SA crew held after drugs found The 15 crew of a South African Airways flight have been released on unconditional bail with no charges laid after drugs with a street value of £310,000 were found in three suitcases at the flight crew checkpoint at London Heathrow. The ten women and five men including the captain, first officer and air stewards - were held when customs officers found about 4kgs of cocaine and 50lbs of cannabis in the suitcases. Customs officials said it was not clear who the … [Read more...] about SA crew held after drugs found
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Losses at both American and United
US carrier parents AMR (American) and UAL (United) have reported fourth quarter losses of US$214 million and US$547 million respectively. AMR chief executive Gerard Arpey said he now was "guardedly optimistic" that his company can regain momentum this year, but said AMR "faces continued economic uncertainty, slower travel demand and fuel price volatility in 2009". Both American and United will continue to cut capacity in 2009, with American cutting capacity by more than 8.5 per cent in the first … [Read more...] about Losses at both American and United
New US-NZ freighter service for Qantas
In an attempt to diversify its business exposure to the ongoing global economic congtagion, Qantas Freight has launced a direct, weekly B747-400 freighter service between the US and New Zealand from February. ¡°Our new freighter service will provide main deck capacity between the US east coast and New Zealand as well as from New Zealand into Australia, with connections to Asian ports including Bangkok, Hong Kong and Shanghai,¡± said group general manager Qantas Freight Stephen Cleary. The … [Read more...] about New US-NZ freighter service for Qantas
Liepzig/Halle sees jump in cargo thanks to DHL
Boosted by DHL's establishment of its Europe hub at the airport, Leipzig/Halle Airport has reported a 2008 throughput of almost 450,000 tonnes of cargo, making it the third largest logistics airport in Germany. Leipzig/Halle and Dresden Airports, both subsidiaries of Mitteldeutsche Airport Holding, enjoyed considerable growth in various sectors in 2008 with both airports handling 96,892 flights, 4.32 million passengers and 442,750 tonnes of freight last year. A total of 96,892 takeoffs and … [Read more...] about Liepzig/Halle sees jump in cargo thanks to DHL
2008 good year for cargo at Paris-Vatry
Scheduled airfreight traffic at Paris-Vatry Airport last year increased by 10.5 per cent over 2007 with total tonnage handled at the airport in 2008 reaching 41,203 tonnes. The airport attributed the increase in scheduled freight to a number of factors, including: routes operated between Africa and Europe by Avient, the introduction by DHL from March 2008 of 16 weekly aircraft movements, as well services operated by Aigle Azur to Hassi Messaoud, in Algeria and Ceiba Cargo to Equatorial Guinea, … [Read more...] about 2008 good year for cargo at Paris-Vatry
US small-business optimism revealed in UPS survey
Despite the steady stream of grim economic news, a large majority of US small-business owners are optimistic about their company's financial future, according to two nationwide surveys sponsored by UPS. In the first UPS Business Monitor United States, conducted between September and October last year, 91 per cent of small-business owners or managers said they expect their company to be in the same or better financial shape in a year than it is today. A follow-up survey, conducted in mid-December … [Read more...] about US small-business optimism revealed in UPS survey
