American Airlines Cargo has further extended its reach in eastern Europe with the appointment of FlyUs as its GSA in both Hungary and Poland. Effective June 1, FlyUs took on responsibility for the airline’s cargo sales in each country. Both countries are currently off-line destinations in the American Airlines network with cargo being trucked from both Budapest and Warsaw to London, Frankfurt, Munich or Paris for direct entry into the system. All eight American Airlines … [Read more...] about FlyUs represents AAC in Hungary, Poland
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Qatar commences Doha-Amsterdam flights
Qatar Airways has commenced services between Amsterdam and Doha with the inaugural flight landing at Schiphol Airport on 16 June, welcomed with a traditional water cannon salute. Amsterdam is the airline’s first destination in The Netherlands and its 34th in Europe and will be operated six times per week between with the B787 aircraft. Marwan Koleilat, Qatar Airways chief commercial officer, who led a delegation to celebrate the inaugural flight and was welcomed by Maarten de … [Read more...] about Qatar commences Doha-Amsterdam flights
Modal shift for Cathay’s James Woodrow
Hong Kong's Swire group has has announced another in what appears to be a fairly regular management shakeup, which will see James Woodrow move from director of cargo at Cathay Pacific Airways to the shipping side of Swire’s vast business empire. Effective this summer Woodrow, who is also the current chairman of the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Cargo Committee, will become managing director at The China Navigation Company Pte Ltd (CNCo). The move marks a return to sea freight … [Read more...] about Modal shift for Cathay’s James Woodrow
Modal shift for Cathay's James Woodrow
Hong Kong's Swire group has has announced another in what appears to be a fairly regular management shakeup, which will see James Woodrow move from director of cargo at Cathay Pacific Airways to the shipping side of Swire’s vast business empire. Effective this summer Woodrow, who is also the current chairman of the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Cargo Committee, will become managing director at The China Navigation Company Pte Ltd (CNCo). The move marks a return to sea freight … [Read more...] about Modal shift for Cathay's James Woodrow
ACS to open in Belgium
Allport Cargo Services (ACS) is set to expand its presence in Europe with the opening of its Air and Sea division in Belgium. Victor Wever will head up the new Belgium office as managing director, following the establishment of ACS Netherlands in 2012, for which he was responsible. Charles McGurin, chief executive officer, at Allport Cargo Services, comments: “We have had representatives in Belgium for many years but as our business model has matured, we felt it was the right time … [Read more...] about ACS to open in Belgium
Airfreight yields continue to drop
WorldACD reported global airfreight volume in April increased by 3.3 per cent year-over-year (YoY), slightly lower than the growth in Q1, with the origin Europe (4.1 per cent) and the destination North America (12.6 per cent) as the best performing areas. Yields continued to drop: measured in USD, they have now lost almost 11 per cent of their early 2014-values. Excluding surcharges, however, yields in USD increased by 1.4 per cent YoY during the first four months of 2015. In line with … [Read more...] about Airfreight yields continue to drop
