Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN) has announced major expansion in Dubai by DHL which will attract "multi-million US dollar investment." DHL Express plans to invest in a state-of-the-art air integrator hub facility on a 50,000 sqm plot at the new Dubai World Central (DWC) Airport currently under development in Jebel Ali and situated 40km away from the city centre. "This hub facility will compliment DHL's existing infrastructure network and provide long-term growth capacity … [Read more...] about DHL in major Dubai expansion
TNT Express names Boots
TNT Express has appointedOnno Boots as South EastAsia's regional managingdirector. In this function hewill report directly to James McCormac, chief operatingofficer of TNT Express. Priorto his appointment, Bootsserved as director of globalaccount management (worldwide)in Amsterdam. He has served TNT for18 years in the company'sdivisional headquarters inthe Netherlands. Boots willbe based at the TNT Asiaregional office in Singapore,with 2,771 employeesacross the region under … [Read more...] about TNT Express names Boots
Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways will begin thriceweekly flights from Abu Dhabi to Sydney this month using A340-500 aircraft with a cargo capacity of about 12 tonnes. The carrier will also begin non-stop Airbus A330-200 flights in August between Abu Dhabi and the Irish capital Dublin four times a week. … [Read more...] about Etihad Airways
Air France KLM Group
The Air France KLM Group will increase capacity by 5.4 percent in the coming summer season. Traffic to Latin America will be up 11.4 percent and to Asia up by 7.3 percent. Capacity to North America will increase by 10.1 percent, while capacity to Africa will go up by 3.1 percent. … [Read more...] about Air France KLM Group
Aeroflot
Aeroflot said it plans to retire 14 Tu- 134s this year and 28 Tu-154s by 2010, and replace them with SuperJet 100s and A320s. It will also acquire up to 15 used A330s and 22 new A350s instead of 22 787s which it announced earlier, as the Russian government is reportedly blocking deal. … [Read more...] about Aeroflot
Korean Air Cargo
Korean Air Cargo will start a new B747-400 freighter service this month which will operate on the sector Incheon - Chengdu - New Delhi - Brussels with the return leg Brussels - Chengdu - Incheon. … [Read more...] about Korean Air Cargo
