Asiana Airlines Will Provide the Airport's 14th All-Cargo Asiana Airlines will join Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport's growing list of all-cargo carriers starting 13 September, the airport announced recently. Asiana will operate a B747-400 freighter with four weekly flights to Seoul, South Korea. "We welcome Asiana Airlines to Atlanta, knowing their presence will further expand local companies' global access to markets and customers," said Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed. "The addition … [Read more...] about Asiana to start Atlanta freighter service
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Chinese corruption investigation claims senior official
A senior Chinese aviation official threw himself in front of a railway train this week, the Xinhua news agency said, attributing his suicide to ongoing corruption investigations that have shaken the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). Liu Yajun, the 50-year-old head of CAAC's Central and Southern Regional Administration, killed himself in late-June, just months after taking office in February, Xinhua said, citing airport sources. Since the start of the year, four senior aviation … [Read more...] about Chinese corruption investigation claims senior official
ST Aero forms MRO JV in Guangzhou
ST Aerospace announced that it has concluded joint venture (JV) discussions with Guangdong Airport Management Corporation (GAMC) to set up a commercial aircraft heavy maintenance facility in Guangzhou, China. The JV company, ST Aerospace (Guangzhou) Aviation Services Company Ltd, will have a total investment of US$99 million. ST Aerospace will own a 49 per cent stake of the JV company, while GAMC will own 51 per cent of the company. The facility is expected to begin operations in roughly two … [Read more...] about ST Aero forms MRO JV in Guangzhou
TSA will likely not meet 100% screening mandate
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will miss a congressionally mandated deadline to screen 100 per cent of US-bound air cargo by the first of August, US lawmakers noted recently. In a recent report, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) also said TSA relies too heavily on a voluntary shipping programme to ensure the compliance of private companies in the 100 per cent screening requirement and recommended that TSA develop contingency plans to address shortfalls in voluntary … [Read more...] about TSA will likely not meet 100% screening mandate
DB Schenker doubles footprint at CDG
Aéroports de Paris has announced that DB Schenker is to double its total footprint at Paris-Charles de Gaulle. DB Schenker will now operate over 15,000 sqm of logistics warehouses, including 3,000 sqm of office areas, at the centre of the freight area, with direct access to the tracks and the aircraft cargo bays. … [Read more...] about DB Schenker doubles footprint at CDG
Computer giant Dell switching from air to ocean
Computer manufacturer Dell has shaken the air cargo industry with the news that it aims to be using ocean transport to ship 70 per cent of its consumer notebook products by 2013 at the expense of air cargo. By the end of this year, Dell said, it will have shipped 3 million notebooks by sea, which represents around 20 per cent of its output. Last year, it used ocean services to transport just 5 per cent of its consumer volumes. … [Read more...] about Computer giant Dell switching from air to ocean