Speaking to press in Amsterdam recently, senior cargo executives representing the component airlines of the Franco-Dutch airline group said significant changes within the industry were behind this decision to scale back its freighter capacity. “We see at this moment a more belly-dominant trend rather than a freight-dominant trend,” said Erik Varwijk, executive VP of AF-KLM-MA Cargo. “We see the number of freighters around the world decreasing and at this moment our view … [Read more...] about Air France-KLM Cargo sticks with maindeck
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Blue Dart confident of its network and strategy
In an interview with Payload Asia, just prior to the awards, Anil Khanna, Blue Dart managing director noted that the current global slowdown has hit India worse than the major economic upheaval of 2008/09. “Even in 2008/09 when global GDP growth fell to almost 4.5 per cent, India still had over six per cent GDP growth, down from the 2007 figure of about seven per cent.” With India’s GDP growth now hovering at around five per cent “it’s the worst in a decade,” … [Read more...] about Blue Dart confident of its network and strategy
Payload Awards 2014, mark it on your calendar!
Another year’s awards have successfully come to a heady conclusion and a huge thank you is due to a great many people and organisations for making the event an even bigger success than last year! For all those that were present on the Gala evening – who clearly seemed to be enjoying themselves, I might add! – the kind sponsors for the evening – AirAsia Cargo and Etihad Cargo – and of course all the great and deserving companies who entered the awards and who will … [Read more...] about Payload Awards 2014, mark it on your calendar!
ALL THE NEWS THAT’S (UN)FIT TO PRINT.
ALL THE NEWS THAT’S (UN)FIT TO PRINT. We were a bit perplexed the other day – even more so than on a normal day… you see, one of our fellow Belly Achers came into the office singing. It was a bit out of the ordinary even for him and it has to be said, he’s really not very good at it, but we could make out that he was singing a song by 1970’s British rock band, Queen. Bicycle bicycle bicycle/ I want to ride my/ bicycle bicycle bicycle/ I want to ride my … [Read more...] about ALL THE NEWS THAT’S (UN)FIT TO PRINT.
AAPA widens scope while promoting Asian voice
Speaking at the AAPA’s 57th Assembly of Presidents in Hong Kong this November, AAPA director general Andrew Herdman said the association had already broadened the geographical definition of the Asia Pacific region similar to that of the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO) to include India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar. While India has not been directly approached by the AAPA, in part because the carriers there tend to be more domestic in nature and those … [Read more...] about AAPA widens scope while promoting Asian voice
IATA urges industry-wide action on quality
In a sobering reveal to air cargo journalists at its annual Cargo Media Day briefing in Geneva in early December, IATA’s global head of cargo, Des Vertannes spoke frankly of the accusations being leveled at the industry. That these accusations come as the industry continues to struggle with nearly a three-year long stretch of severe market malaise makes not just the acknowledgement, but the pressing need for action, all the more poignant. “There are things we need to do as an … [Read more...] about IATA urges industry-wide action on quality
