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TNT boosts Europe-Asia capacity with own freighter

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Europe’s second largest global express company boosted capacity on its Europe-China route on 18 September with the addition of its own B747-400ER freighter, replacing capacity previously booked on other commercial carriers. The 110-tonne capacity freighter will operate three times weekly between Hong Kong and its main air hub in Liege,Belgium. TNT highlighted the fact that this service gives customers in southern China seamless connectivity with its air and road network for … [Read more...] about TNT boosts Europe-Asia capacity with own freighter

Canada’s not-so-open skies

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An unusual thing occurred in Canada a couple of weeks ago. The top politicians of Canada’s three western provinces – British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan – penned an editorial in the country’s national Globe & Mail newspaper calling for ‘open skies’. The editorial was timed to coincide with a gathering of business interests, government officials and politicians at the 2009 British Columbia International Open Skies … [Read more...] about Canada’s not-so-open skies

North American Gateways Supplement for November issue

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North America’s mainstay cargo hubs have increasingly come under pressure as congestion and a general bias towards passenger services has limited the growth opportunities for cargo. While the traditional cargo hub airports tended to be located at the major Atlantic and Pacific coast gateway cities, other secondary airports and ambitious inland airports have been quick to seize the moment in establishing attractive incentives including lower fees, value added services and new purpose … [Read more...] about North American Gateways Supplement for November issue

Bold steps for Europe’s big two cargo carriers

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The magnitude of the global economic crisis-induced crash in the air cargo market is, by now abundantly clear to all. A 20 per cent free fall in volumes with only a five to eight per cent cut in industry capacity has seen precious yields drop by 20 per cent in the first half of 2009. The resultant impact vaporised nearly 40 per cent ofthe industry’s total revenue stream. “When you are planning networks and capacity growth in 2008/09 and suddenly you are back at 2003 levels, … [Read more...] about Bold steps for Europe’s big two cargo carriers

EUROPE & CIS: Polet makes first flight from Domodedovo

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Polet Airlines has begun a new service between Moscow Domodedovo International Airport and Yakutsk utilising an IL-96-400T freighter for both charter and scheduled air cargo service. Polet is seeking approval to operate the IL-96-400T into the airports of: Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Ulan-Ude, Khabarovsk, Nizhnevartovsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski, Anadyr, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Abakan , Yaroslavl, Kaz an, Samara and Bratsk. … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: Polet makes first flight from Domodedovo