EL AL, Israel's national airline, hasawarded its cargo handling contract atLondon Heathrow to Worldwide FlightServices (WFS). The airline currently operates 13flights a week from Heathrow to TelAviv. Using a combination of Boeing777, 767, 757 and 747 passenger aircraft,EL AL carries more than 65 tonnes ofcargo per week from London. WFS is also responsible for buildingfreighter pallets bound for the airline'sall-cargo services from Amsterdam Schiphol, Liege and Luxembourgthat offer EL AL's … [Read more...] about EL AL hands Heathrow handling to WFS
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Swiss hopes for more Jade destinations
Will Leipzig be the next Europeandestination for Jade Cargo International,as it takes delivery of its thirdfreighter? If so, it will be good news for SwissWorldCargo, the cargo arm of SwissInternational Air Lines, which acts as itsGSA in Germany, Switzerland, Franceand Italy. In mid February, Bernd Maresch,Swiss WorldCargo's general managermarketing and communications, wouldnot be drawn on details, but confirmedthat Swiss was "talking behind thescenes" with Jade about its route … [Read more...] about Swiss hopes for more Jade destinations
GB Airways appoints GSSA
GB Airways has appointed Air LogisticsGroup as its exclusive network-widecargo General Sales and Service Agent(GSSA). The decision follows a review bythe airline of its cargo contract and acomprehensive three-way closed tenderprocess. The contract will take effectfrom April 1. Air Logistics Group, based in theUK, will handle all aspects of GB AirwaysCargo including the Passports forPets travel scheme. GB Airways is basedat London's Gatwick Airport and hasscheduled services as a British … [Read more...] about GB Airways appoints GSSA
Tiger Airways to launch Australian airline
Singapore's Tiger Airways plansto launch a new domestic Australianairline to compete with local carriersQantas and Virgin Blue. Tiger Airways, a low-fare airline partlyowned by Singapore Airlines, said it wasseeking regulatory approval to establisha third domestic airline. The carriermodels itself on Irish no-frills carrierRyanair with a strategy of undercuttingrival airlines with cheaper fares. "Fares are too high in Australia.We see the opportunity to deliver consistentlylow fares … [Read more...] about Tiger Airways to launch Australian airline
Airnautic proves there is still a place for the independent
With companies such as ECS andAir Logistics trumpeting the benefitsof multinational GSAs, is there still aplace in the world for single countryGSAs? L¨¦on Meier, president of Airnautic,one of Switzerland's oldest GSAs andrepresentative in that country of ChinaSouthern, Air New Zealand and BimanBangladesh, certainly thinks so.With a history dating back to 1958, hesays the company has an unrivalledknowledge of the Swiss market, anda depth that the multinational GSAscannot match. For … [Read more...] about Airnautic proves there is still a place for the independent
SGS to handle Icelandair at Paris
Icelandair has picked SASGround Services (SGS) asits new ground handler atCharles de Gaulle Airport inParis. The contract startedon February 1 and togetherwith SGS' current servicesto Icelandair in the Nordiccountries involves some 2,450departures per year. Icelandair is operating fourflights weekly to Reykjavik,increasing to nine weeklyduring the summer season. … [Read more...] about SGS to handle Icelandair at Paris