Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has announced it has been awarded a three-year contract to provide cargo handling services for LTU International in Miami. The German airline operates five flights a week during the summer and four services a week in its winter schedule between Dusseldorf and Miami. Its Airbus A330 aircraft carry over 4,500 tonnes a year on the route, including a high volume of perishables. … [Read more...] about WFS wins LTU Int’l cargo contract for Miami
Ground Handling & Cargo Terminals
Mercury Air Cargo launches cargo handling JV
Mercury Air Cargo has launched MAC Cargo Handling - a joint venture with three veteran ground handling executives. The joint venture brings together Mercury's 25 years of cargo handling experience and its position as the largest third party air cargo handler at Los Angeles International Airport, with the expertise of Anthony Bonino, Steve Ballard, and Philip Scherer. Mercury said MAC will focus on providing airlines with experienced manpower and operations to improve their bottom line and … [Read more...] about Mercury Air Cargo launches cargo handling JV
Cargo drop stabilised but Swine flu new threat
A stabilisation of global inventory levels has helped stabilise air freight demand and halted the freefall according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) as it warned that concerns over a swine flu pandemic could have a significant impact on air traffic. IATA's latest statistics show that air cargo demand has "moved sideways" in the -21 to -24 per cent range since its plunge from -7.9 to -23.2 per cent between October last year and January 2009. Freight demand in March was … [Read more...] about Cargo drop stabilised but Swine flu new threat
Swissport sells German pax handling ops
Swissport International has announced it is selling its passenger handling operations in Germany to Aviation Handling Services GmbH for an undisclosed amount. The sale, which will be formally concluded on 1 June, does not include the cargo handling activities of Swissport Deutschland GmbH, it added in a statement. AHS Aviation Handling Services GmbH is to take over the organisations and operations of Swissport's subsidiary companies at Hamburg, Hanover, Berlin, Frankfurt, Cologne/Bonn, … [Read more...] about Swissport sells German pax handling ops
Swissport sells German pax handling ops
Swissport International has announced it is selling its passenger handling operations in Germany to Aviation Handling Services GmbH for an undisclosed amount. The sale, which will be formally concluded on 1 June, does not include the cargo handling activities of Swissport Deutschland GmbH, it added in a statement. AHS Aviation Handling Services GmbH is to take over the organisations and operations of Swissport's subsidiary companies at Hamburg, Hanover, Berlin, Frankfurt, Cologne/Bonn, … [Read more...] about Swissport sells German pax handling ops
Hactl’s March volumes come as “minor relief”
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) announced that its tonnage throughput for March and the first quarter both went down more than 20 per cent, but the figures provided "minor relief" as they are a further indicator that the sharp declines have levelled off. "The March figures came as a minor relief, as compared to the sharp tonnage declines registered in the previous months," said Hactl's general manager of Marketing and Customer Service, Lilian Chan. "But the market outlook remains … [Read more...] about Hactl’s March volumes come as “minor relief”