Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) continued to see year-on-year declines in March cargo volumes, but said the declines appear to have levelled off. come as “minor relief” Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) announced that its tonnage throughput for March and the first quarter both went down more than 20 per cent, but the figures provided “minor relief ” as they are a further indicator that the sharp declines have levelled off . “The … [Read more...] about HONG KONG: Hactl’s March volumes come as “minor reliefâ€Â
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Wheel scary
It may look a bit on the comical side, or perhaps a bit Hollywood-ish, but make no mistake, these Chinese elite anti-terror police mean business! The elite squad first appeared ahead of the Beijing Olympics to patrol airports and sporting venues and reportedly are still actively in place at key airport facilities around the country. The Segway scooters, by the way, have been re-named ‘Anti-TerrorAssault Vehicles’ ! … [Read more...] about Wheel scary
Assault with deadly urine
This one we’re planning on filing in our ‘weirder than weird’ file! A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to three weeks in jail for urinating on a 66-year-old woman during a Continental Airlines flight last month from Los Angeles to Honolulu. Jerome Kenneth Kingzio, a resident of the US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, was sentenced after pleading guilty to assault charges in federal court in Honolulu. The victim was headed to Hawaii for a scuba diving … [Read more...] about Assault with deadly urine
Life imitating art
You can be forgiven for thinking this next story is something directly out of a Hollywood movie...because it pretty much is! Qantas cargo handlers were somewhat mystified over four missing snakes that managed to escape from a container in the belly hold of a B737- 800 last month. The snakes – four Stimson’s pythons – slithered off during a flight from Alice Springs to Melbourne and guess what? They haven’t been found! Qantas officials are still scratching their heads as … [Read more...] about Life imitating art
Oriental invitation
The gang here at Bellyache Central would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to the good folks over yonder in the Port of Huntsville. Huntsville is apparently in Alabama...and errr, that’s in the US. The Port was celebrating the grand opening of their new International Intermodal Center Air Cargo South Facility – wow, that’s a mouthful – and they were kind enough to invite us to “An Evening in the Orient†held from 5.30-7.30 on 30 … [Read more...] about Oriental invitation
Real ‘flower power’ at LAX
A new 12,700-square-foot refrigeration facility was recently opened at Los Angeles International Airport. The refrigeration unit is the largest at any West Coast airport and is expected to facilitate the expansion of the local flower trade and reduce local consumer costsfor flowers. The US$1.1-million refrigeration unit was built by Mercury Air Cargo, a whollyownedsubsidiary of Los Angeles-based Mercury Air Group and the facility islocated at Mercury’s Avion Drive CargoFacility at … [Read more...] about Real ‘flower power’ at LAX