Air Canada has been given approval by the county’s regulatory authorities, Transport Canada, to carry Envirotainer’s RKN e1 container for temperature sensitive cargoes between +2 to +25ºC. “This is great news for Air Canada Cargo and for our customers. With the RKN e1, we are able to offer our customers another specialised solution for the transportation of temperature sensitive shipments,†said Lise-Marie Turpin, Managing Director, Air Canada Cargo. This … [Read more...] about Air Canada gets Envirotainer box approval
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Airbus study to improve flight data recovery
Plane maker Airbus has launched a study into flight data recovery, including – but not limited to – extended data transmission for commercial aircraft, so that in the event of an accident, critical flight information can be recovered and released to the investigating authorities. The move comes in the wake of two recent crashes involving Airbus aircraft, including the Air France A330 which plunged into the Atlantic Ocean killing all on board. The cause of that accident … [Read more...] about Airbus study to improve flight data recovery
Going green
I have to declare myself a green leaning member of the global community. I think in part it comes from university days in which summers were spend earning money planting trees on the west coast of Canada where the rampant excesses of clear-cut logging stretched on as far as the eye could see. I say ‘green leaning’ because of course with age, pragmatism takes hold and the environmental urge becomes somewhat muted. But still I try, even though the simple act of recycling in Asia … [Read more...] about Going green
Miami sees bright future alongside Latin America
Miami International Airport (MIA), long regarded North America’s gateway to the Americas and a major transit hub for Latin American grown flowers and produce America, is challenged like airports worldwide. Last year the world’s 10th busiest cargo airport handled 1.92 million tonnes of cargo, but circumstances have clearly changed. “No singular economic or tragic event in the last quarter-century has demonstrated such drops in cargo activity in MIA’s … [Read more...] about Miami sees bright future alongside Latin America
Qantas bucks trend with Asian perishable trade
“Ex-Australia to Asia, the market bucked global trends for the first half of the year, recording strong growth particularly in perishable exports,†Qantas Freight executivemanager Stephen Cleary said, adding that there is a good mix of manufacturedgoods, perishables and time definiteproduct travelling in both directions onthe Tasman. The cargo division of Qantas has also seen a modest demand growth between Australia and New Zealand in the first half of 2009 while volumes ex-New … [Read more...] about Qantas bucks trend with Asian perishable trade
SIA Cargo weathers the storm
Hit by the global recession and the drastic drop in transport demand, Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA) had earlier in the year decommissioned 17 aircraft in the financial year starting in April, as the carrier prepared to face a “very difficult†2009. The airline also slashed routes, merged flights, cut fuel surcharges three times since September and reorganised its network in a bid to balance supply and demand requirements. According to a SIA Cargo spokesperson, the … [Read more...] about SIA Cargo weathers the storm