Middle Eastern based carriers have proven their worth over the past two decades as serious air cargo carriers. These range from the Gulf stalwarts, Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways to Istanbul based Turkish Airlines. All have set up large cargo handling networks and worldwide routes for freighters of for their belly holds. Read more>
The U.S. and the United Arab Emirates are reportedly nearing a deal to resolve a years-old dispute over alleged government subsidies to Emirates and Etihad Airways, which the major U.S. carriers claim have distorted competition, The Associated Press reported. Read more>
There have been rumors buzzing around and ongoing speculations about a German AOC that Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group intends to apply for. CargoForwarder Global ends the guessing and presents the facts as they stand today. Read more>
A glance at the local trade register reveals that the Leipzig-based company, founded in 2013, has not yet been active. Cash in hand has declined from €25,000 in 2013 to €21.400 three years after. Operational actions are not recorded. Read more>
IN BRIEF, THE LATEST CARGO AIRLINE INDUSTRY NEWS. Read more>
The Moscow headquartered transport company, best known for their fleet of mighty AN-124 freighters, have decided to terminate their Ruslan Salis commitment. By quitting the Strategic
Airlift Interim Solution contract, they no longer carry any military equipment or humanitarian goods on behalf of most NATO and EU states as has been the case since the inception of Leipzig,
Germany-based Salis in 2006. Read more>
The Latin American airline is the number one cargo player in the Bra-zilian market. Door-to-door services offered by the carrier to shippers and forwarders alike have become increasingly important. Read more>
Amid rumors that the Indian government of Narendra Modi is apparently considering relaxing the deadline for submitting an expression of interest to buy 76% in state-owned carrier Air India, Jet Airways earlier this week ruled out a bid for the debt-laden carrier, which the government put up for sale in March. Read more>
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A mere 16 months after its inception the collaborative umbrella organisation Pharma.Aero signed a MoU with IATA (see CFG 26 March). For the newly-appointed secretary-general Frank Van Gelder this helps pave the way for global standards in pharmaceutical air cargo logistics. Read more>
China’s debt-laden conglomerate HNA Group said it is postponing a planned share sale in its aircraft ground-handling company, Swissport Group, roughly two weeks after abandoning a similar plan for its Swiss airline caters Gategroup holding AG, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported.
The airline, which last autumn was acquired by Berlin-based forwarding group Zeitfracht, has become the 283rd member of the International Air Transport Association. Concurrently, Zeitfracht Luftfahrt Holding together with their cargo sales agent Leisure Cargo have become business partners of the influential Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (Barig). Read more>
The former cargo chief of Qatar Airways, Ulrich Ogiermann has taken on a new assignment as advisor to London-headquartered freight carrier CargoLogicAir (CLA). His task is to pave the way for Russian Volga-Dnepr subsidiary CLA to obtain a German AOC. Read more>
