India’s air cargo sector is expected to grow by more than 180 per cent within the next 15 years, in a large part boosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 'Make in India’ campaign focusing on growing manufacturing from its present 15 per cent of GDP to a full 25 per cent by 2022, according to Dr Renu Singh Parmar, senior adviser for India’s ministry of civil aviation. She also estimated that India's air cargo throughput would rise from 2.6 million tonnes in 2015 to nearly 8.7 million … [Read more...] about AIR CARGO INDIA: Cargo ‘making it in India'
BREAKING NEWS: ICAO bans Lithium-ion battery cargo on passenger aircraft
The 36-State International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Governing Council has adopted a new aviation safety measure prohibiting, on an interim basis, all shipments of Lithium-ion batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft, effective 1 April 2016. The ban pertains only to Lithium-ion batteries shipped as cargo on passenger aircraft and not to those contained in personal electronic devices carried by passengers or crew. It comes subsequent to extensive reviews undertaken by the ICAO Air … [Read more...] about BREAKING NEWS: ICAO bans Lithium-ion battery cargo on passenger aircraft
Cargolux appoints Janet Jiang new regional manager China
Cargolux Airlines International S.A. has appointed Janet Jiang as its new Regional Manager China effective from January 2016. Janet-Jiang Janet Jiang joined Cargolux in Shanghai in 2000 as sales and reservations officer and advanced to sales manager in 2004. In May 2008, she was appointed district manager Shanghai and took over the position of regional manager central and eastern China in December 2014. Her focus was initially exclusively on Cargolux’s activities and the airline’s … [Read more...] about Cargolux appoints Janet Jiang new regional manager China
AF-KLM posts first profit since 2008, cargo sees losses grow
The fall in fuel prices and growth in its passenger traffic helped the Air France-KLM group post its first profit since 2008, posting a healthy operating profit of €816 million for the full year 2015, compared with a loss of €129 million in 2014, but unfortunately for the cargo division red ink still runs rampant. Air France-KLM Cargo's full-year loss increased to €245 million from €212 million on revenue down 9.5 per cent at €2.4 billion as the group continued to scale back its full … [Read more...] about AF-KLM posts first profit since 2008, cargo sees losses grow
DHL chief issues “unequivocal” denial of global forwarding sale
The CEO of Deutsche Post's DHL, Frank Appel has given an “unequivocal" denial that the logistics giant is looking to shed its troubled freight forwarding division, dismissing the flurry of reports as nothing more than “false rumours”. In a statement Deutsche Post DHL Group CEO, Frank Appel, said: “To clear up false rumours and to be unequivocal, Deutsche Post DHL Group is not exploring the sale of our Global Forwarding and Freight Division. “We have a market-leading position in this … [Read more...] about DHL chief issues “unequivocal” denial of global forwarding sale
DHL chief issues "unequivocal" denial of global forwarding sale
The CEO of Deutsche Post's DHL, Frank Appel has given an “unequivocal" denial that the logistics giant is looking to shed its troubled freight forwarding division, dismissing the flurry of reports as nothing more than “false rumours”. In a statement Deutsche Post DHL Group CEO, Frank Appel, said: “To clear up false rumours and to be unequivocal, Deutsche Post DHL Group is not exploring the sale of our Global Forwarding and Freight Division. “We have a market-leading position in this business … [Read more...] about DHL chief issues "unequivocal" denial of global forwarding sale
