Cargo’s recent revival already has one company, CHEP Aerospace solutions, looking forward to a bumper year. “We’re also building upon the momentum of our recent contract wins and long-term track records with our customers and look forward to a year with record growth,” Ludwig H. Bertsch, president, CHEP Aerospace Solutions told Payload Asia. This is going to be dizzying as the company is already growing year-onyear and has achieved revenue growth with a 41 per cent compound annual growth rate … [Read more...] about Pooling underpinning growth
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CSafe Global opens new Basel service centre
CSafe Global announced the opening of a new full service centre serving the Basel, Switzerland area. The recently opened service centre is a new location for Airplane Equipment Services (AES). AES also supports CSafe in Frankfurt and Cologne. “The use of the CSafe RKN continues to grow out of Switzerland and we are very excited about adding to our relationship with Airplane Equipment Services,” said Brian Kohr, president and CEO of CSafe Global. “The opening of the new service centre as of 1 … [Read more...] about CSafe Global opens new Basel service centre
Jettainer sees growth in outsourcing
As the air cargo industry starts to revive one company is already confident about what the future holds. “There is a good momentum right now for further growth,” Carsten Hernig, managing director, Jettainer GmbH told Payload Asia. Jettainer’s business is outsourcing. Currently it fully owns, manages and maintains some 90,000 pallets and containers for 18 airline customers and has a global network consisting of approximately 500 stations at more than 450 airports. Customers are provided … [Read more...] about Jettainer sees growth in outsourcing
AmSafe Bridport product contains lithium battery fire for 6 hours
AmSafe Bridport has successfully conducted a full scale test withstanding a lithium-ion battery fire, within their certified Fire Containment Cover (FCC) System and their new Fire Containment Bag (FCB). The subsequent fire was successfully suppressed for over six hours. AmSafe Bridport provides the world’s first and only TSO-C203 approved FCC. The Fire Containment range is designed for the protection of undeclared dangerous goods, with lithium batteries posing the biggest risk to air … [Read more...] about AmSafe Bridport product contains lithium battery fire for 6 hours
Garuda back in the black with US$29.3m net profit
PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. has booked a US$29.3 million net profit in the first half of 2015, representing a 114.5 per cent jump over the same period last year, which was a negative US$201.3 million. Garuda said the performance growth - amidst the economic down turn - has been achieved through various initiatives by the carrier as part of its ‘Quick Wins' programme, as well as a continuous efficiency strategy. Garuda Indonesia also succeeded in increasing its operating revenue to … [Read more...] about Garuda back in the black with US$29.3m net profit
Debris found on Reunion Island studied for links to MH370
France’s air crash investigation agency - Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses (BEA) - is studying a piece of plane debris found on Reunion Island off the east coast of Africa, but officials say its still to it was too early to say if it came from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. The debris was found on Wednesday 29 July and a source familiar with the investigation said the debris was most likely from a B777, but that it was not yet established if it was from MH370, according to a … [Read more...] about Debris found on Reunion Island studied for links to MH370