Raindrops from an earlier passing shower were still glistening on the immaculately polished skin of the freshly painted twin-engine freighter as Boeing unveiled, in grandiose style, its newest and most advanced freighter to customers, suppliers, employees and themedia. "We are excited to debut the newest member of our 777 and freighter families," a jubilant Larry Loftis, VP of the 777 programme told the assembled audience of a few hundred people at its Everett, Washington facility on 21 … [Read more...] about Boeing rolls out its first 777 Freighter
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Cargo unscathed from BA's T5 debacle
The carrier as a whole saw pre-tax profits rise to 44.5 per cent and achieved the 10 per cent profit margin that has been the key goal of its chief executive Willie Walsh ever since he was appointed. Th at makes BA one of the world’s most profitable airlines. British Airways World Cargo (BAWC), meanwhile, achieved revenue growth of 3 per cent, or 4.7 per cent once currency effects are stripped out – a stark contrast to a fall of revenue in the first half (the six months to … [Read more...] about Cargo unscathed from BA's T5 debacle
New Bengaluru facility for DHL's India ops
DHL Global Forwarding recently inaugurated a warehouse cum airfreight office inside the new air cargo terminal at the Bengaluru International Airport. With an area of 1255 sq meters dedicated for imports and exports the facility is considered to be a major development in the air cargo space in India, as this is the first time any organisation has been given the permission to have direct access to cargo within a bonded area at an airport. Tony Widmer, head of air freight, DHL Global … [Read more...] about New Bengaluru facility for DHL's India ops
DHL builds Central America's largest hub
DHL, one of the world’s leading express delivery and logistics companies, recently inaugurated the industry’s largest hub in Central America. The new facility increases DHL’s capacity to sort up to 5,000 packages per hour, representing a 250 per cent jump from its previous handling capacity, the company said. Strategically located at Tocumen International Airport in Panama the new DHL hub boasts the infrastructure and capacity needed to efficiently respond to the accelerated … [Read more...] about DHL builds Central America's largest hub
Jettainer GmbH
Lufthansa Cargo's executive board has appointed Alexander Pluemacher as managing director of Jettainer GmbH. He succeeds Dr Mohammed Seiraffi , who is to take over the function of manager handling Germany at Lufthansa Cargo. His predecessor, Dr Seiraffi , will take up the newly-created function of manager handling Germany and will thus be responsible for freight handling at all German stations with the exception of Frankfurt. He will be based in Leipzig. On behalf of the executive board, Dr … [Read more...] about Jettainer GmbH
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DHL has announced the appointment of Troy Shortell as senior vice president, DHL Global Customer Solutions (GCS) for the Asia Pacific region, with immediate effect. GCS is the industry-first customer management unit that was established in 2004 to manage DHL's top global customers. Based in Singapore, Shortell reports to GCS' CEO, Rolf Habben Jansen. He succeeds Florence Noblot, who has since moved to France as managing director of DHL Express International. In this role, Shortell will lead … [Read more...] about DHL
