AMI – the world’s largest trade-only freight wholesaler – has opened its fifth office in the USA, at Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) Airport. The new branch is the company’s first USA expansion since it acquired the UAC business and its four US offices in April 2007. AMI DFW will serve the airfreight communities of both Dallas and Houston,...
The AIR FRANCE KLM Group’s summer 2009 schedule (29 March - 25 October) has been adjusted in line with the sharp decline in demand caused by the economic crisis which is affecting all corners of the world. Thanks to the complementarities of the Paris and Amsterdam hubs, customers will continue to benefit from a global network spread over five continen...
Japan Airlines (JAL) filed with the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) for a decrease in fuel surcharge for international cargo flights departing Japan, with effect from April 01, 2009. The international cargo fuel surcharge on long-haul international routes for flights departing Japan will decrease from 115 yen to 31 ...
In February 1,261,507 passengers travelled through Oslo Airport. This was 92,403 or 13% fewer than during the same period last year. The decline on domestic routes was 77,135 passengers or 11%, and on international routes the decline was 15,268 passengers or 15%. Passenger figures are now at the same level as in 2007. The number of aircraft movements in Fe...
A European Commission proposal to help struggling airlines triggered a clash on Tuesday between big carriers and low-cost carriers, which dismissed the proposal as a protectionist ploy, The Financial Times reported. At the dispute’s centre is a proposal by Antonio Tajani, European transport commissioner, temporarily to suspend rules that oblige airli...
HONG KONG Cathay Pacific Group announced an attributable loss of HK$8,558 million in 2008, compared to a profit of HK$7,023 million the previous year. The 2008 result is a record annual loss for the airline. Group turnover rose by 14.9 per cent to HK$86,578 million in 2008. Business in the first six months of the year was generally strong, but extremely h...
STEEP declines on Asia/Pacific and Americas routes have resulted in an 18.5 per cent fall in cargo volume in February for Air France-KLM, Europe's biggest airline. British Airways cargo volume fell 20.7 per cent in February year on year, but the company said it was maintaining global market share and making gains in some territories, reported Newark's J...
HACTL (Hongkong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd) suffered a 22 per cent year-on-year decline in February, the company announced in its standard monthly throughput statement. A total of 133,624 tonnes were handled in February, said the Hactl statement. Imports stood at 38,587 tonnes, down 27.9 per cent year-on-year. Exports fell 25.3 per cent to 64,546 tonnes. Tra...
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