It’s not the first time and not the last time,” said Emirates SkyCargo divisional Sr. VP, Ram Menen, of the industry challenges that range from rapid boom and bust cycles, sustained high fuel prices, flat demand, overcapacity exacerbated by a global surge of wide-body passenger aircraft, shifting manufacturing consumption patterns, new security challenges, modal shift and ongoing regulatory issues that have stalled efforts to modernise and move the industry forward. “These … [Read more...] about Challenging times: Aberration or ‘new norm’?
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Challenging times: Aberration or ‘new norm’?
It’s not the first time and not the last time,” said Emirates SkyCargo divisional Sr. VP, Ram Menen, of the industry challenges that range from rapid boom and bust cycles, sustained high fuel prices, flat demand, overcapacity exacerbated by a global surge of wide-body passenger aircraft, shifting manufacturing consumption patterns, new security challenges, modal shift and ongoing regulatory issues that have stalled efforts to modernise and move the industry forward. “These … [Read more...] about Challenging times: Aberration or ‘new norm’?
Hartsfield-Jackson: Atlanta’s ‘economic engine’
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’
Hartsfield-Jackson: Atlanta’s ‘economic engine’
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’
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
