FedEx has confi rmed reports that it will move one of its principal European operations from Frankfurt Airport to Cologne/Bonn Airport. The integrator last month said that it “will relocate its largest German gateway from Frankfurt to the Cologne/ Bonn airport in 2010”. The reason given for the move is that FedEx needs greater capacity for its European network. FedEx said it will invest in 50,000 sq m of new sorting facilities in Cologne. Another key reason for moving out of … [Read more...] about FedEx to move hub to Cologne

Kuwait Airways' planned $3 billion inorders for new planes may be blockedby members of parliament who are angrythat the state-owned carrier didn't provide them enough informationprior to inking deals with Boeing andAirbus. The order for 12 Boeing 787Dreamliners and seven Airbus A320srequires parliamentary approval. … [Read more...] about Kuwait Airways

Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines hasapplied with the US Department ofTransportation to offer service betweena ¡°major city in India¡± and one airporton the US West Coast as well as one inthe Northwest. … [Read more...] about Kingfisher Airlines

After an absence of more than fi ve years,KLM will resume service to Muscat thiswinter. Effective December 3, KLM willoperate fi ve weekly roundtrips to theOmani capital with Airbus A330-200aircraft. KLM was forced to suspendservice between Amsterdam and Muscatin early 2002 because of the 9/11attacks in the US. … [Read more...] about KLM

GE Aviation Materials has launched itsSingapore Distribution Centre. DHLExel Supply Chain will operate andmanage the centre. The 31,300-sq. -ft.facility will hold about $30 million innew and used engine parts and completespares. … [Read more...] about GE Aviation Materials

India plans to start work on a dedicatedrail freight corridor between New Delhiand Mumbai in the fi scal year 2008-09 and complete it by 2012. The railproject will be fi nanced with a 400billion yen ($3.44 billion) low-interestloan from Japan. … [Read more...] about India