Ranking 33rd in Airports Council International’s 2012 ranking, Atlanta saw 663,162 tonnes of cargo move through the airport in 2011. But with aggressive promotion of not just the airport but the surrounding catchment area by airport officials, local chamber of commerce and enthusiastically probusiness Atlanta Mayor, Kasim Reed, more and more cargo operators have chosen to make Hartsfield-Jackson part of their global network. And its not hard to see why. As an airport … [Read more...] about Hartsfield-Jackson: Atlanta’s ‘economic engine’
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Atlas Air flourishing in challenging times
As far as the air cargo industry goes, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings occupies a rare patch of ground. It has the enviable position of seeing demand for its solutions whether the global economy and hence the air cargo industry, be sky-high or down in the dumps as it currently is. Donald Urquhart has the story. As an ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) provider, the services of the group’s four key divisions Atlas Air, Polar Air Cargo, Titan Aviation Leasing and the UKbased … [Read more...] about Atlas Air flourishing in challenging times
Atlas Air flourishing in challenging times
As an ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) provider, the services of the group’s four key divisions Atlas Air, Polar Air Cargo, Titan Aviation Leasing and the UKbased Global Supply Systems (GSS) in which it has a 49 per cent stake, have the good fortune of being in demand when business is booming and also when it’s troubled. Speaking of the current downturn in the air cargo market Atlas executive VP and COO, Michael Steen points out that such market conditions, … [Read more...] about Atlas Air flourishing in challenging times
DHL adds additional around-the-world flight
International express services povider, DHL, has announced significant enhancements to its intercontinental delivery capabilities, with the launch on 27 March of a new, additional roundthe-world flight connecting Hong Kong, Los Angeles and Leipzig, Germany. The services are enabled through the introduction of three new B777F freighters, operated by ACMI provider, Southern Air. The transit time capability between Asia and Western US and Canada will be enhanced with a greater number of Asian … [Read more...] about DHL adds additional around-the-world flight
‘Big Brown’ takes on an orange hue
According to the plan, the entire deal is set to be accomplished by the end of September this year, should regulators give the green light. If so, it will be a completely new ball game for the industry with the global express business dominated by only three competitors – DHL, UPS and FedEx. By adding Dutch TNT Express to its portfolio, ‘Big Brown’ not only inherits a massive European road network and some 480,000 staff, but also gets a significant air cargo capacity boost by … [Read more...] about ‘Big Brown’ takes on an orange hue
‘Big Brown’ takes on an orange hue
According to the plan, the entire deal is set to be accomplished by the end of September this year, should regulators give the green light. If so, it will be a completely new ball game for the industry with the global express business dominated by only three competitors – DHL, UPS and FedEx. By adding Dutch TNT Express to its portfolio, ‘Big Brown’ not only inherits a massive European road network and some 480,000 staff, but also gets a significant air cargo capacity boost by … [Read more...] about ‘Big Brown’ takes on an orange hue