Ground Handling & Cargo Terminals

INDONESIA: Garuda to close some international routes

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Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia willclose some of its loss-making routessuch as to Europe and will focus onregional services. Garuda CEO, Emirsyah Satar saidthe management will add flights onprofitable routes such as Jakarta-Australia,Jakarta-China, and Jakarta-India."We target a 15 percent growth in international services this year," Satar said. Last year, only nine of Garuda's 24international routes were profitableand of its 27 domestic routes, only 21routes were … [Read more...] about INDONESIA: Garuda to close some international routes

INDONESIA: Otorita Batam signs deal with Illinois County

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In a bid to make Hang Nadimairport on Batam Island a leading aircargo hub, the development authorityof the island, Otorita Batam, has inkeda deal with St Claire County of Illinois,Evergreen Airlines, and Cardig International.Batam Island is located at thewestern tip of Indonesia. The agreement was signed byOtorita Batam's deputy for administrationand planning, M. Prijanto; StClaire County board chairman MarckA. Kern; vice president Asia operationsof Evergreen Airlines Ranjit Seth; andmanaging … [Read more...] about INDONESIA: Otorita Batam signs deal with Illinois County

HONGKONG: AAT Terminal 2 Opening Ceremony

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AAT celebrated the opening of itshighly anticipated Terminal 2 (T2)at Hong Kong International Airport(HKIA) at a ceremony officiated by theSecretary for Economic Developmentand Labour, Stephen Ip and the chiefexecutive officer of Airport AuthorityHong Kong, Stanley Hui. The HK$1.75 billion T2 features afour-storey warehouse area of 130,000sqm., two airside levels and landsideaccess to every warehouse level. T2would increase the current handlingcapacity of AAT to 1.5 million tonnesper annum, … [Read more...] about HONGKONG: AAT Terminal 2 Opening Ceremony

Aeroflot Cargo appoints Finnish GSSA

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Helsinki-based Airline Services GSAOY, the Finnish member of the EGSACGSSA network - has been formallyappointed as Finnish GSSA for newlyformedAeroflot Cargo, after 6 yearsas a sub-sales agent for parent airlineAeroflot Russian Airlines. In addition to Aeroflot's scheduleddaily A319 belly-hold capacity fromHelsinki, which it previously marketed,Airline Services now has access to AeroflotCargo's twice-weekly DC10 freighters,which fly via Moscow Sheremetyevoto Beijing and provide easy access … [Read more...] about Aeroflot Cargo appoints Finnish GSSA

Swiss hopes for more Jade destinations

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Will Leipzig be the next Europeandestination for Jade Cargo International,as it takes delivery of its thirdfreighter? If so, it will be good news for SwissWorldCargo, the cargo arm of SwissInternational Air Lines, which acts as itsGSA in Germany, Switzerland, Franceand Italy. In mid February, Bernd Maresch,Swiss WorldCargo's general managermarketing and communications, wouldnot be drawn on details, but confirmedthat Swiss was "talking behind thescenes" with Jade about its route … [Read more...] about Swiss hopes for more Jade destinations

Swissport Cargo Services gets quality certification

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Swissport said it has been certified asa fully compliant Cargo 2000 company,and that its internal management processesand quality-driven improvementprogrammes have been accepted by theCargo 2000 Board. Cargo 2000 brings together majorairlines, freight forwarders and theirsuppliers with the goal of implementingstandardised quality managementsystems. Based on detailed customer researchand with the assistance of leading ITcompanies, the Cargo 2000 group hasre-engineered the transportation … [Read more...] about Swissport Cargo Services gets quality certification