| • Air freight gets tighter screening in the USA |
| November 16,2008 |
-A Monitor Report
Washington, DC : For the first time, business cargo carried on most passenger planes is being checked for explosives, according to airlines and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
Airlines began checking air freight on .. more..
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| • DHL Express partners with Polar Air Cargo on TransPacific routes |
| November 16,2008 |
-A Monitor Report
Frankfurt : DHL Express has launched its TransPacific partnership with Polar Air Cargo on October 27, with an inaugural flight leaving Hong Kong International Airport bound for Wilmington, Ohio.
In terms of a Block Space Agreement (.. more..
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| • FedEx paid $10.7m in NYC parking tickets |
| November 16,2008 |
-A Monitor Report
New York : Think you've got parking ticket problems? Federal Exp-ress paid a whopping US $10.7 million in parking and traffic ticket expenses to New York City in the fiscal year ending May 31, 2008, according to FedEx media relations .. more..
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• UPS releases Q3 results
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| November 16,2008 |
- A Monitor Report
New York : UPS's international and supply chain business units post respectable revenue growth despite the challenging global economic environment.
While the company's consolidated operating profit was down 6.9 per cent, the Supp.. more..
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| • Qatar Airways launches new cargo route to Spain |
| November 16,2008 |
-A Monitor Report
Doha : Qatar Airways Cargo has introduced a new non-stop frei-ghter service linking the airline's operational hub of Doha with Zaragoza in northern Spain.
The service operates every Saturday using an Airbus A300-600 freighter.
The re.. more..
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| • JAL revamps cargo fleet, Routes and frequencies |
| November 16,2008 |
-A Monitor Report
Tokyo : From January 2009, Japan Airlines (JAL) will suspend freighter-only operations between Tokyo (Narita) and New York, and will reduce freighter frequency between Tokya (Narita) and Los Angeles from six to five flights per week.. more..
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| • Hapag-Lloyd gets US$750m loan to buy ships |
| November 16,2008 |
-A Monitor Report
Singapore : Hapag-Lloyd has secured a loan of US$750 million over five years to buy 29 container ships from TUI, its former parent.
The world's fifth-largest ocean carrier said the loan, provided by a syndicate of six banks, will "di.. more..
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| • US, Vietnam agree to open air cargo routes |
| November 16,2008 |
- A Monitor Report
Washington, DC : The US and Vietnam have agreed to the terms of an Open Skies agreement that will effectively eliminate restrictions on air cargo routes linking the two countries.
The new pact will give air carriers from both countr.. more..
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