Lufthansa Cargo said it is back onthe growth path. The German cargoairline raised transported freightand mail in 2006 by 1.3 percent to1.76 million tonnes. The cargo loadfactor rose 2.7 percentage points to67,7 percent. During the year, Lufthansa Cargoreduced capacity on the year-earlierlevel by 0.6 percent to 11.97 billionavailable tonne-kilometres. Revenuefreight-kilometres rose by 3.5 percentto 8.10 billion. Commenting on the results, CarstenSpohr the new CEO and chairman of Lufthansa … [Read more...] about EUROPE: Lufthansa Cargo on growth path
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SINGAPORE: CAAS to invest, manage airports in China
Having been overtaken by ShanghaiPudong International Airport with its2.16 million tonnes of cargo handled in2006 - against Singapore's 1.91 million- Singapore is changing its tactics, TheStar reported. According to Yeo Kia Thye, cargochief at the Civil Aviation Authority ofSingapore (CAAS), the city state willimplement a two-fold strategy to meetits rivals. First, CAAS aims to invest in, or manage,airports on the Chinese mainlandto tap into new growth opportunitiesthere, as opposed to … [Read more...] about SINGAPORE: CAAS to invest, manage airports in China
How a liberalised mail market works
What does a liberalised mail marketlook like? What might an Asian countryexpect if it allowed competitors to itsnational post office? For an answer, one might look at theUK, which is one of the most liberalisedmarkets in the European Unionat present. True, its national postaloperator, Royal Mail, is still government-owned, when other Europeancountries – most notably Germanyand the Netherlands – have privatisedtheirs, but Royal Mail is under pressureon its home patch as never … [Read more...] about How a liberalised mail market works
THAILAND: Bangkok airport’s taxiways show cracks
Airports of Thailand, the operatorof the US$4.1 billion Bangkok airportthat was opened four months ago, saidthe taxiway of its airport in the capitalis cracked and needs repairing. The cracks don't affect the safety offlight operations at the Suvarnabhumiinternational airport here, ChotisakAsapaviriya, Airports of Thailand'spresident, said, while denying a newspaperreport that said cracks were foundon the runway. "We found no damage to the runway. We have been urgently repairing the … [Read more...] about THAILAND: Bangkok airport’s taxiways show cracks
SECURITY
We received a spontaneousreport from an old friend in theUK, who relayed the following storyto show that nobody messes with UKsecurity staff. 'Last summer at Manchester airportI witnessed an incident in which a turban-wearing gent, who claimed not tospeak any English, attempted to get a'religious kettle' through security. Bad enough, but it was sealed andobviously full of liquid! Through aninterpreter he said it was for a religiousevent he was attending and it 'mustnot' be opened. Sorry … [Read more...] about SECURITY
HONG KONG: Hongkong Post eyes mailing hub status
Hongkong Post is planning to becomea mailing hub for the mainlandin a move that could bring it hundredsof millions of dollars a year, PostmasterGeneral Tam Wing-pong told theStandard newspaper. Tam, who took over the position inJuly, said the growing bulk commercialmailing market in the mainland willbe a key focus for Hongkong Post'sbusiness development over the nextfew years. "Many countries are looking at themainland's postal services, includingsending to or delivering from … [Read more...] about HONG KONG: Hongkong Post eyes mailing hub status