Speaking on the sidelines of the Transport Logistic Conference in Shanghai, Oliver Evans, chief cargo officer of Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss) said unlike much of the China domestic market, Swiss WorldCargo, the airfreight division of Swiss, focused itself entirely on marketing the belly-hold cargo capacity of the Swiss fleet and also truck transportation between two ormore airports in the country. "We focus on high yield items plus special needs of customers, including providing … [Read more...] about China’s belly capacities under utilised
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A Silk Road alternative to air cargo?
Speaking on the topic "Silk Road ¨C Alternative to TransSiberian Railway?" at the Transport Logistic China 2008 conference held in Shanghai recently, Sergey Stanovkin, director of DARS Consulting, said as there is talk of businesses considering sea-air movements for airfreight goods, so why not consider road and rail services between the two regions. "In mid-September this year, we will start three trucking routes whose distance will be between 5,000-7,000 kilometres, just one quarter of the … [Read more...] about A Silk Road alternative to air cargo?
COPYCAT
- Talking about last month's Air Cargo China event in Shanghai, we noticed that several senior cargo managers of participating airlines, for various reasons, were not attending the show and in some cases were represented by non-English speaking local staff , or and not much better, by striking beauties who were, to put it mildly, oblivious to what was going onin the air cargo industry. That aside, an absolute pain during the exhibition were the hordes of copycat watch seller, who after … [Read more...] about COPYCAT
NUMBER SIX
- We understand that Qatar Airways again is looking for a new cargo chief following the unexpected departure last month of BJ (Big John) Batten, who infamously became the sixth cargo manager in asmany years to leave the airline. Rumours were floating around at the recent Air Cargo China event in Shanghai, but at the Qatar booth nobody was able to give any more information than that Mr Batten would not be attending the show. We just wonder who will be next cargo executive who will be … [Read more...] about NUMBER SIX
SAD SAGA
- Elsewhere in this issue there are further details about the massive fines that the US Department of Justice last month imposed on Air France KLM, Cathay Pacific Airways, Martinair and SAS Group. All airlines reached agreement with the DOJ to plead guilty in US court and pay criminal fines “for participating in a multiyear conspiracy to fix prices for air cargo rates.” Not mincing its words, the DOJ described the international carriers as “criminals”, who together … [Read more...] about SAD SAGA
Emirates rides out the ‘perfect storm’
“The coming year will not be easy, all carriers will have to refine their operating practices and airlines operating fuel ineffi cient aircraft will not survive,” said the ordinarily sanguine Ram Menen, divisional senior VP for Emirates Sky- Cargo addressing a meeting of nearly 100 of Emirates’ cargo station-managers recently. “We’re not the prophets of doom,” Menen tells Payload at an interview in Shanghai. “We are just acknowledging that there … [Read more...] about Emirates rides out the ‘perfect storm’
