Royal Jordanian Airlines’ Board of Directors appointed Haitham Misto as acting president/CEO of the airline. Misto had been head of flight operations at RJ since December 2013. He joined Royal Jordanian as a pilot in 1983. He holds a master’s degree in aviation management from Maastricht University. … [Read more...] about Haitham Misto appointed RJ acting CEO
Air Logistics Asia
ABF Freight announces revised rates
ABF Freight, an ArcBest company, announced an increase in general rates and charges effective 3 November 2014. Rates will increase by about 5.4 per cent, although the effect on specific lanes and shipments will vary. New rates will be available to customers through abf.com on or before 3 November. … [Read more...] about ABF Freight announces revised rates
Hawaiian Air celebrates 30yrs serving Am Samoa
Hawaiian Airlines celebrates 30 years since launching its non-stop service between Honolulu and Pago Pago, American Samoa. The airline is the only major carrier to serve American Samoa. The departure of Flight HA 465 was preceded by festivities at the boarding gate at Honolulu International Airport (HNL) that included live Hawaiian music and presentation of kukui nut lei to more than 200 guests boarding the flight. A Samoan speaking crew serviced the … [Read more...] about Hawaiian Air celebrates 30yrs serving Am Samoa
Panalpina delivers stable profits during turnaround
Panalpina kept up overall profitability in the first nine months of 2014. Undeterred by ongoing restructuring, group gross profit and EBIT both increased 1 per cent (currency adjusted +6 per cent and +4 per cent), reaching CHF 1,178.7 million and CHF 94.4 million respectively. EBIT loss in Logistics was reduced drastically to CHF 6.9 million for the period of January to September (down from CHF 26.8 million in the same period of 2013). Air freight and ocean freight volumes grew 4 per cent and 8 … [Read more...] about Panalpina delivers stable profits during turnaround
Hactl up 10.1% in third quarter
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has achieved 10.1 per cent growth in tonnage through its SuperTerminal 1 base in the first nine months of 2014, compared to the same period of 2013. Total cargo handled in the period was 1,323,250 tonnes. Imports in January-September increased 11.2 per cent YoY, to a total of 367,137 tonnes. Exports also grew by 7.6 per cent over 2013, reaching 748,443 tonnes. Transshipments continued to show the largest percentage growth, up 35.3 per cent on the … [Read more...] about Hactl up 10.1% in third quarter
LH Cargo appoints new board member
Alexis von Hoensbroech has been appointed new board member products & sales of Lufthansa Cargo. This means the supervisory board of the cargo airline has opted for an internal Lufthansa candidate to succeed Andreas Otto. Von Hoensbroech is currently "head of commercial Frankfurt" for Lufthansa Passage and responsible for network management, revenue management and commercial business management at the airline's biggest hub. The 44-year-old manager will take on his new position as of 1 … [Read more...] about LH Cargo appoints new board member
