The hearing took place while the 530 amendments that have been submitted by Members are being translated. Members welcomed the hearing as a good opportunity to deepen the committee's understanding of road charging. This could pave the way for a common TRAN approach to the Eurovignette revision. Six speakers were invited to illustrate the issue from t...
The Executive Board of Continental AG, Hanover, is concerned about the intervention of the Schaeffler Group in Continental's business negotiations. We have been made aware of a letter from the management of the Schaeffler Group to several of our banks. In this letter, the Schaeffler Group is obviously attempting to influence the talks being held proactive...
CARGO and ramp handling for AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) from Amsterdam-Schipol will begin from January next year in line with the company's growth strategy for Russia and Asia networks by using Aviapartner Cargo services at the airport. Aviapartner Cargo will provide loading and unloading of aircraft, pushback and towing, headset, ground power,...
SINGAPORE's airlines and airport industry will receive economic relief in an extended Air Hub Development Fund (ADHF) of S$130 million (US$87.2 million) with an improved air traffic flow system to reduce congestion and fuel costs. Changi airfreight tonnage for November fell 14.2 per cent year on year and in the first 11 months this year, it dipped 0.2...
Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced an updated schedule for its all-new 787 Dreamliner program that moves the commercial jet's first flight into the second quarter of 2009 and first delivery into the first quarter of 2010. The new schedule reflects the impact of disruption caused by the recent Machinists' strike along with the requirement to replace certain...
Global aviation security must be threat-based, risk-managed, multi-layered and operationally consistent to be effective, says the chairman of TIACA’s Industry Affairs Committee. Whilst acknowledging that security and safety underpin everything in the worldwide air cargo industry, Ulrich Ogiermann, also the President & CEO of Cargolux, said security ag...
SITA, the specialist provider of IT solutions to airlines and airports, today said that, according to a new global survey of air travellers’ habits and attitudes, travellers using Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) have the highest preference for self-service check-in but it is mainly Air France passengers who exercise the option. Despite the fact that 69%...
Vienna-based Cargomind is the first quality-driven organisation to take advantage of Cargo 2000’s new Regional Membership that was launched to encourage more medium-sized airlines, freight forwarders and logistics companies to participate in its quality management system. The new lower cost category of membership is available to any company with oper...
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