Air France Cargo will receive the first of three converted B747-400 freighters in June, with the second and third in August and November. The aircraft, which were originally combis, will replace the airline's fleet of B747-200Fs. … [Read more...] about Air France Cargo
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Mar 5-8 IATA World Cargo Symposium, Centro banamex, Mexico City, Mexico. www.iata.org/events Mar 11-13 Air Cargo 2007 Conference & Exhibition, The Sheraton Wild Horse Pass, Phoenix, AZ, USA. www.aircargoconference.com Mar 13-15 Eyefortransport 3rd China Logistics Summit 2007, Le Royal Meridien Shanghai, Shanghai, China. [email protected] Mar 14-16 SCMLogistics India 2007, New Delhi, India. [email protected] Mar 19-21 Aviation Procurement Expo (APEX), Abu … [Read more...] about Calendar
EUROPE: FastShip issues tender for cargo capacity
US-based FastShip, Inc., in partnership with industry consultants Triangle Management Services, has issued an open invitation to bid on cargo capacity on a planned new cargo service between the ports of Philadelphia and Cherbourg in France. In a statement, the company said that its JetShip service will fill the untapped middle market in the shipping industry between air and sea freight, enabling door-to-door delivery time that is comparable to standard air freight at half the cost. … [Read more...] about EUROPE: FastShip issues tender for cargo capacity
EUROPE: Cargo B Airlines to start in October
Cargo B Airlines, a new all cargo airline based at Brussels Airport, said it plans to operate from the Belgian capital all-cargo flights serving major markets around the world such as the Middle and Far East, Africa and South America. Subject to government approval, the operational start-up with two leased B747 freighter aircraft is planned for October 2007. One of the aircraft will commence operations in October, with the second aircraft partly on standby during the three-month … [Read more...] about EUROPE: Cargo B Airlines to start in October
EUROPE: Lufthansa Cargo sets up new company
Lufthansa Cargo has announced it has set up a company to provide freight handling services for itself as well as for airfreight forwarders. The new company, Handling Counts GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lufthansa Cargo, will begin operating initially at the Frankfurt base but intends to extend its activities later across the whole of Germany. "We have founded this company in consultation with our collective bargaining partners ¨C and, in the physical cargo handling area, we … [Read more...] about EUROPE: Lufthansa Cargo sets up new company
