Boeing said it will manage a significantportion of Nippon CargoAirlines' spare-parts inventory under a programme designed to improve sparepartsavailability for the freight carrierwhile reducing operating costs. Under the Integrated MaterialsManagement (IMM) programme,Boeing and other suppliers will ownaircraft parts that Nippon Cargo wouldnormally need to hold in inventory.Boeing will manage the inventory andlogistics for many of Nippon Cargo'sexpendable aircraft parts. "Supply-chain … [Read more...] about JAPAN: Boeing to manage NCA's spare-parts supply
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Unisys develops new LMS for air freight
Unisys said that it is developing a next-generation version of its Logistics Management System (LMS), which is used by many major air carriers to process approximately 25 percent of the world's air freight. The enhancements will include new services as well as migration of LMS to a new high performance J2EE technology platform that will run on a choice of modern systems. This work signifies the final step in LMS' ongoing re-development programme. As with the current version of LMS, … [Read more...] about Unisys develops new LMS for air freight
Air Atlanta’s freighter dilemma
Not so long ago it seemed as ACMIoperator Air Atlanta Icelandic wouldneed to make a rapid transition fromB747-200Fs to more modern freighters.Now, however, the picture is lessclear. True, the carrier is looking carefullyat the 12 -200Fs that form the bulk ofits fleet, and looks almost certain to sellthe two of them it actually owns whentheir leases expire in the middle of thisyear. But the future of the remainingten ¨C dry leased from their owners, andthen wet-leased to airlines ¨C remains … [Read more...] about Air Atlanta’s freighter dilemma
Air France Cargo
Air France Cargo will receive the first of three converted B747-400 freighters in June, with the second and third in August and November. The aircraft, which were originally combis, will replace the airline's fleet of B747-200Fs. … [Read more...] about Air France Cargo
SRI LANKA: SriLankan Cargo sets new freight record
SriLankan Cargo set a new record for handling of freight at Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport in 2006 with a total of 167,289 tonnes, an increase of 4.48 percent over the previous calendar year. Nalin Rodrigo, head of SriLankan Cargo, said: "Our success is due to our expanded network throughout the Indian Subcontinent, coupled with promotional activities to increase awareness and confidence of our customers in the SriLankan Cargo brand. This is an excellent performance by … [Read more...] about SRI LANKA: SriLankan Cargo sets new freight record
AUSTRALIA: Toll Holdings buys freighters
Australia-based freight firm, Toll Holdings has outlined plans for a series of future take-overs across Asia and developments that involved buying some freighters. Paul Little, managing director of the Melbourne-based road, rail, shipping and airline conglomerate, said Toll was looking at purpose-specific businesses in China and other parts of Asia. Buying them would allow Toll to speed up its plan to become a fully integrated logistics business, Little told the Courier-Mail newspaper. … [Read more...] about AUSTRALIA: Toll Holdings buys freighters