The Canadian Airports Council(CAC) has expressed disappointmentthat the Canadian government's secondfederal budget has failed to address theissue of airport rent. "The rent omission represents aforgotten election campaign questionnairepledge from the Conservativesto lower the fee and tax burden onCanada's aviation sector," said CACpresident and CEO Jim Facette. "For a budget that implements majorelements of 'Advantage Canada',airport rent continues to be a disadvantagefor … [Read more...] about Airport rent affects Canada's airports
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ACCC reviews IATA's Cargo Agency programme
The International Air TransportAssociation has made changes to theCargo Agency & IntermediaryProgramme for Australia andpresented them to the IATACargo Executive Council inAustralia for consideration. Brian Lovell, chief executiveofficer of the AustralianFederation of InternationalForwarders Ltd (AFIF)said theAFIF team on this committeehas examined the recommendationsin consultation with theFederation's legal representative. In a statement, Lovell said that AFIFsaid that it was … [Read more...] about ACCC reviews IATA's Cargo Agency programme
Strike cripples Nepal's exports, imports
About 150 cargo containers withexport articles have been stranded atvarious parts of the country for a week,thanks to a general strike called byMadheshi Janaadhikar Forum (MJF) inthe eastern Terai region, The HimalayanTimes reported. Foreign trade has been hit the hardestdue to the strike, which has beengoing on for several days in easternTerai, blocking the main customs pointsincluding Birgunj-Raxaul and Rani-Jogbani. These two customs points arethose through which over 45 percentof Nepal's … [Read more...] about Strike cripples Nepal's exports, imports
Lufthansa Cargo's new chairman in a hurry
Carsten Spohr, Lufthansa Cargo'snew chairman, arrived at its annualresults press conference fresh from aweek-long familiarisation trip to Asia.This included discussions in Shenzhenwith Jade Cargo International,in which Lufthansa Cargo has a 25percent stake. It was Spohr's first trip to Shenzhenand clearly made an impression. "Ifyou want to see the future of China,you should go there," he advised theassembled journalists. Spohr has been refusing interviewsduring his first 100 days … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Cargo's new chairman in a hurry
DHL in 'massive deal' with LH Cargo
Reports say that DHL andLufthansa Cargo are in thefinal stages of negotiating anew partnership to providelong-haul capacity for thecompany's express services,which insiders believe will bemore extensive than DHL'srecent pact with Polar AirCargo. Emirates SkyCargo, whichtogether with Cargolux andLufthansa Cargo was amongthe airlines, which participatedin the secret tenderprocess, declined to discussthe outcome of the tenderother than by saying that "you win some, you lose … [Read more...] about DHL in 'massive deal' with LH Cargo
EUROPE: New body to counter IATA "discrimination"
The Global Federation of CargoAirlines (GFCA), an organisation alliedto FAGSA, the Federation of GeneralSales Agents, is taking aim at what itsays is IATA's "discrimination" againstall-cargo airlines. GFCA board member Carlo TaleiFranzesi, who is also president of FAGSA,charges that IATA ignores the needs offreighter operators and does not includecargo in many of its official statistics."Cargo airlines need a stronger voicethan they are getting in IATA," he says. The … [Read more...] about EUROPE: New body to counter IATA "discrimination"