A growth in imports and in particular transhipment cargo helped Seoul’s Incheon airport counteract a decline in export volumes in 2006, enabling it to clock up an 8.7 percent increase in cargo volumes to 2,336,571 tonnes for the year and a 9.7 percent yearon year rise in March. The weakness in exports from Korea was caused by the strength of the won and a fall in demand for air cargo due to high fuel prices, according to Zeno Yoon, manager of the airport’s hub strategy team. … [Read more...] about Incheon sees massive transhipment rise
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DLC gears up to woo carriers
Dubai Logistics City, the cargo complex for the new Dubai World Central airport, is gearing up to make its pitch to freighter operators, and to this end is currently “refi ning its value proposition” and starting to make contacts, accordingto its CEO Michael Proffitt. The timing of any pitches is a critical factor, as DLC does not want to get carriers excited too far ahead of the actual airport opening, which is expected to be sometime in the middle of 2008. That is when the … [Read more...] about DLC gears up to woo carriers
Cathay one of several bidders at Hong Kong
Cathay Pacific is just one of several companies bidding to become the third cargo handler at Hong Kong International Airport, and has competition from other third party handlers, according to the airport’s head of internationalmarketing, Dora Kay. She said it was hoped to have the new terminal operational by 2011, but could not give a more detailed timetable, as she was not personally involved in the tender process. Hong Kong’s second handler, AAT opened its second terminal … [Read more...] about Cathay one of several bidders at Hong Kong
Transmile
Malaysian cargo airline Transmile has announced the appointment of Robert Hyslop as group chief operating offi cer with effect from May 2, 2007. Hyslop joins Transmile from DHL Express where he spent 18 years, primarily in the Asia Pacifi c region. His last post at DHL was as vicepresident Aviation Development with responsibility for developing and expanding air network services in the Asia Pacifi c region on the Express side. … [Read more...] about Transmile
DPWN
DHL parent, Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN) has appointed Jürgen Höfl ing as the new chairman of the divisional board mail international, effective April 1, 2007. Höfl ing has served as member of the divisional board express Europe since 2000 and most recently, as member of the divisional board mail international, with responsibility for Europe. He will retain this latter, supplementary responsibility. Höfl ing succeeds Klaus Knappik who has asked to be released from … [Read more...] about DPWN
DHL Express
DHL has announced the appointment of Charles Graham as the new global CEO for aviation, DHL Express and as a member of the company’s global express management board. He succeeds Terry Nord, who will retire from DHL after eight successful years of managing growth for DHL’s global aviation services. Based in Bonn, Germany, Graham will be responsible for all aspects of DHL’s aviation activities, in particular leading the strategic development of DHL’s global aviation … [Read more...] about DHL Express
