From 4 April 2008, Ethiopian Airlines and Lufthansa passengers can fly with either airline on routes between Frankfurt and the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Customers will then have a choice of seven flights per week on this route. The cooperation agreement was signed by Ato Girma Wake, Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines, and Lufthansa Chairma...
Hong Kong-based Dragonair announced the launch of the Dragonair Aviation Certificate Programme for 2008. The programme, first launched in September 2005, is a joint initiative between Dragonair and the Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps that aims to inspire a new generation of aviators in Hong Kong. 14 cadets, aged 18 to 23, will take part in this year’s programme...
Berlin Airports and Berlin Tourismus Marketing GmbH are holding a joint roadshow from 5 until 9 April 2008 in the Arabian Gulf states, where they will spotlight the German capital. This year’s programme includes five stops, Doha, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi and, for the first time, also two Saudi-Arabian cities, Riyadh and Jeddah. Other partners involved in this ev...
Volga-Dnepr Group has reported total sales of US$1,045 million for 2007, 51% higher than its result in 2006. The company achieved substantial growth in the specialist air charter market for the carriage of outsize and heavy cargoes - +62% - and further established its presence in the highly-competitive scheduled cargo services sector. The Group’s schedule...
Volga-Dnepr Group has reported total sales of US$1,045 million for 2007, 51% higher than its result in 2006. The company achieved substantial growth in the specialist air charter market for the carriage of outsize and heavy cargoes - +62% - and further established its presence in the highly-competitive scheduled cargo services sector. The Group’s schedule...
The U.S. and Ukranian governments concluded cooperation agreement this week to help boost trade and investment between the countries. We expect this agreement to provide a solid foundation for discussion of the full range of trade and investment issues, said U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab in a statement. The Trade and Investment Cooperatio...
Whitbread plc, the United Kingdom's largest hotel and restaurant group, has decided to fully outsource its food distribution to Kuehne + Nagel. Under terms of the five-year contract, the Swiss logistics firm will undertake delivery of chilled and ambient products to more than 700 Costa Coffee outlets seven days per week, and delivery of frozen, chille...
Netherlands-based CEVA Logistics has announced contracts from automotive group MAN Nutzfahrzeuge, and Bugaboo International, producers of pushchairs, car seats and accessories. Under a multiyear contract with Bugaboo, CEVA's Benelux site in Wijchen, the Netherlands, will become the new European distribution center and will organize intercontinental l...
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