Deutsche Bahn’s logistics subsidiary Schenker has filed a lawsuit against certain air cargo carriers operating in the US market, allegedly claiming damages for illegal fixing fuel and security surcharges for shipments from, to and within the US from 1999 until at least 2006. The complaint was filed in New York federal court against air cargo carriers Air France, KLM, Martinair, Cargolux, Qantas, SAS and All Nippon Airways. All the defendants have entered into guilty pleas and have been … [Read more...] about Schenker sues carriers over cargo price fixing
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Australia Post, Qantas launch new StarTrack
Australia Post and Qantas have launched their new Australian domestic express product – StarTrack, from 30 April. In May 2011 joint shareholders Australia Post and Qantas made the decision to integrate Star Track Express and Australian air Express’s retail door-to-door business, combining the extensive road and air freight networks to create the nation’s largest integrated express freight and logistics operation. With 57 branch facilities Australiawide, StarTrack perates a … [Read more...] about Australia Post, Qantas launch new StarTrack
Qantas bucks trend with Asian perishable trade
“Ex-Australia to Asia, the market bucked global trends for the first half of the year, recording strong growth particularly in perishable exports,†Qantas Freight executivemanager Stephen Cleary said, adding that there is a good mix of manufacturedgoods, perishables and time definiteproduct travelling in both directions onthe Tasman. The cargo division of Qantas has also seen a modest demand growth between Australia and New Zealand in the first half of 2009 while volumes ex-New … [Read more...] about Qantas bucks trend with Asian perishable trade
Qantas airbuses back in the air
All three of Qantas' new A380 super jumbo jets are up, up and away once more after being grounded for 24 hours to deal with fuel tank and steering problems, the carrier said. The aircraft were grounded in London and Sydney to deal with issues the airline described as "teething problems". Two were out of service due to a fuel tank indication system problem and one experienced a nose wheel ground steering issue and an unrelated fuel leak issue, Qantas said in a statement. All the issues have been … [Read more...] about Qantas airbuses back in the air
Qantas, BA target US$500 million annual synergies
Qantas Airways Ltd and British Airways PLC are targeting annual synergies of at least US$500 million by 2010 as part of their merger discussions, the Australian Financial Review reported. Qantas Airways British Airways are in talks about a potential merger as airlines explore consolidation in a bid to mitigate the deepening economic downturn. Qantas confirmed on Wednesday it was exploring a potential merger via a dual-listed company structure after a similar announcement earlier by BA that sent … [Read more...] about Qantas, BA target US$500 million annual synergies
Australia’s air cargo gateway nears capacity
Sydney Airport (also known as Kingsford Smith International Airport) is both the major passenger airport serving Sydney, the main hub for Qantas and Australia’s keycargo gateway. The airport – managed by Sydney Airport Corporation Limited (SACL) – also has the honour of being one of the oldest continually operated airports in the world and the busiest airport in Australia, handling 31.9 million passengers and 290,346 aircraft movements in 2007. It was the 28th busiest … [Read more...] about Australia’s air cargo gateway nears capacity
