Qatar Airways Cargo has announcedseveral appointments in senior managementpositions. The Doha-basedcarrier has promoted Joachim Klechato regional manager Europe andAmericas, to be based in Frankfurt.Prior to joining Qatar Airways Cargo,Klecha was area manager, Germany,Switzerland and Austria for BritishAirways Cargo. In another appointment, the airlinenamed Anil Bhagat as regional managerIndian Sub-Continent, based inMumbai. Formerly corporate accountsmanager in Doha, his new role … [Read more...] about MIDDLE EAST: Qatar Airways Cargo expands
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MACAU: Viva Macau to introduce 2 B767s
Macau-based Viva Macau said it willstart scheduled revenue services withtwo Boeing 767s obtained from AWAS on long-term operating leases. The two B767s variants (a B767- 200ER and a B767-300) provide Viva Macau with the ideal range and capacity mix to successfully implement the airlines business initiative to serve both long haul and regional markets, the airline said in a statement. The announcement comes after Viva Macau successfully obtained its Air Operators Certificate last month. … [Read more...] about MACAU: Viva Macau to introduce 2 B767s
CHINA: China Postal Airlines opens Japan service
China Postal Airlines has started itssecond international service - a newfive-times weekly service uses a Boeing737-300 freighter - between Shanghai Pudong International Airport andOsaka airport in Japan. A Xinhua News Agency report saidthe service is intended to speed uppostal package delivery times betweenthe two destinations as well as to reducetransit times further. China Postal Airlines launched itsfirst international route in August,linking Beijing to Seoul. Last month,the carrier … [Read more...] about CHINA: China Postal Airlines opens Japan service
MAE to convert 87 757's for FedEx.
ST Mobile Aerospace Engineering(MAE), the US subsidiary of Singapore-based ST Technologies Aerospace,has signed a massive Passenger-To-Freighter (PTF) conversion contractof 87 B757-200s with FedEx Express.Commencing in 2007, the contract isfor 87 aircraft. The contract follows last year's decisionby FedEx to acquire around 90of this type to replace its ageing Boeing727-200 fleet. ST Aero presidentTay Kok Khiang put the value of thecontract at $450-$470 million over theseven-year life of the … [Read more...] about MAE to convert 87 757's for FedEx.
Partnership is the key for US Postal Service
"We don't want to replicate theDeutsche Post model in believing thatpurchasing and controlling all thenetwork assets will make us successful,"says Paul Vogel, managing director ofthe US Postal Service's Global Businessunit. "We instead believe that finding as many partners around the world as possible is a much better model for us." This the USPS has set out to workwith post offices in the Asian region,rather than pushing them to liberalisetheir markets. One example is … [Read more...] about Partnership is the key for US Postal Service
Post Danmark expands product range
Post Danmark has acquired 51 percentof the shares in Transportgruppenby direct placement. The purchase of Transportgruppenshares will give Post Danmark accessto a finely meshed and efficient nation-wide network for the distributionof goods. According to Post Danmark deputyexecutive Carsten Dalbo, a co-operativeventure with Transportgruppen'scarriers will enable Post Danmark tooffer its customers a total conceptcovering courier shipments, parcelsand mixed cargo of all sizes. 'In … [Read more...] about Post Danmark expands product range