We received a spontaneousreport from an old friend in theUK, who relayed the following storyto show that nobody messes with UKsecurity staff. 'Last summer at Manchester airportI witnessed an incident in which a turban-wearing gent, who claimed not tospeak any English, attempted to get a'religious kettle' through security. Bad enough, but it was sealed andobviously full of liquid! Through aninterpreter he said it was for a religiousevent he was attending and it 'mustnot' be opened. Sorry … [Read more...] about SECURITY
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USPS gets Lockheed Martin system
Lockheed Martin has completedthe deployment of 74 AutomatedPackage Processing Systems (APPS) tothe U.S. Postal Service (USPS) undera more than US$300 million contractawarded in 2002. APPS provides thePostal Service with a fully integrated,end-to-end system capable of automaticallysorting high volumes of First-Classpackaged mail, Priority Mail envelopesand parcels, and bundled mail, such asmagazines or catalogues, with greaterefficiency and higher accuracy. The system is capable of … [Read more...] about USPS gets Lockheed Martin system
ATA blasts LAX for rental rate hike
The Air Transport Association ofAmerica (ATA), the industry trade organisationof the leading U.S. airlines,has strongly criticised the Los AngelesCity Council's decision to allow LAXto raise airport rental rates. In a statement, ATA said that it was"extremely disappointed" that LAX hadbeen given authority to arbitrarily raiseairline terminal rates and "we question the legality of this unjustified action." ATA president and CEO, James C.May said in the statement that: … [Read more...] about ATA blasts LAX for rental rate hike
FCS opens new truck dock
Fraport Cargo Services (FCS) hasopened a truck dock at its FrankfurtAirport facilities to facilitate the quicktransfer of aircraft pallets and containersfrom trucks to airside transportunits. In a statement, FCS said that thenumber of ready-built units is continuouslyincreasing, so it prepared forthis market trend by building the newtruck dock. The units are now handledadjacent to the current warehouse ata separate building, which has directaccess to the apron, where units canbe accepted … [Read more...] about FCS opens new truck dock
Four Soft Limited
India-based software provider forlogistics and transportation, Four Soft Limited (4S) has entered into anagreement to acquire 100 percent ofDenmark-based Transaxiom HoldingA/S, a global provider of transportationand logistics solutions. The transactionvalue is approximately US$10million. … [Read more...] about Four Soft Limited
EUROPE: Lufthansa Cargo on growth path
Lufthansa Cargo said it is back onthe growth path. The German cargoairline raised transported freightand mail in 2006 by 1.3 percent to1.76 million tonnes. The cargo loadfactor rose 2.7 percentage points to67,7 percent. During the year, Lufthansa Cargoreduced capacity on the year-earlierlevel by 0.6 percent to 11.97 billionavailable tonne-kilometres. Revenuefreight-kilometres rose by 3.5 percentto 8.10 billion. Commenting on the results, CarstenSpohr the new CEO and chairman of Lufthansa … [Read more...] about EUROPE: Lufthansa Cargo on growth path