Air Freight Logistics

Murphy’s Law of air cargo…

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Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse. As if the economic downturn wasn’t enough, we now have the looming threat of a global Swine Flu pandemic. As the world watches and waits, the nasty hybrid of a virus is slowly creeping its way around the world. Sitting here in tiny Singapore we all wait for what the health authorities say is the inevitable spread from the one infected person on the island to the general population. At press time the count has already … [Read more...] about Murphy’s Law of air cargo…

Cathay Pacific Cargo meets challenges head-on

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Responding to the rapidly changing market situation, Cathay Pacific’s strategy took into account variables such as fuel prices, fleet deployment and fluctuations in world trade patterns, all of which had shown a marked change globally over the past 12 months. The carrier’s response included capacity cuts, special leave schemes for staff , adjustment of frequencies, focusing on new markets and also included delaying a planned cargo terminal to cut costsamid the global … [Read more...] about Cathay Pacific Cargo meets challenges head-on

Time:Matters & Jetpak team up on spare parts

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Time:matters, the special service provider for courier, same day and emergency logistics as well as timecritical spare parts logistics and Jetpak, a Nordic market leader for timecritical express logistics solutions, have developed a joint flight network specifically for the transport of timecritical spare parts. The new high-frequency, in-night network connects Central European commercial centers with Northern European destinations such as Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen and Helsinki as well as … [Read more...] about Time:Matters & Jetpak team up on spare parts

EU & Canada sign air deal leading to open skies

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Canada’s deal with the European Union applies to the carriage of both passengers and cargo and is based on a loosening of Canadian restrictions on foreign ownership and comes at a time that Canada’s leading carrier, Air Canada, struggles withfinancial turmoil. Specifically the agreement initially provides airlines “unlimited freedoms to operate direct services between any point in Canada and the 27-country EU trading bloc.” Additional carrier rights take … [Read more...] about EU & Canada sign air deal leading to open skies

ULD & Perishables Supplement for July issue

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vital role in boosting the efficiency of loading and unloading cargo, their value is often overlooked by carriers and ground handlers alike. Technology has played a key role in advancing them from simple ‘tin cans’ to sophisticated composite structures and climate controlled air freight containers. In the ‘ULD & Perishables Supplement’, to be published in the upcoming July issue of Payload Asia, we will examine the key trends in this industry segment … [Read more...] about ULD & Perishables Supplement for July issue

EUROPE & CIS: Russia’s S7 Airlines joins oneworld alliance

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Russian domestic airline, S7 Airlines, is to join global airline alliance, oneworld. The carrier was unanimously elected on board by the grouping’s existing ten member airlines and will become part of oneworld, offering the alliance’s full range of services, benefits and fares, during 2010. As a first step, its network will be added from 1 June to the Global Explorer round-the-world fare offered by all oneworld member airlines and selected carriers that are not part of … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: Russia’s S7 Airlines joins oneworld alliance