Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific reported its net income for the first half of 2014 at PHP 3 billion (US$68.4 million), an increase from Php 257 million for the same period last year. Its Q2 2014 total revenues increased 33.7 per cent YoY to Php 14.95 billion. Cargo revenues posted an increase of 15.7 per cent as CEB carried 37 million of kilos of cargo, an increase of 17.7 per cent for the same period last year. Ancillary revenues grew 27.4 per cent to P2.2 billion driven by 6.4 … [Read more...] about CEB’s cargo revenues up by 15.7% in 1H 2014
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Ruslan cargo doubles Phil’s aid handling capacity
Ruslan International – the company which manages and markets the combined Antonov An-124 fleets of its shareholders Antonov Airlines and Volga Dnepr Airlines – has carried a vital shipment of airport cargo handling equipment from Amsterdam to Cebu, Philippines. The equipment is assisting in the ongoing processing of international relief cargo, following the devastating Typhoon Haiyan. Largest item of the 85 tonne load was a dual-platform maindeck loader, capable of … [Read more...] about Ruslan cargo doubles Phil’s aid handling capacity
Ruslan cargo doubles Phil's aid handling capacity
Ruslan International – the company which manages and markets the combined Antonov An-124 fleets of its shareholders Antonov Airlines and Volga Dnepr Airlines – has carried a vital shipment of airport cargo handling equipment from Amsterdam to Cebu, Philippines. The equipment is assisting in the ongoing processing of international relief cargo, following the devastating Typhoon Haiyan. Largest item of the 85 tonne load was a dual-platform maindeck loader, capable of … [Read more...] about Ruslan cargo doubles Phil's aid handling capacity
Philippines’ Tacloban airport partially re-opens
The airport in the devastated Philippine city of Tacloban, which was also severely damaged by five metre high storms surges created by the Category 5 super-typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda) last Friday, has begun to service military and commercial flights carrying humanitarian relief and equipment, albeit limited to turboprop aircraft. The heavily damaged control tower at Tacloban airport. Captain John Andrews, deputy director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines … [Read more...] about Philippines’ Tacloban airport partially re-opens
Massive aid effort for Phil’s typhoon victims in high gear
International aid donations from countries, individuals and humanitarian agencies are rapidly building as rescue workers from around the world rush to the Philippines after the year’s most powerful typhoon – and perhaps the most powerful in recorded history – flattened buildings and unleashed storm surges that ravaged communities. The United Nations, the International Red Cross and other humanitarian agencies have “quickly ramped up critical relief operations to help … [Read more...] about Massive aid effort for Phil’s typhoon victims in high gear
Massive aid effort for Phil's typhoon victims in high gear
International aid donations from countries, individuals and humanitarian agencies are rapidly building as rescue workers from around the world rush to the Philippines after the year’s most powerful typhoon – and perhaps the most powerful in recorded history – flattened buildings and unleashed storm surges that ravaged communities. The United Nations, the International Red Cross and other humanitarian agencies have “quickly ramped up critical relief operations to help … [Read more...] about Massive aid effort for Phil's typhoon victims in high gear