In order to realise its ambitious goal of a billion dollar revenue from China, Agility has recently appointed James Gagne to head the company's Greater China operations, covering China, Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan. "Our company is aiming for revenue of US$1 billion in the next three to five years in the Greater China area," says Gagne, who was formerly head of Bax Global's China operations, and ex-MD, Central China at Schenker before joining Agility. This ambitious goal of growing the … [Read more...] about Agility turns focus to China expansion
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Swiss Jet becomes Dubai's Dnata
Jet Aviation Handling has been rebranded under the Dnata logo as the final step in the process to integrate the two companies following the acquisition of Jet Aviation Handling AG, the airport handling division of Swiss-based Jet Aviation Group,by Dnata in November 2007. The former Jet Aviation corporate identity will be updated to reflect the change to Dnata Switzerland AG. The logo, uniforms, airport vehicles and sign-posting at Zurich and Geneva airports will receive a fresh new look and … [Read more...] about Swiss Jet becomes Dubai's Dnata
EUROPE & CIS : Russia needs 900 aircraft over next 20 years
Russian airlines will need more than 900 passenger aircraft over the next 20 years in response to the strong growth in this market, according to the latest Airbus Global Market Forecast (GMF). The Russian passenger aircraft fleet of 100 seats or more is expected to grow steadily from 528 aircraft in service in 2006 to nearly 950 by 2026. Over the next 20 years, Russia will require more than 900 aircraft to meet demand for aircraft replacement as well as fleet growth. This will represent a … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS : Russia needs 900 aircraft over next 20 years
EUROPE & CIS : Russia's freight traffic growing
Russia's freight traffic grew 6.3 per cent to nearly 2.5 trillion tonne-kilometres in 2007 compared to a year earlier, according to First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov. He said a total of 12 billion tonnes of freight was carried in 2007, which is more than 2 per cent more than during the previous year, with commercial freight traffic reaching 2,325 billion tonne-kilometres, a 6.6-per cent increase from 2006. Commercial airfreight traffic saw the biggest rise, which exceeded 16 per … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS : Russia's freight traffic growing
EUROPE & CIS : Ural Air's new service to Kazakhstan
From 13 May Ural Airlines is launching a new service from Ekaterinburg in Russia to Almaty, Kazakhstan. The air service will be operated twice a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays utilising a Tu-154M. … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS : Ural Air's new service to Kazakhstan
EUROPE & CIS : Sukhoi's Superjet 100 delayed
Deliveries of the first Sukhoi Superjet 100 medium-range passenger aircraft have been postponed indefinitely over test delays. The first test flight is planned for next month. Originally, the first Superjet 100 deliveries were to be made in late 2008. The Superjet 100 project is a family of medium-range passenger aircraft developed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau in cooperation with major American and European aviation corporations, including Boeing, Snecma, Thales, Messier Dowty, Liebherr … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS : Sukhoi's Superjet 100 delayed
