Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has appointed Roy Kinnear as the new senior VP of Etihad Crystal Cargo, replacing executive VP Des Vertannes, who is leaving Etihad to take up a senior role with IATA as global head of cargo. Kinnear, who will be based at Etihad’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi, will be responsible for the strategic development and growth of Etihad’s cargo division, which offers a range of cargo services linked to the … [Read more...] about Etihad Crystal Cargo

Management of ULDs has been one of the top priorities of carriers, particularly as trimming costs wherever possible became mission number one in the global recession of last year. Over five years ago, US Airways was the first US international carrier to outsource its ULD management to Jettainer for five years. At that time, the move was expected to save US Airways nearly US$2 million on ULD-related costs of ownership over the duration of the five-year contract through focused management services … [Read more...] about Managing ULD inventories

Chan says whenever any new ramp handling staff is employed by JASL, the staff is given adequate basic training to ensure that he knows what his job entails, and how to handle the ULD so that the chances of thembeing damaged is greatly reduced. “Part of the training is through classroom lectures and then they go out to the ramp and get on-the-job training,” Chan says, adding that the trainee will be attached to a supervisor who will guide the new staff step by step until he is … [Read more...] about Proper ULD damage control leads to savings

“Many airlines have made a start on lightweight, while others have yet to do so,” according to Bob Rogers, VP Asia- Pacific at Nordisk Aviation Products. “A 55 kilogramme LD3 and an eight kilogramme cargo net are amongst these, so airlines can find value for money whenthey do decide to spend,” Rogers says. A recent survey of airlines by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for the World Cargo Symposium in March this year listed lightweight ULDs as their … [Read more...] about Lightweight ULDs becoming popular with airlines

It is likely that not many of us have seen the new 10x10 cm handling label that has been developed for the transportation of temperaturecontrolled, time-sensitive goods. Affixed by the shipper, the labels are intended to signal to handlers the need to maintain such packages at between 15°C and 25°Cambient temperature. Though the use of the label has not yet become mandatory, airlines and freight forwarders are becoming increasingly aware that transporting such goods is treading a thin … [Read more...] about The perishables business injects profits for carriers

It was just bound to happen. It’s all fun and games until somebody gets hurt, in this case when their feelings get hurt and as things inevitably follow, emotional hurt leads to physical hurt. A US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screener is facing an assault rap after he allegedly beat a co-worker who joked about the size of the man’s genitalia after he walked through a security scanner. So much for the official pronouncements that the resolution is not high … [Read more...] about Boys and their toys