Logistics services provider BirkartGlobistics air + ocean has opened abranch at Brisbane Airport - its thirdin Australia, while it has expanded itscapacity in Sydney. The company, asubsidiary of Thiel Logistik AG, nowhas a total of 88 branches around theworld. … [Read more...] about Birkart Globistics air + ocean

Lufthansa reported a 992 millioneuros profi t for the fi rst six monthsand said its full-year operating profi twould be "signifi cantly above" 1 billioneuros. First-half operating profi trose 83.7 percent to 621 million euros.The airline credited record passengertraffi c, a 503 million euros gain onthe sale of its Thomas Cook stake andthe contributions of recently acquiredSwiss International Air Lines for theresult. Lufthansa Cargo reported a35.5 percent profi t decline to 40 millioneuros, … [Read more...] about Lufthansa

Beijing Capital International Airportwill spend RMB200m in opening athird runway in October. The newfacility will raise the airport's landingcapacity by 50 percent to 90 fl ightsan hour. … [Read more...] about Beijing Capital International Airport

Emirates will launch a non-stop serviceto Ahmedabad, providing a fi rst directlink between India's sixth largest cityand Dubai. The airline will operate six fl ights a week on the route, deployingthe A330-200 and Boeing 777-200 aircraft,starting on October 28. … [Read more...] about Emirates

Seven European high-speed train operatorshave created a joint venturecalled Railteam to offer seamless traveland possibly cargo throughout WesternEurope. Railteam said its network isexpected to grow from the current5,000 km to 7,591 km by 2010 and to15,358 km by 2020. … [Read more...] about Railteam