Lufthansa has threatened to close its fleet of freighter aircraft if restrictions on night flights are imposed on its hub at Frankfurt. Carsten Spohr, the CEO of Lufthansa Cargo was quoted by Reuter’s last week as saying that it might no longer pay to have its own cargo fleet. “Everything that goes toward a single-digit number (of flights allowed per night) would mean that it no longer pays off to have our own cargo fleet,” he said according to the report. His … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: Lufthansa threatens to dump freighter fleet

Airbus is forecasting demand for some 25,000 new passenger and freighter aircraft valued at US$3.1 trillion between 2009 and 2028, according to the European airframer’s latest global market forecast. Emerging economies, evolving airline networks, expansion of low cost carriers and the increasing number of megacities as well as traffic growth and the replacement of older less efficient aircraft with more eco-efficient airliners are the driving factors it said. Airfreight tonne … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: Airbus forecasts demand for 25,000 aircraft to 2028

The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) has announced that Alina Wenzel from Germany is the winner of the “Young International Freight Forwarder Award 2009”. The announcement was made at the 2009 FIATA World Congress held 21-25 September 2009 in Geneva, Switzerland. The congress attracted 650 participants from 78 countries. The main forum “Emergency Case: How are International Organizations acting?” was a highlight, with presentations … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: FIATA awards Wenzel

The president of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA), William Gottlieb, urged participants at the organisation’s World Congress this week, not to waste opportunities presented by the economic downturn. He called on the more than 600 delegates from 80 member countries of the global forwarding association to instead focus on ways to reposition their business to reduce risk and stimulate growth. Among the key concerns being discussed at the … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: FIATA chief urges members to seize opportunities