Etihad Cargo has announced its first round-the-world freighter routing in conjunction with Atlas Air Worldwide. The jointly operated service began on 30 May 2013, connecting Etihad Cargo’s Abu Dhabi hub with destinations in Asia, the US, South America and Europe. Miami (US), Viracopos (Brazil), and Quito (Ecuador) will become part the round-the-world Abu Dhabi-Hong Kong-Chicago-Miami-Viracopos-Quito-Amsterdam-Abu Dhabi freighter service offered with an Etihad Cargo-liveried B747-8 … [Read more...] about Etihad Cargo, Atlas Air begin 'round-the-world' service
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Farewell Justin Bieber!
Now we have to admit this is a bit of unprecedented move for Bellyache, we don’t ordinarily bid farewell to colleagues who have decided to turn their backs on us and head for greener pastures, but since Lou Wee seems to have made a bit of name for himself in the industry in quite a short time, we thought we’d break with protocol (actually that’s what we live for at Bellyache Central as you might have guessed!). We’re not quite sure what it was...his unflinching good … [Read more...] about Farewell Justin Bieber!
Cargo fire suspected in crash of UPS freighter
Investigators looking into last week's crash of a United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) B747-400 freighter in Dubai are zooming in on the possibility that a fire started in the cargo hold touching off a chain of events that led to the aircraft to crashing into an uninhabited portion of military compound in the Emirate. The freighter approached the airport too fast and too high to attempt a landing, cruised overhead and short66ly afterward crashed, killing both pilots. The cockpit was reportedly … [Read more...] about Cargo fire suspected in crash of UPS freighter
TNT to split mail and express units
Dutch express and logistics group TNT has confirmed it will follow through with earlier stated intentions to fully split its Mail and Express units into separate companies. TNT said it would start running the two as separate businesses by next year. A decision, which could include a sale or flotation would then follow, “subject to further explorationâ€Â. TNT made the announcement as it reported a second-quarter profit of €3 million, a significant drop from the €81 … [Read more...] about TNT to split mail and express units
Southern Air turns to DHL for spares
DHL announced it has been chosen by Southern Air Inc., a US-based cargo airline, as its preferred international express delivery provider. Under the agreement DHL Express will now provide express transportation of Southern Air aircraft-related parts to and from the US in support of its global operations. “In our industry, time is literally money – any delay in delivery of a part for a scheduled maintenance or repair could result in significant losses and diminished … [Read more...] about Southern Air turns to DHL for spares
Still some turbulance in Japan’s air cargo sector
A mixture of asset write-downs, restructuring, consolidation and recovery is on the cards for the Japanese airfreight sector, according to a new report from Business Monitor International . The bankrupt Japan Airlines (JAL), Asia's largest air carrier, was expected to have registered an operating loss of nearly US$1.7 billion in the fiscal year ended 31 March 2010. This was attributed to a sharp decline in revenues resulting from a rapid slowdown in the Japanese economy. After 2009's very steep … [Read more...] about Still some turbulance in Japan’s air cargo sector
