"Cologne is not a small airport, but people tend to think of it as a small airport and therefore an airport that doesn't get a lot of attention. That's not entirely true - Cologne is a very big European low cost carrier airport in Europe," notes Cologne Bonn Airport's director cargo & sales, Franz J Heuckeroth van Hessen. The problem with this from a cargo perspective is two-fold however. First the flights are almost entirely European with no intercontinental flights and secondly, being … [Read more...] about Cologne Bonn: Where anything is possible
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A diamond in the rough?
What happened to the good old days when life was simpler and everybody just happily went about their business and cargo holds were easy to fill and yields were satisfying? Maybe it was just that reacurring dream. Certainly the events of the last couple of months are enough to make even the most rational amongst us wonder what indeed the world is coming to. The continuing cycle of unrest rippling across North Africa and the Middle East, and the potential nuclear disaster unleashed by the … [Read more...] about A diamond in the rough?
Never count your chickens until they¡¯ve hatched
While it has been very tempting and quite justifiably so, to proclaim the crisis of 2009/10 almost a memory as the global air cargo market makes its steady ascent from the chaos of only a short time ago, it may be a premauture assumption. As things inevitably go in this business, just when one bit of turbulence passes by, out of the blue comes a dose of that nasty clear air turbulence. This time its the turbulence in northern Africa, specifically Libya. Although not the world¡¯s biggest oil … [Read more...] about Never count your chickens until they¡¯ve hatched
CHINA: SIA and EVA to buy shares in China Cargo Airlines
Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo) and Concord Pacific - an EVA Airways affiliate company - are to each acquire a 16 per cent stake in Shanghaibased China Cargo Airlines following agreements reached in December. The deals remain subject to a number of regulatory and other approvals. The aim is to reorganise China Cargo Airlines into a limited liability Chinese-foreign equity joint venture company. The much anticipated consolidation in China's air cargo industry appears to be now in full … [Read more...] about CHINA: SIA and EVA to buy shares in China Cargo Airlines
Children, children, children!
The ongoing spat over air rights between Canada and the United Arab Emirates is starting to look an awful lot like some pathetic preschool playground squabble - complete with finger pointing, name calling and sand throwing. Except this time it's not only supposed 'adults', but sovereign states playing increasingly ludicrous politics on the international stage. At the heart of the matter is this ongoing problem of what many see as government interference in the commercial aviation industry - one … [Read more...] about Children, children, children!
A new year full of hope
A new year begins, ushering out a dramatic year and- a-half that probably left many in the industry wondering why they ever launched a career in the air cargo industry! The good news is that the crisis has waned and fears of a double-dip recession appear unlikely to come to a fruition. Volumes have moderated on last year at the same time, but pretty much all agree that it was a very unusual peak season due to inventory restocking. Most see the situation as returning to a more stable environment … [Read more...] about A new year full of hope
