Today JAL filed an application with the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLITT) to revise from October 1, 2008 the international cargo fuel surcharge for flights departing from Japan only. The international cargo fuel surcharge on long-haul international routes for flights departing Japan will increase from 136 yen to ...
Boeing and EgyptAir announced an order for two 777-300ER (Extended Range) jetliners as part of the airline's twin-aisle fleet upgrade for its long-haul service. The order, which is worth $529 million at current list prices, previously was attributed to an unidentified customer on Boeing's Orders & Deliveries Web site. The notable fuel efficiency of Bo...
SITA, the specialist provider of IT solutions to the air transport industry, announced its membership of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Airline Industry Consortium. SITA will participate in the research and educational efforts of MIT's Global Airline Industry Program and will contribute to the development of its strategic aviation researc...
At the beginning of 2009, Lufthansa Cargo AG is taking over responsibility for the business activities of its 100-percent subsidiary cargo counts GmbH including its staff and customers. Within the context of a merger with Lufthansa Cargo, the supplier of Total Cargo Management (TCM) will be dissolved at the end of the year. Carsten Spohr, Chairman of...
The bridge over Danube River that will link the Bulgarian town of Vidin and Calafat in Romania is still on track to meet its April 2010 deadline, Bulgaria's Transport Minister Petar Moutafchiev said on August 28 2008, as quoted by Focus news agency. The project is currently six months behind the schedule, caused by additional geological and archaeolog...
When Franklin Silencers Ltd – who design, manufacture and supply a range of industrial silencers as well as associated fabrication work – decided to upgrade the materials handling equipment at their Northamptonshire factory, the company invested in used forklift trucks from Jungheinrich’s Ready to Go collection. Franklin acquired electric and LPG-powe...
In 2003, Lufthansa created a company, cargo counts, to provide airlines whose main business was carrying passengers cargo services. Thursday Lufthansa said it would dissolve cargo counts and fold its activities into those of its main Lufthansa Cargo subsidiary in the next year. The original idea, Lufthansa explained, was that at many airlines, the...
The paring of passenger routes by airlines hard-pressed to stop financial losses is having an impact on shippers too. United Airlines Cargo announced Wednesday that it is immediately terminating cargo service at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in New Hampshire. No more cargo will be accepted or received at that destination. Manchester the type ...
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