KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has appointed Paul Elich Executive Vice President Inflight Services, effective 1 June, 2009. Mr Elich, who is currently Executive Vice President Ground Services, will be succeeded by Michel Coumans, currently Managing Director KLM Cityhopper (KLC). Michel Coumans will be succeeded at KLC by Boet Kreiken, who was Executive Vice P...
LOS ANGELES World Airports (LAWA) and Mercury Air Group has opened a US$1.1 million, 1,152 square metre refrigeration unit doubling the size of the largest of its existing unit of 372 square metres at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). It's good for business, it's good for the environment, and it pushes Los Angeles closer towards a sustainable mod...
Production in the automotive manufacturing industry in Turkey declined 59 percent in the first quarter of 2009 compared to the same period of last year, as industrial output also revealed a sharp fall in February, according to the latest figures released on Wednesday. The decline in total automotive production registered 53 percent in March, the Automotiv...
Daimler AG (stock exchange abbreviation: DAI) will take all the required measures in order to emerge strengthened from the current economic crisis. “We intend to remain a strong company also in times of weak markets,” states Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, according to the spe...
The European Commission adopted the update of the so-called blacklist of airlines that are banned from flying into the European Union due to safety concerns. The Commission has imposed a ban on six airlines from Kazakhstan, one airline certified in Thailand, one additional Ukrainian air carrier and on operations of all carriers certified in Benin. The Comm...
Africa's international links are to receive a significant lift with news that Emirates is to start flights to Angola, its 17th African destination. The Dubai - Luanda service, which begins August 2nd, will operate three times a week - on a Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. This is the second new route into Africa to be announced by Emirates this year. Fligh...
Boeing [NYSE:BA] tonight announced its nine 2008 Suppliers of the Year, which were chosen from among the company's 10,800 active suppliers worldwide. The winners, from California, Florida, Oregon, Tennessee and Washington, were judged on quality, delivery performance, cost, environmental initiatives, customer service and technical expertise. Four are sma...
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today proposed to grant antitrust immunity to Continental Airlines for its participation in the Star Alliance, and to approve a new joint venture among four of the alliance’s members. Antitrust immunity allows airlines to coordinate their services and act as a single carrier for international air servi...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
Qingdao Saint Voyage Logistics Inc. (SVL) is an Experienced International Shi