice-weekly freighter service between Abu Dhabi and Milan, in addition to three passenger … [Read more...] about MIDDLE EAST: Etihad inks Cargoitalia codeshare
