As part of its proposed May 2007 rate change, the United States Postal Service (USPS) will introduce Shape- Based Pricing, one of the most dramatic postage structure changes in years, Business Wire reported. The initiative is being implemented as a way for the USPS to better align postage rates with its mail processing costs, and its implications for mailers are expected to be two-fold. First, there will be a significant increase in postage costs for various types of mail pieces - in some cases … [Read more...] about USPS to introduce shape-based pricing
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Leading industry players endorse Air Freight Asia 2007 Exhibition
The 13th Air Freight Asia 2007 Exhibition (AFA2007), which is now fully integrated within Asian Aerospace 2007 International Expo & Congress in Hong Kong in September, has received a strong endorsement from the global air cargo industry with close to 50 percent of the available exhibition space already booked for this trade event. One month after the AFA2007 exhibition was announced, following the acquisition of the event by Reed Exhibitions, leading players in the air cargo industry have … [Read more...] about Leading industry players endorse Air Freight Asia 2007 Exhibition
Rickenbacker post gains in 2006
Strong December activity at Rickenbacker Airport closed 2006 with an annual increase. Rickenbacker reported a 19.7 percent increase in December cargo to close the year at over 250 million pounds (113.400 tonnes), a 0.7 percent increase over the 2005 figure. Rickenbacker also handled a 32.3 percent increase in commercial cargo aircraft landings during 2006. Rickenbacker is a multi-modal cargo airport that features a network of freight forwarders and cargo airlines such as FedEx, UPS, Evergreen … [Read more...] about Rickenbacker post gains in 2006
Vatry reports growth in regular cargo traffic
Freight traffic carried on scheduled services to and from Vatry airport last year totalled 33,000 tonnes, an increase of 12.3 percent on 2005. Global traffic remained stable at close to 38,000 tonnes. Growth in regular traffic was in large part due to the rise in perishable foodstuffs volumes (fruit, vegetables and fish) transported by cargo airline, Avient, which introduced a second DC10-30F in September 2006. … [Read more...] about Vatry reports growth in regular cargo traffic
Blue Dart offers ‘Import Express’ solution in India
Blue Dart in alliance with DHL has announced the introduction of 'Import Express,' a one-stop-shop solution that allows imports with one invoice, one currency, one account and one bill. Blue Dart, which is also expanding the fleet of its dedicated airline Blue Dart Aviation, plans to provide in time deliveries from "envelopes to charter loads" to its customers. Anil Khanna, senior vicepresident, western region, Blue Dart Express said that Blue Dart had inaugurated two new warehouses … [Read more...] about Blue Dart offers ‘Import Express’ solution in India
Korean Air Cargo
Korean Air Cargo will start a new B747-400 freighter service this month which will operate on the sector Incheon - Chengdu - New Delhi - Brussels with the return leg Brussels - Chengdu - Incheon. … [Read more...] about Korean Air Cargo
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