Etihad Cargo has announced its first round-the-world freighter routing in conjunction with Atlas Air Worldwide. The jointly operated service began on 30 May 2013, connecting Etihad Cargo’s Abu Dhabi hub with destinations in Asia, the US, South America and Europe. Miami (US), Viracopos (Brazil), and Quito (Ecuador) will become part the round-the-world Abu Dhabi-Hong Kong-Chicago-Miami-Viracopos-Quito-Amsterdam-Abu Dhabi freighter service offered with an Etihad Cargo-liveried B747-8 … [Read more...] about Etihad Cargo, Atlas Air begin 'round-the-world' service
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India's Tiruchi Airport seeing rapid cargo growth
Cargo exports from Tiruchi Airport continue to climb steadily with the Airports Authority of India expecting over 50 per cent growth during the current financial year after registering a high of 410 tonnes of cargo in May, according to The Hindu. Vegetables and fruit accounted for a major portion of the volumes despite the slump in production owing to drought conditions. Cargo exports from the airport had registered 44 per cent growth in 2012-13 with the cargo terminal handling 2,920 … [Read more...] about India's Tiruchi Airport seeing rapid cargo growth
Hat trick’ of Asian investments for DHL Express
To the pop tune of 'I wanna be a billionaire', Allen along with senior executives Jerry Hsu and Charlie Dobbie belted out a few cleverly edited lines of the song which ran something like this: "I wanna be a billionaire, so freakin' bad, UPS and FedEx will be sad." Although the Express division will likely take some time before it hits 'billionaire' profitability, Allen was nonetheless pleased with how this year has started off , despite it typically being a slow quarter. Revenue for the Express … [Read more...] about Hat trick’ of Asian investments for DHL Express
Hat trick' of Asian investments for DHL Express
To the pop tune of 'I wanna be a billionaire', Allen along with senior executives Jerry Hsu and Charlie Dobbie belted out a few cleverly edited lines of the song which ran something like this: "I wanna be a billionaire, so freakin' bad, UPS and FedEx will be sad." Although the Express division will likely take some time before it hits 'billionaire' profitability, Allen was nonetheless pleased with how this year has started off , despite it typically being a slow quarter. Revenue for the Express … [Read more...] about Hat trick' of Asian investments for DHL Express
Cargo fire suspected in crash of UPS freighter
Investigators looking into last week's crash of a United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) B747-400 freighter in Dubai are zooming in on the possibility that a fire started in the cargo hold touching off a chain of events that led to the aircraft to crashing into an uninhabited portion of military compound in the Emirate. The freighter approached the airport too fast and too high to attempt a landing, cruised overhead and short66ly afterward crashed, killing both pilots. The cockpit was reportedly … [Read more...] about Cargo fire suspected in crash of UPS freighter
Agility launches Cambodia operations
Agility has announced the official commencement of operations in Cambodia with the opening of an office in Phnom Penh and supports Agility’s network growth strategy and further strengthens its operations in Indochina, the group said in a statement. Agility Cambodia will offer services to both locally-based and network customers operating in Cambodia, with a range of air freight, sea freight, customs clearance, warehousing and local distribution solutions including cross border … [Read more...] about Agility launches Cambodia operations
