Airports

Air Logistics welcomes CAL expansion at JFK

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Air Logistics America has welcomedthe third B747 freighter service thatIsrael-based operator C.A.L. CargoAir Lines last month launched to NewYork's JFK airport. Air Logistics said that the new servicewill add a much-needed Saturdaymorning departure that complimentsCAL's existing Thursday and Sundayflights which service Liege, Belgiumand Tel Aviv. Air Logistics America provides salesand service support both at JFK andtheir network of offices across the US.As synonymous as CAL is with … [Read more...] about Air Logistics welcomes CAL expansion at JFK

ECS extends cargo GSA network to Dubai

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European Cargo Services (ECS) hasextended its network to the UnitedArab Emirates with the opening of itsown office in Dubai, located in theDubai Airport Free Zone adjacentto the airline and freight forwardingcommunity. Globe Air Cargo FZE is the firstfully-owned ECS office in the MiddleEast region. In Dubai, ECS will providecargo sales services for Qantas Airways,SN Brussels, Ukraine InternationalAirlines and Africa West. Shiranka Leo, who formerly spent24 years working for Singapore … [Read more...] about ECS extends cargo GSA network to Dubai

Aviapartner Cargo inks deal with AirPart

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Aviapartner Cargo has signed a formalco-operation agreement with Air-Part, a subsidiary company of NurembergAirport, which calls for reciprocalcargo handling services for each other'scustomers. The deal also includes thedevelopment of a close co-operation incommercial and operational matters. Last year, Aviapartner Cargo announcedsimilar co-operation agreementswith other handlers in Hamburg, Dortmund, D¨¹sseldorf, Dresden, Leipzig,and Stuttgart, bringing the totalnumber of airports where … [Read more...] about Aviapartner Cargo inks deal with AirPart

Expolanka looks to Africa

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Hong Kong, Dubai, Frankfurt, andMiami might be the typical itineraryof an air cargo executive, but HanifYusoof's travel plans reveal the verydifferent focus of his company. As president of Sri Lankan-basedconglomerate, Expolanka Group, heplans to visit Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Benin,Togo, Liberia, Gambia and the Sudanduring 2007. And while the ExpolankaGroup has a range of activities bothinside transport and outside it, buildingup the cargo GSA business will be a keyfocus on these … [Read more...] about Expolanka looks to Africa

FAGSA frustrated by airline silence

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Anti-trust laws are supposed toprevent customers from being manipulatedby collaboration betweensuppliers, but in the airline industry itschief effect seems to be creating a wallof silence on important topics. Such at least seems to be the experienceof FAGSA, the Federation ofGeneral Sales Agents, which has seen itsefforts on the topic of bank guaranteesand commission on surcharges, blockedby airline fears of anti-trust prosecution,following the high profile investigationsby the EU and US … [Read more...] about FAGSA frustrated by airline silence

NIX LAX

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NIX LAX - Where will it land?? InNew York or Los Angeles?? A war of words broke out last monthbetween satisfied JKF airport officialsand extremely angry Los Angeles(LAX) airport executives, when thelatter accused Airbus that it had renegedon a promise to bring its newshiny A380 to LAX on its first US testflight. Airbus last month announcedthat the A380 would fly from Frankfurtto JFK in New York on March 19, fromwhere it will go to Chicago's O'Harethe next day. The jet will then fly from … [Read more...] about NIX LAX