Australian air Express International(AaE) has become the first companybased in Australia to become an IndustryAssociate member of Cargo 2000. AaE is a leading provider of cargohandling services to international airlinesacross the continent of Australiaand provides services to over 30 internationalairlines at locations includingSydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perthand Adelaide. Cargo 2000 has established a set ofrequirements for GHAs that includesa quality agreement they sign with theCargo … [Read more...] about AUSTRALIA: AaE is Cargo 2000's first member in Australia
JAPAN: Boeing to manage NCA's spare-parts supply
Boeing said it will manage a significantportion of Nippon CargoAirlines' spare-parts inventory under a programme designed to improve sparepartsavailability for the freight carrierwhile reducing operating costs. Under the Integrated MaterialsManagement (IMM) programme,Boeing and other suppliers will ownaircraft parts that Nippon Cargo wouldnormally need to hold in inventory.Boeing will manage the inventory andlogistics for many of Nippon Cargo'sexpendable aircraft parts. "Supply-chain … [Read more...] about JAPAN: Boeing to manage NCA's spare-parts supply
Virgin's Asian agenda
Though it has had routes to Asiasince its earliest days, Virgin Atlantic,the UK's second long-haul carrier, isnot inappropriately named. Even todaythe airline moves two thirds of itscargo tonnage on transatlantic routes– 62.6 percent of it in the ten monthsto January, to be precise. However, that share has decreasedsince 9/11, before which over 70 percentof tonnage was trans-Altantic, anda major beneficiary has been Asia. 29.4percent of tonnage came from Asianroutes in the ten months to … [Read more...] about Virgin's Asian agenda
India welcomes Finnair's fourfold capacity increase
Finnair's decision to quadruple itsflights to India has been welcomedby its cargo GSSA, Global AviationGroup. Global represented Finnair as anoffline carrier for many years, beforethe airline began direct services fromDelhi in October 2006. Since then, Globalhas been virtually filling all flights,and recently went on record to say thatit could fill as much space as Finnaircould give it. Now Global's wish has come true,with four more flights per week fromDelhi starting in mid-May. At the … [Read more...] about India welcomes Finnair's fourfold capacity increase
Chris Foyle enters TIACA's Hall of Fame
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has honoured Chris Foyle, chairman and founder of Air Foyle, with entry into the TIACA Hall of Fame in recognition of his innovative and professional leadership in the air cargo industry. Foyle will officially receive the 2007 Hall of Fame award at TIACA's executive conference and AGM in Cologne next month. Air Foyle was founded in 1978 with one second-hand Piper Aztec for cargo, passenger and aerial survey charters. One of the company's … [Read more...] about Chris Foyle enters TIACA's Hall of Fame
Pos M'sia to invest on efficiency improvement
Pos Malaysia Bhd plans to invest as much as M$230 million to boost its efficiency and the bulk will be spent on a new mail processing centre. Managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Ikmal Hijaz Hashim said Pos Malaysia, whose mail and parcel delivery services makes up about 70 percent of group revenue, will spend M$69 million to buy a building, sprawled over 10ha in Kuala Lumpur's district of Shah Alam, from MT Picture Display (M) Sdn Bhd. The building will house Pos … [Read more...] about Pos M'sia to invest on efficiency improvement