BAX Learns From DHL
Though the U.S. and the European Union have reported substantial progress in open skies talks to liberalize air services, some troublesome rules remain...
Some Gains in Air Agreement
U.S. and European Union airlines would gain access to each others markets if terms agreed to in the most recent round of negotiations take effect. U.S....
Labor Unrest in the Air?
Northwest Airlines was able to gain voluntary pay and benefit reductions that would save the airline $332 million annually from its pilots and flight...
Save Our Airlines
U.S. European Union talks on an open aviation agreement took a welcome turn in early November in the view of European Union negotiators, but many in the...
Air Freight Processing to be Totally Paperless
As the associations director general and CEO, Giovanni Bisignani, claims, Our mission is to take the paper out of cargo by the end of 2010. The air cargo...
The Polar Air Strike is Over
Money was the major issue between crewmembers and the Polar subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. The new 18-month contract provides a 10.5%...
Hong Kong extends its logistics reach
The following special report was filed by Perry Trunick, Logistics Todays executive editor, from Hong Kong: What do you do if your region loses nearly...
Polar Air Cargo Crews Go On Strike
A subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW), all cargo Polar Air operates a fleet of 12 Boeing 747 freighters in a global scheduled-service network....
Computer Failure Shuts Asian Air Cargo Facility
For nearly six hours on September 13th, the Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminal Ltd.s multi-story automated cargo handling facility was shut down after a critical...
Northwest and Delta on Strike: What About Cargo?
For the time being, shippers using these combination carriers for moving cargo will have to reassure themselves that flights to selected destinations...
Shippers put air freight industry on alert
When you tender a load to move by air, there's a one in 10 chance it won't fly according to plan. In some cases, the number could be significantly higher....
Solidarity is in the eye of the beholder
We're a long way from August 14, 1980, when Lech Walesa scaled the wall of the Gdansk Shipyard to lead a strike that was the beginning of the end of Soviet...
Forwarders move from information to integration
There's little value in simply moving goods from Point A to Point B, according to Frank Scheibner, president of Hellmann USA (www.hellmann.net). That's...
Rising Fuel Costs to Bring Airlines Down
Oil is once again robbing the industry of a return to profitability, says Giovanni Bisignani, the associations director general and CEO. Each dollar added...
Air Carriers Upgrade Service
Overall available tonne kilometers (capacity) rose at a higher rate than demand in all regions, observed Transport Intelligence. Airlines were providing...
FedEx Express Introduces a New Eastbound Around-the-World Route
With the use of a wide body MD 11 freighter, FedEx doubles its cargo capacity on its Europe to Asia link by an additional 850,000 pounds, with the service...
Forwarders move from information to integration
Theres little value in simply moving goods from Point A to Point B, according to Frank Scheibner, president of Hellmann USA (www.hellmann.net). Thats...
Global air cargo capacity dependent on Boeing machinists
By its own claims, the Boeing Companys freighters comprise over 90% of total worldwide freighter lift. Orders for 747 and 777 freighters and freighter...
Northwest Still Flying Despite Mechanics Strike
On the final day of Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) negotiations, August 19, we experienced an AMFA job slowdown, admitted Northwest Airlines...
Polar Air Could Confront a Pilot Strike
The major issue between the two sides is compensation. Offered final and binding arbitration by the National Mediation Board, ALPA declined and a 30-day...
DHL Beefs Up U.S. Infrastructure
Scheduled for completion in Fall 2006, the new facility at Allentown, Pennsylvania, will be the principal DHL distribution center for the region, with...
Quick Response Contains BA Disruption
A recent survey by the U.K.s Transport Intelligence group pointed to shippers concerns over their forwarders ability to provide information proactively...
Theres Weakness in International Air Freight
In seeking causes for the weak performance, Giovanni Bisignani, director general and CEO of IATA, notes that, The story for the first half of the year...
BA Workers Return; Heathrow Operations Normal
British Airways (BA) officials could not gauge the full impact on cargo movement through Londons Heathrow Airport of a walk out staged by an estimated...
Ground Services Walk Out Halts BA Cargo
British Airways (BA) officials could not gauge the full impact on cargo movement through Londons Heathrow Airport of a walk out staged by an estimated...
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