The world has changed dramatically in its just over 100 year history and yet the air cargo industry is still applying the same business model that it has relied on for at least the last four decades – certainly since the advent of the widebody aircraft – notes IATA’s director, cargo distribution, Glyn Hughes. “We know we have a mature business model and we believe the industry must reshape – we need to take stock of where we are and what we need to do to reshape … [Read more...] about Time for the industry to reshape itself: IATA
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Hope for a brighter 2013
The year 2012 will be another benchmark for the history books of air cargo. It is a year virtually all will be happy to forget. It does however end with some optimism that the prolonged ‘bottoming’ of the air cargo will come to an end soon – at least sooner than later. As the year comes to a close, global economic growth estimates for 2012 remain weak at just over two per cent, with only a slightly better outlook for 2013, according to the latest figures from the … [Read more...] about Hope for a brighter 2013
Just look at those happy, helpful, smiling faces! It’s gonna be a great trip!!
Just look at those happy, helpful, smiling faces! It’s gonna be a great trip!! We’re all very excited here at Belly Ache, because now we can book our weekend getaways on our favorite airline from the convenience of our desktop! Air Koryo, the self-described “unique national flag carrier” of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (that would be NORTH Korea in case you’re confused about the ‘Democratic’ part of the name) has launched a new … [Read more...] about Just look at those happy, helpful, smiling faces! It’s gonna be a great trip!!
MidAmerica teams with Ningbo for new trade route
MidAmerica St. Louis Airport director Tim Cantwell told Payload Asia on the sidelines of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) Air Cargo Forum in Atlanta that both secondary airports have signed an agreement committing each to work together to develop the trade route. “So they are collecting the freight to ship, they’ve got buyers to buy and we’ve got freight to ship the other way to the buyers and we’ve got a conduit down to Latin America,” said … [Read more...] about MidAmerica teams with Ningbo for new trade route
Hartsfield-Jackson: Atlanta’s ‘economic engine’
Ranking 33rd in Airports Council International’s 2012 ranking, Atlanta saw 663,162 tonnes of cargo move through the airport in 2011. But with aggressive promotion of not just the airport but the surrounding catchment area by airport officials, local chamber of commerce and enthusiastically probusiness Atlanta Mayor, Kasim Reed, more and more cargo operators have chosen to make Hartsfield-Jackson part of their global network. And its not hard to see why. As an airport … [Read more...] about Hartsfield-Jackson: Atlanta’s ‘economic engine’
China Airlines Cargo gains altitude with SkyTeam
With its own house in order through early and stringent capacity reductions and rejigging of its network, the world’s eighth largest cargo carrier by volume (5,670 million tonne-kilometres of cargo in 2011) is by all accounts, riding out the ongoing downturn with relative grace. With its entry into the alliance – the only global cargo carrier alliance still standing – CI is anticipating the many benefits, from cost savings, to new markets, to greater cargo flows, that … [Read more...] about China Airlines Cargo gains altitude with SkyTeam
