For the carrier that sure seems like the most fun airline in the world, Turkish Airlines almost had a lot of people (not) seeing red, recently. It all started when it emerged that the carrier was planning on banning its female flight crew from wearing red lipstick and red nail polish. Turkey’s national airline said it wanted to give flight attendants a “natural look” so that they are “artless and well-groomed with makeup in pastel tones”. Reading this, we began … [Read more...] about Paying lip service?
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CHEP sees dichotomy in the current market
Speaking to Payload Asia CHEP’s president Ludwig Bertsch, noted the dichotomy that the troubled market presents: “The downturn in cargo traffic has had an effect on everyone, including us, and it was sad to see one of our valued customers, Air Cargo Germany, go into chapter 11. Nevertheless we managed to grow our topline year-on-year by nearly 50 per cent, mainly due to the diverse range of services which has helped us to continue our growth story even in a difficult … [Read more...] about CHEP sees dichotomy in the current market
A post e-freight world
The other day I came across an interesting blog post on the future of data exchange. Written by Scott Sangster, the VP of Global Logistics at Descartes he looks at the question of what information will be required to be exchanged in the future. A key question he highlights, is who should be driving the future? Should IATA and Cargo 2000 be dictating the terms of reference to lead the way in terms of messaging, or should it be the tech companies? For Sangster it’s not an either/or … [Read more...] about A post e-freight world
IATA’s June figures offer hope with 1.2% expansion
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released June figures showing a 1.2 per cent year-on-year expansion in global air freight demand. Although weak, this is a clear improvement when compared to the 0.9 per cent year-on-year demand growth recorded in May and the 0.1 per cent growth realised over the first half of the year. While previously the global economic trend has been defined by robust emerging economies and stagnant growth in developed markets, the strongest improvements … [Read more...] about IATA’s June figures offer hope with 1.2% expansion
Garuda delays London service due to Jakarta runway problem
Due to runway problems at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Garuda Indonesia has been forced to postpone its new service to London, which had initially been planned for 2 November 2013. Garuda said the pavement classification number (PCN) of the runways and apron at Soekarno-Hatta Airport do not meet the required level of strength which is typically needed for the operation of a full capacity, heavy duty commercial aircraft, such as the B777-300ER. Garuda Indonesia president & CEO … [Read more...] about Garuda delays London service due to Jakarta runway problem
All Nippon Airways orders three more B777s
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has ordered three additional B777-300ER aircraft The order, valued at approximately US$945 million at current list prices, will increase the total number of B777s in ANA’s fleet to 57 aircraft, once delivered. “The addition of three new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft will further strengthen ANA Group’s long-haul network,” said Shinichiro Ito, president and CEO of ANA Holdings Inc. “The acquisition of our new 777-300ER airplanes will … [Read more...] about All Nippon Airways orders three more B777s
