A serious security breach left Air Menzies International unable to x-ray air cargo shipments at a number of UK locations, including London Heathrow recently. UK Department for Transport officials discovered apparent failures on the part of Menzies Aviation at Heathrow to comply with security requirements inrelation to the screening of cargo. … [Read more...] about Air Menzies International
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Air China and China Southern Airlines
Air China and China Southern Airlines both endured double-digit yearover- year traffic declines in August, and while some of the drop can be attributed to heightened security related to the Beijing Olympics, slowing domestic economic growth likely means a poor full-year 2008 traffic and financialperformance for Chinese carriers. … [Read more...] about Air China and China Southern Airlines
Dragonair
Hong Kong-based carrier Dragonair is to launch services from its base toHanoi, Vietnam from 26 October. … [Read more...] about Dragonair
Japan Airlines
Japan Airlines has said it is canceling cargo flights between Tokyo Narita and New York JFK from 1 October, part of a reduction in freighter services for the second half of its fiscal year ending 31 March. “The airline is currently facing a tough environment, particularly in terms of its North American freighter business,” JAL said. “Even though the price of fuel has stabilized, it has remained at a very high level. Furthermore, the business outlook centering on North America … [Read more...] about Japan Airlines
British Airways World Cargo
A former executive in British Airways’ cargo business has agreed to plead guilty to price-fixing in the US and will serve eight months in jail and pay a fine of US$20,000.Keith Packer, a British citizen, was formerly commercial general manager for British Airways World Cargo. He pleaded guilty to conspiring to fix cargo rates for air shipments to and from the US, the Justice Department said. Packer is the first foreign national and third individual charged as part of an ongoing … [Read more...] about British Airways World Cargo
The right time for CASS in Sri Lanka?
Implementation of CASS is a contentious topic discussed in airline circles: IATA has been having on going discussions in Sri Lanka with the national carrier Sri Lankan Airlines, as well as other on-line carriers on implementation of the Cargo Accounts Settlement System (CASS) in the country.IATA has also been in close dialogue with the Sri Lanka Freight Forwarders Association (SLFFA) with regard to the proposed implementation. CASS is a system designed for billing and settling of accounts and … [Read more...] about The right time for CASS in Sri Lanka?
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