Etihad Airways is expanding its twiceweeklyAbu Dhabi-Johannesburg serviceto a daily service, effective August 1.The UAE carrier operates A330 equipmenton the route, which can carry upto 14 tonnes of cargo per fl ight. … [Read more...] about Etihad Airways

Shenzhen Airport last month brokeground for the construction of a newcargo terminal with an annual throughputof 400,000 tonnes which will bemanaged and operated by ICCS as ofthe fi rst quarter of 2008. … [Read more...] about Shenzhen Airport

Qantas said it is considering convertingsome or all of its 30 747-400s tofreighters either in-house or outside.The Australian carrier said it is notinterested in the 747-8 and plans toreplace its -400s with a combination ofA380s and 787-10s or A350-1000s. … [Read more...] about Qantas

Aug 29 - Sep 1 FAPAA Executive Council Meeting & AGM, Gold Coast Hotel, Hong Kong. [email protected] Sep 3-5 Eyefortransport India Summit, Mumbai, India [email protected] Sep 3-6 Asian Aerospace 2007 Expo & Congress, AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong. www.asianaerospace.com Sep 3-6 Air Freight Asia 2007 Conference & Exhibition, AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong. www.airfreightasia.com Sep 3-6 Asian Aerospace 2007 Expo & Congress, AsiaWorld- Expo, Hong Kong. … [Read more...] about Calendar 2007

DHX-Dependable Hawaiian Express has purchased an 18,000 square foot building encompassing warehousing and offi ce space in the Guamanian capital of Agana for its headquarters on that rapidly growing civilian and military strategic island in the western Pacific. The full service facility was acquired by DHX to handle both air and ocean traffi c. The forwarder is expanding operations between the US Mainland and Guam. The US-based freight forwarder and logistics provider has been active in … [Read more...] about AMERICA: DHX buys building for Guam HQ

Oak Hill Capital Partners has executed a defi nitive agreement to acquire Southern Air, for an undisclosed sum. On closing, Southern Air will be combined with Cargo 360, an existing Oak Hill Capital portfolio company. Southern Air’s founder & CEO, James Neff, and his family will retain a signifi cant minority interest in the combined company, and Neff will serve as its CEO. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The combined business, which will trade as “Southern … [Read more...] about AMERICA: Oak Hill Capital to acquire Southern Air