As earlier stated, in conjunction with the launch of the new governance structure for the SAS Group, SGS Finland is subject to an individual process for divestment or outsourcing. The SAS Group confirms that discussions regarding a possible take over of SGS Finland are currently ongoing with ISS. ISS Finland provides a wide range of facility...
Turkish Airlines has responded to requests from its freight forwarding customers and become the latest company to join Cargo 2000’s quality management programme. It becomes the 28th airline to join Cargo 2000’s programme to improve the quality of air cargo, reduce the time and cost of managing irregularities and further enhance the reputation ...
Tuesday February 24, 2009 CAAC plans to reduce every flight time by 3 min. and will control capacity increases for Chinese carriers in an effort to lift them out of their current financial difficulties, according to ATW Daily News. According to Vice Minister Wang Changshun, the 3-min. reduction can save airlines about CNY9 billion ($1.31 billion) annually....
NATIONAL Aviation Co of India Ltd (NACIL) and Singapore Air Terminal Services (SATS) is to offer cargo and ground handling at Mumbai, New Delhi, Cochin, Chennai and Kolkata airports on a 50:50 shareholding basis following approval from the central government. Air India, of which NACIL owns, is already offering ground handling with SATS at Hyderabad and Ba...
AIR CARGO flying on Latin American airlines fell 25.4 per cent in December year on year, according the figures released by the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association. The Latin and Caribbean air transport industry carried 3.2 million freight ton kilometres (FTK) of freight in 2008, compared with 3.7 million FTK in 2007, reported Washington...
GLOBE Air Cargo, a member of the European Cargo Services (ECS) group, says it has been appointed exclusive GSA partner in the United Kingdom for Vietnam Airlines. The new contract is part of the airline's preparation for the launch of flights to London this year. In the meantime, Globe Air Cargo in the UK will truck cargo to Paris to connect with Vietnam...
Bulgaria's embassy in Athens has been asked to convey its dissatisfaction that Greece's internal problems have damaged Bulgaria for the second time in less than a month, Bulgarian Foreign Ministry press service said on February 20 2009. Bulgaria's reaction comes after hundreds of long-haul truck Greek drivers staged blockades all around Greece pre...
In March 2008, Daikin Industries, Ltd. (based in Osaka, Japan, COO: Yukiyoshi Okano) and Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai (based in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, PRC, President: Dong Mingzhu) agreed to fuse Daikin's prowess in energy-efficiency technology together with Gree's expertise in production and procurement of raw materials and parts to manu...
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