BA World Cargo has increased thenumber of its short-haul freighter servicesit runs in Europe by 40 percentfollowing a multi-million pound investment.From the end of January 2007,the new schedule in co-operation with DHL, will deliver 45 weekly wide-bodyservices (previously 32 services) across11 European destinations. … [Read more...] about BA World Cargo
Airports
Munich Airport
Munich Airport said it is planningto build a new logistics centre thisyear. The construction of a 15,000 sq.mfacility for forwarding agents is slatedto begin in either March or April withcompletion set for the end of 2007. … [Read more...] about Munich Airport
Boeing
Boeing and GE Commercial AviationServices (GECAS) have announceda 39-airplane order that includes 15Boeing 777s (a mix of seven 777-300ER(Extended Range) passenger aircraftand eight 777 freighters) and 24 Next-Generation 737-800s. The order isvalued at approximately $5.34 billionat list prices. … [Read more...] about Boeing
Emirates SkyCargo
Emirates SkyCargo, which for thefirst time in its history carried morethan 1m metric tons of freight andgenerated more than $1b in revenuelast year, has been named Cargo Airlineof the Year by trade publication AirTransport World. The awards will bepresented at ATW's gala dinner andcelebration in Washington on February21. … [Read more...] about Emirates SkyCargo
Airbus
Airbus says it has fixed an electricalwiring problem on its first A380. TheEuropean aircraft manufacturer saiddeliveries to launch customer SingaporeAirlines will arrive in October ofthis year. … [Read more...] about Airbus
Calendar
Feb 15-16 Australian Logistics Council (ALC) Annual Forum 2007, Seaworld Nara, Qld, Australia. www.austlogistics.com.au Feb 21-23 Inter airport India 2007, Pragati Maidan Exhibition Centre, New Delhi, India. [email protected] Feb 27-28 World Mail & Express Logistics Middle East, Africa, South Asia, Al Bustan Rotuna Hotel, Dubai, UAE. [email protected] Feb 27-Mar 1 The World Air Cargo Event, World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE. www.aircargonews.net Mar 11-13 Air Cargo 2007 … [Read more...] about Calendar