Reports say that DHL andLufthansa Cargo are in thefinal stages of negotiating anew partnership to providelong-haul capacity for thecompany's express services,which insiders believe will bemore extensive than DHL'srecent pact with Polar AirCargo. Emirates SkyCargo, whichtogether with Cargolux andLufthansa Cargo was amongthe airlines, which participatedin the secret tenderprocess, declined to discussthe outcome of the tenderother than by saying that "you win some, you lose … [Read more...] about DHL in ‘massive deal’ with LH Cargo
Air Freight Asia
UPS ditches A380 freighter order
UPS last month cancelledits order for the cargo versionof the Airbus A380 becausethe aircraft would not bedelivered soon enough. The world's largest packagecarrier had been the onlycustomer for the freighterversion after FedEx earliercancelled its order. Originally, 10 freighterswere to be delivered to UPSbetween 2009 and 2012, withoptions for 10 more. After discussions with theEuropean aircraft manufacturerUPS received a reviseddelivery schedule, whichdelayed the first plane until2012. … [Read more...] about UPS ditches A380 freighter order
Airbus
Airbus said that the A320 passengerto-freighter conversion (23 tonne payload)will cost about $4.5million andthe A321(27 tonne payload) will costabout $5million. The joint programmewith Russia is to start in 2010. … [Read more...] about Airbus
Beijing Kintetsu World Express Co., Ltd. (BKWE)
Beijing Kintetsu World Express Co., Ltd. (BKWE), a Chinese unit ofJapanese forwarder, Kintetsu WorldExpress, has commenced full-scaleoperations at its new warehouse atShenyang, in north-east China. The1,800 sq.m facility brings to three thenumber of warehouses operated byBKWE at its Shenyang branch. … [Read more...] about Beijing Kintetsu World Express Co., Ltd. (BKWE)
Lufthansa Cargo
Lufthansa Cargo has increasedfreighter frequencies to Dallas, SaoPaulo and Shanghai in the summertimetable which took effect last month.New destinations are Lahore and a directconnection from Cologne throughEast Midlands (UK) to Wilmington(US), which will be operated underthe joint venture with DHL. … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Cargo
British Airways
Dubai-based airline Emirates saidit had no plan to buy British Airways,refuting trader talk that Europe's third largestairline could be taken over. … [Read more...] about British Airways