Volga-Dnepr Group has announced a 46% increase in sales for 2008 from its charter and scheduled air cargo services to US$1.4 billion. The Group, that includes Volga-Dnepr Airlines - the world’s largest charter airline for the movement of outsize and heavyweight cargo – and AirBridgeCargo Airlines, Russia’s leading international scheduled...
THE Houston Airport System celebrated the inaugural flight of Cathay Pacific Cargo at George Bush Intercontinental Airport the first arrival of the thrice weekly all-cargo service from Houston to Hong Kong using 747-400 ERFs. Especially during a tough economy, we appreciate this new growth at Bush Intercontinental, said Rick Vacar, director of aviation fo...
SINGAPORE Airlines Cargo has launched service to the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, Quito in Ecuador, and Bogota in Colombia from Brussels and Singapore. The carrier commenced the service from February 7 under a special approval granted by the aviation authorities in these countries. Singapore Airlines Cargo can play an important role in connecting the ex...
The statutory negotiations at Nokian Heavy Tyres Ltd ended on March 9, 2009. The results of the negotiations were to cut personnel by 4 office employees and 29 factory employees. Part of the personnel cuts will be carried out through pension arrangements. Adjustment measures will also include temporary lay-offs for all personnel and factory stoppages as nee...
Meeting on Friday in Frankfurt/Main, the Supervisory Board of Continental AG, Hanover, adopted its proposals for shareholder representation to be submitted to a vote at the company’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on April 23, 2009. The nominees are: • Prof. Dr. Hans-Jörg Bullinger, President of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft • Mr. ...
Robert Antoniuk has rejoined oneworld's central alliance team as Vice-President Customer Experience and Airports, succeeding Ken Gilbert who has returned to alliance founder member American Airlines after an extended four-year secondment. oneworld comprises ten of the biggest and best names in the world airline industry, all international airline benchmar...
Starting tomorrow, AIR FRANCE and KLM are extending their electronic boarding pass service. The airlines have now introduced the service on most of the European and French domestic destinations. The electronic boarding pass which passengers can receive on a PDA or mobile phone, offers customers a more comfortable travel experience. Following a six-month te...
SAS has chosen the international technological Plug&Sell platform developed by the Europ Assistance Group to implement its tailor-made, multi-country, multi-channel travel insurance programme throughout the world. Within the framework of this innovative agreement, using a unique connection to Plug&Sell - the Europ Assistance Group's compreh...
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