Hong Kong Trade Development Council chairman Jack So Chak-kwong is expected to be appointed to the board of the Airport Authority. The move is seen as a step for So to eventually take over as the authority chairman, succeeding Marvin Cheung Kin-tung, who had feuded with board member Vincent Lo Hong-sui over the use of a site in the northern part of Chek Lap Kok airport. Their dispute was whether the land should be used for commercial activities or reserved as the future depot for a … [Read more...] about Jack So tipped as HK’s next airport chief
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Jack So tipped as HK’s next airport chief
Hong Kong Trade Development Council chairman Jack So Chak-kwong is expected to be appointed to the board of the Airport Authority. The move is seen as a step for So to eventually take over as the authority chairman, succeeding Marvin Cheung Kin-tung, who had feuded with board member Vincent Lo Hong-sui over the use of a site in the northern part of Chek Lap Kok airport. Their dispute was whether the land should be used for commercial activities or reserved as the future depot for a … [Read more...] about Jack So tipped as HK’s next airport chief
ABC adds third German station at MUC
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) has added Munich to its growing network with the weekly service starting from 9 May between MUC and Moscow Sheremetyevo. Munich is the third destination in Germany served by the airline, after Frankfurt and Leipzig/Halle, with the latter being commenced only one week prior to the first MUC flight. “Parallel to strengthen our presence at our hubs Frankfurt and Amsterdam it is our strategy to increasingly offer the market point-point services between Moscow and places … [Read more...] about ABC adds third German station at MUC
Emirates posts 26th year of profits, up 43%
In a tale of contrasting fortunes with much of the industry, Emirates Airline reported a 43 per cent jump in 2013 net profit helped by higher revenue and lower fuel costs. The Dubai-based carrier posted a profit of AED3.3 billion (US$898.4 million) for the year to March 31 up from AED2.3 billion a year earlier. Revenue grew 13 per cent at both the airline and group level, to AED82.6 billion and Dhs87.8 billion, respectively. “It’s been a good year. There was growth in our … [Read more...] about Emirates posts 26th year of profits, up 43%
Dùsseldorf cargo looking up in Q1
Cargo traffic at Dusseldorf is outshining the previous year’s record performance with February, a normally flat month, showing an impressive 5.5 per cent increase over 2013, according to the airport. “Looking at the first month of the second quarter (April) the prospects look promising. Volumes have increased by +14.6 per cent over April 2013, which is mainly driven by the inauguration of summer flight schedules,” said Thomas Schürmann, marketing and … [Read more...] about Dùsseldorf cargo looking up in Q1
Dùsseldorf cargo looking up in Q1
Cargo traffic at Dusseldorf is outshining the previous year’s record performance with February, a normally flat month, showing an impressive 5.5 per cent increase over 2013, according to the airport. “Looking at the first month of the second quarter (April) the prospects look promising. Volumes have increased by +14.6 per cent over April 2013, which is mainly driven by the inauguration of summer flight schedules,” said Thomas Schürmann, marketing and … [Read more...] about Dùsseldorf cargo looking up in Q1
