Germany's Deutsche Bahn on Monday announced changes to the board of management at its logistics unit Schenker. Thomas C. Lieb will July 1 assume the chairmanship of Schenker's management board, while remaining responsible for the air and ocean freight division as well as the Asia-Pacific and America regions. Karl Nutzinger will return to the compa...
British logistics service provider Wincanton plc has moved to find new leaders of its German subsidiary Wincanton Deutschland. Two members of the senior German team, Harry Dumser, managing director of solution, and Christian Wurst, managing director of finance and administration, will become joint managing directors. They report directly to Graeme McF...
The U.S. government plans to deliver up to 500,000 metric tons of food aid over 12 months to North Korea, starting in June. An experts meeting will be convened in Pyongyang in the near future to work out operational matters and commence detailed implementation of the program, said the U.S. Agency for International Development, in a May 16 statement. P...
The U.S. Agency for International Development said it has three ships loaded with more than 6,820 tons of food aid en route to Haiti that should arrive on or about June 4. The shipments comprise corn/soy blend, lentils, vegetable oil and soy fortified bulgur wheat. USAID estimates that one ton of food aid should feed about 2,000 people for one day. ...
Dragonair announced it is launching a number of initiatives to support the relief efforts in China, following the earthquake that devastated the Sichuan province on Monday. In addition to a donation of HK$2 million to the Hong Kong Red Cross in conjunction with its sister airline Cathay Pacific, Dragonair is providing a mechanism for its staff to make don...
Dragonair announced that it will further expand its fleet with the acquisition of two more Airbus A320-200s. The fleet enhancement is a strategic move in support of the airline’s continued network expansion. The two new A320-200s, acquired on an operating lease with CIT Aerospace, are scheduled for delivery in 2009 and 2010. The aircraft will be powe...
A China Eastern Airlines (CEA) Boeing Next-Generation 737-700 completed a flight into China's Lijiang Airport to validate the capability and benefits of an advanced navigation method known as Required Navigation Performance (RNP). RNP uses global-positioning satellites and onboard flight-management systems to guide airplanes along precise flight paths...
Singapore Changi Airport bagged two awards in Singapore and London. For its innovative and fresh retail offerings, Changi Airport continued to remain a favourite and maintain its strong lead in the travel retail industry. In another poll, Changi Airport was voted best airport among readers of the UK-based UltraTravel magazine. The Civil Aviation Aut...
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