Air Freight Asia

New York area airports poised for growth

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In terms of total traffic, both regions performed similarly during the economic downturn, both with overall negative growth (-28.8 per cent for Asia; -27.8 per cent for the Middle East.) The large-sized Asian market represented 321,000 tonnes for the January through August 2009 yearto- date period while the Middle East represented 62,000 tonnes. For the same YTD period, imports from Asia were down -29.2 per cent (185,000 tonnes) while imports from the Middle East weredown -39.1 per cent (23,000 … [Read more...] about New York area airports poised for growth

Atlanta well positioned for global cargo

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“This is the result of carriers increasing their service,” says Warren Jones, the airport’s aviation development manager. German carrier Deutsche Lufthansa AG, which bases its cargo operations in Atlanta, is adding weekly services to Seattle and Los Angeles. Taiwan-based China Airlines added two more weekly flights to Atlanta starting on August 1, bringing its service to five days weekly. Cathay Pacific continues to offer service to ATL six days per week; EVA Airways … [Read more...] about Atlanta well positioned for global cargo

Leipzig-Halle leapfrogs into the big time

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But the airport’s success is clearly more than simply lottery luck. And it’s no new-comer either, having recently celebrated its 80th anniversary, means it has seen its share of turmoil and war – both hot and cold. And, in part this historical patina left Leipzig-Halle Airport blessed in many ways. Congestion-free, the airport boasts two 3.6 km runways that literally beckon traffic seven-days-a-week, 24-hours a day, offering vastly untapped landing and … [Read more...] about Leipzig-Halle leapfrogs into the big time

TNT Express moves to digital signatures

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TNT Express has announced it will now provide its customers with online access to PoD (Proof of Delivery) signature images. The PoDs are a new standard feature of the company’s track and trace facility within its online and PC-based shipping tools myTNT, ExpressShipper, ExpressManager and ExpressConnect. Images are available from over 85 countries worldwide, including all mature express markets, emerging markets such as China, India and Brazil,as well as many other destinations. A … [Read more...] about TNT Express moves to digital signatures

AMHS link tested between India and Singapore

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Successful AMHS interoperability tests have been conducted in the Asia-Pacific region between India and Singapore. On 14 October the first AMHS message was exchanged between the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) in the course of conducting bilateral interoperability tests of the new AMHS standard for ground-to-ground messaging communication. Both participating administrations operate COMSOFT’s mature messaging solution AIDA-NG which … [Read more...] about AMHS link tested between India and Singapore

Zagreb Airport to install Hermes cargo software

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Registered IATA cargo ground handling agent, Zagreb Airport Ltd is preparing to install state-of-the-art cargo handling software, HERMES, within their Croatian based cargo terminal. The first phase will be the Cargo 2000 initiative; cutting the supply chain process from 40 to only 19 steps. Shortly followed by the e-freight project which will result in the slashing of paper documents used in the cargo handling process. This investment is a key sign of the commitment Zagreb Airport has for the … [Read more...] about Zagreb Airport to install Hermes cargo software