The Japan Airlines (JAL) Group has announced the appointment of Takao Fukuchi as executive officer, cargo and mail from April 1. He will also take on the role of senior vice president, cargo and mail subject to the approval of the shareholders AGM which is to take place in late-June this year. He will succeed Yutaka Yoshino who is retiring from March 31. … [Read more...] about JAPAN: JAL appoints new cargo chief

Jakarta-based PT. Monang SianiparAbadi or MSA Kargo and Japanesefreight forwarder Hankyu ExpressInternational Co. Ltd. have launcheda joint venture called PT. HankyuInternational Transport Indonesia(HIT/ID). President commissioner and founderof MSA Kargo, Monang Sianipar saidthe joint venture plan was initiated inSeptember 2005 when Hankyu Japandecided to establish a subsidiary companyin Indonesia with MSA Kargo. By March 2006, HIT/ID was establishedand two months later Masahito Kawai was … [Read more...] about INDONESIA: MSA Kargo, Hankyu launch new company

US-based Schneider National Inc.has announced it has been grantedauthority to operate as a domestic carrierand logistics services provider inthe People's Republic of China. Schneider Logistics (Tianjin) willoffer domestic transportation, logistics(warehousing, cross-docking andthird-party logistics) and other relatedservices. The company will build these services through a combinationof organic growth and acquisition inChina. "We see this as a great opportunityfor customers in China, … [Read more...] about CHINA: Schneider gets Chinese green light

Etihad Crystal Cargo recently transporteda five-year-old elephant, named"Migara" and a four-tonne stoneBuddha statue on board of one of itsA300-600 freighters from Colombo, inSri Lanka, to Beijing. The elephant and the statue weregifts from the Government of Sri Lankato the Government of China for theChinese New Year. The operation involvedEtihad's cargo charter team inAbu Dhabi and its General Sales andServices Agent in Sri Lanka, Speed AirCargo Net (Pvt) Ltd. Chapman Freeborn … [Read more...] about CHINA: Etihad ships Chinese New Year gifts

Dragonair has taken delivery ofthe second of five 747-400 BoeingConverted Freighters, bringing thenumber of all-cargo aircraft it operatesto eight. Dragonair's first converted freighterwas delivered in October, and enteredservice in November. The carrier is expecting to addthree more 747-400 BCFs to its fleet:two later this year and one in 2008. … [Read more...] about HONG KONG: Dragonair gets second 747-400 BCF

Thailand's Suvarnabhumi Airport, which opened in September to huge publicity and was designed to showcase Thailand as a leading passenger and cargo hub, faced a serious setback in its lofty ambitions last month when the Thai government ordered Bangkok's Don Muang International Airport reopened to both international and domestic flights. The move came after the new four-month old US$4 billion Suvarnabhumi Airport faced technical and congestion problems caused by repair work on the airport's … [Read more...] about The long, sad saga of Suvarnabhumi