Forced to abandon Astana in Kazakhstan last June following a spat with Russian air authorities that threatened to develop into a full-blown diplomatic row, the German cargo carrier has now begun landing in Siberia’s Krasnoyarsk instead, for technical stops en route between Europe and Northeast Asia. Heiner Siegmund reports fromSiberia. “The MD-11F is a very good airliner,†stated Lufthansa’s CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber at a recent press event in Leipzig/Halle. In … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Cargo warms up to Siberia
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CHINA: Jade Cargo busy building Euro connections
Shenzhen, China-based Jade Cargo International and Air Logistics Group have recently entered into agreement for representation in Europe. Air Logistics Group will represent Jade Cargo International as general sales and service agent (GSSA) in the European markets of Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Israel, Scandinavia, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Meanwhile, Jade and Austrian Cargo are forging details of their recent … [Read more...] about CHINA: Jade Cargo busy building Euro connections
Defying the logic of the times
Logic would surely dictate that when you are in the middle of an unprecedented industry downturn, it’s not a particularly good idea to start up a new airline and pump more capacity into the very market you are pulling back from. But that is exactly what took place in an expansive new hangar in a historic German city one sunny Friday inJune. Donald Urquhart has the story from Leipzig. In a bold but largely unavoidable move, a new cargo airline has taken flight in what is arguably … [Read more...] about Defying the logic of the times
EUROPE & CIS: Major Euro carriers report cargo leveling
Nearly a six-month long plunge in cargo traffic has leveled out in May for major European carriers, giving hope to earlier sentiments that the global economic contagion will not get any worse. Lufthansa Cargo, Europe’s second largest scheduled cargo airline, carried 125,000 tonnes of freight in May, a 9.1 per cent decline from the same period a year ago that left traffic in the first five months of 2009 down 21.4 per cent at 566,000 tonnes. The May decline is a marked … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: Major Euro carriers report cargo leveling
Coping with the crisis: Four views
Asked to address the current economic outlook and how best to cope with the downturn, four executives representing airports, government, logistics and air carriers were unanimous in their conviction that a full recovery was in store for the globaleconomy, it’s just a matter of when. The airport view “In general the long term trend will be upwards,†said Munich Airport’s president and CEO, Michael Kerkloh adding that he expects there may be some structural … [Read more...] about Coping with the crisis: Four views
Rhenus & Lufthansa team up to boost volumes
Rhenus Freight Logistics and Lufthansa Cargo have signed an agreement aimed at winning more air freight business from medium-sized European companies shipping to the US, Asia and Middle East. Rhenus, which has annual turnover of some €3.3 billion (US$4.5 billion), said it would introduce its European shipper customers to Lufthansa Cargo as part of the preferred partner deal. “Our customers obtain reliable and high-quality services for their air freight in return,†added Marc … [Read more...] about Rhenus & Lufthansa team up to boost volumes
