Credit where credit is due. One truly innovative aspect of the new fifth passenger terminal at Heathrow is that it has barely a check-in desk in sight. Instead, the departures concourse is designed with the aim that 80 percent of passengers will check in online or at self-service kiosks. When cargo journalists recently were shown this showcase of modern technology, there was another feature that caught the eye, however. The ground was covered as far as the eye could see with suitcases, … [Read more...] about BAGS OF ROOM

A man suffered a serious heart attack and had an open heart by-pass surgery. He awakened from the surgery to find himself in the care of nuns at a Catholic Hospital. As he was recovering, a nun asked him questions regarding how he was going to pay for his treatment. She asked if he had health insurance. He replied, in a raspy voice, "No health insurance." The nun asked if he had money in the bank. He replied, "No money in the bank.." The nun asked, "Do you have … [Read more...] about BILL

We fear that the Russian economic blackmail tactics to force Lufthansa Cargo to switch its 35 freighter services a week (already down from 49 flights a week) from its current mid-Asian hub at the Kazakhstan capital Astana to Krasnoyarsk in Siberia, have worked after all. German and Russian government officials last month hammered out a deal under which Lufthansa Cargo's freighters would begin landing at Krasnoyarsk at the latest five months after modernisation work at the airport there had … [Read more...] about NO FORCED TRANSITION