Russia has again extended the right to cross Russian airspace to Lufthansa Cargo (LH Cargo) until 31 March 2008. The deadline set by the Russians originally was supposed to end 29 February. Now a further extension was conceded in order not to disrupt the ongoing bilateral talks between the German and Russian governments on this politically sensitive issue. So far these meetings have been held in an “atmosphere of conciliation and mutual understanding,” stated a spokesman from … [Read more...] about EASTERN EUROPE AIR CARGO SUPPLEMENT~ Russia extends overflight rights for Lufthansa, again
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EASTERN EUROPE AIR CARGO SUPPLEMENT~ Czech Air optimistic about its first Asian service
While the weekly Prague-Dubai-Hong Kong round-trip routing is being operated by an Emirates SkyCargo B747-200F, Czech Airlines Cargo (CSA Cargo) is responsible for filling more than a half of the freighter’s capacity. “Interesting opportunities are opening up for us with this product; we will off er new destinations in Asia and our income from cargo carriage will increase significantly,” said Czech Airlines’ Vice- President for Sales, Petr Rehák. “In … [Read more...] about EASTERN EUROPE AIR CARGO SUPPLEMENT~ Czech Air optimistic about its first Asian service
EASTERN EUROPE AIR CARGO SUPPLEMENT~ Vienna confident despite slower growth
Markus Klaushofer, director of aviation marketing and business development at Vienna, is expecting 2008 to be another year of slower growth, but says things should pick up thereafter. “We are in contact with at least one Middle Eastern and one Asian freighter carrier looking at sending their freighters to Vienna,” he insists. “There are no firm decisions yet, but services could start as early as the summer schedule.” Success : Geography and Asian carriers … [Read more...] about EASTERN EUROPE AIR CARGO SUPPLEMENT~ Vienna confident despite slower growth
EASTERN EUROPE AIR CARGO SUPPLEMENT~ Budapest plans a new cargo village
Is there an Eastern European airport that could challenge the dominance of Frankfurt and Vienna in moving air cargo to and from the region? An ideal location and a €261 million modernisation plan may just be the ticket. Peter Conway looks at the potential. With the exception of Leipzig in the former East Germany – due to become DHL’s main European hub this year - so far no obvious challenger has emerged. The problem has been a lack of modern cargo facilities at many of the … [Read more...] about EASTERN EUROPE AIR CARGO SUPPLEMENT~ Budapest plans a new cargo village
RULES
The recent change that allows airline pilots to continue flying past age 60 has prompted the following rules for 'older' pilots, which have been proposed at several major airlines: 1. All pants must fit and not be up in your armpits. 2. You must walk without shuffling your feet. 3. No Depends on the flight deck. 4. When using a toothpick, you must leave your teeth in your mouth. 5. If you need more than tri-focals, you are DONE! (period!) 6. No pictures of … [Read more...] about RULES
CONFESSION
An elderly Italian man who lived on the outskirts of Rimini went to the local church for confession. When the priest slid open the panel in the confessional, the man said: “Father...during World War II, a beautiful Jewish woman from our neighbourhood urgently knocked on my door and asked me to hide her from the Nazis. So I hid her in my attic.” The priest replied: “That was a wonderful thing you did, my son! And you have no need to confess that.” … [Read more...] about CONFESSION
