Air Cargo News.For more air cargo air cargo: see aviation. news, data and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/professional.htm AirGuideAirports To Go for your computer, laptop, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). , phone or mobile device go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#airgairp US Cargo Sales Joint Venture, which handles US cargo sales and marketing for SkyTeam Cargo carriers Air France Air France in full Compagnie Internationale Air France French passenger and cargo airline with more than 200 destinations in some 80 countries. It introduced supersonic Concorde service in 1976, but financial loss led the company to cease its Concorde , Delta Air Lines and Korean Air  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , yesterday named Chang-Hoon Kang as its new CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . Kang, previously managing VP-cargo network and revenue management for Korean Air Cargo, replaces J.D. Cha, who was reassigned to Korean Air Cargo's Seoul headquarters. Aug 4, 2006 AirBridge Cargo AirBridge Cargo will base an IL-76 freighter provided by parent Volga-Dnepr Group in Krasnoyarsk to "meet growing demand" in eastern Russia. Aug 2, 2006 Airbus, FMC Technologies, FedEx FMC Technologies said its Airport Equipment and Services operation in Orlando was selected by FedEx to develop and manufacture a new A380F main/upper deck cargo loader. Aug 3, 2006 Atlas Air Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings said yesterday it will pay off approximately $141 million of principal under two aircraft financing facilities using cash from existing balances and will terminate an existing revolving credit Revolving Credit A line of credit where the customer pays a commitment fee and is then allowed to use the funds when they are needed. It is usually used for operating purposes, fluctuating each month depending on the customers current cash flow needs. facility with no borrowings outstanding. President and CEO William Flynn said Atlas will take advantage of its cash position, which totaled $309 million after the first quarter, to pay down or terminate facilities "that inhibit our strategic and operating flexibility." The company said it would make the payments yesterday, removing the financing liens on 16 747s, among other assets other assets Assets of relatively small value. For financial reporting purposes, firms frequently combine small assets into a single category rather than listing each item separately. . AAWW AAWW Asian American Writers' Workshop AAWW Alpaca Association of Western Washington AAWW Anti-Air Warfare Warship said it will incur a one-time expense of about $13 million in the third quarter related to the write-off of the remaining, unamortized discount associated with the debt. Aug 1, 2006 Boeing, Air France Boeing firms design configuration for 777 freighter. Boeing said this week it has firmed the design configuration for the 777 freighter, which was launched 15 months ago with an order from Air France and will be the sixth version of the 777. The manufacturer said AF "has been closely involved in the airplane's design and development." The airline will take delivery of the first of five 777Fs in the last quarter of 2008. According to Boeing, the 777F will have a range of 4,895 mi. (9,065 km.) with a full payload. Maximum takeoff weight The Maximum Takeoff Weight or Maximum Takeoff Mass of an aircraft is the maximum weight at which the pilot of the aircraft is allowed to attempt to take off. The Maximum Takeoff Weight is the heaviest weight at which the aircraft has been shown to meet all the airworthiness will be 766,000 lb. (347,450 kg.) with a revenue payload capability of 229,000 lb. (103.9 metric tons). It will be capable of accommodating 27 standard pallets on the main deck, 10 pallets in the lower cargo hold and 600 cu. ft. (17 cu. m.) of additional bulk cargo. "The 777 freighter is designed to complement 747 cargo operations with easy direct-transfer shipments," Dennis Todd, engineering leader for the 777F program, said. "In addition, operators will benefit from the freighter's commonality with the passenger models of the 777 family." The 777F is based largely on the 777-200LR passenger aircraft and will be powered by GE90-110B1s. Emirates, Air Canada and Avion Group have placed a combined 18 firm orders for the type. Aug 2, 2006 Boeing, Jade Cargo Boeing delivered the first of six 747-400ERFs extended Range Freighter to Jade Cargo International Jade Cargo International is a cargo airline based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. It operates cargo services to Asia and Europe. Its main base is Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport. . Aug 3, 2006 CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. , FedEx CAE signed with FedEx to provide two A380 full-flight simulators and a suite of CAE Simfinity training devices. Jul 31, 2006 Congo Air Congo Air Crash Kills 17. Seventeen people died when a plane crashed due to bad weather in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, a United Nations spokeswoman said. The Soviet era Antonov 28 plane was flying in low cloud as it approached the airport at Bukavu in the South Kivu province when it clipped a mountainside and plunged into the forest in flames. All fourteen passengers and three crew were killed, the spokeswoman said. Aug 4, 2006 DHL DHL abbr. 1. Doctor of Hebrew Letters 2. Doctor of Hebrew Literature DHL signed a multimillion-dollar, two-year agreement with Electrolux, a leading producer of powered appliances, to serve as the company's exclusive global air express services provider. Aug 1, 2006 Dragonair Dragonair signed a five-year, six-month cargo-handling contract with Fraport Cargo Services. It currently operates four weekly flights to FRA Fra: see Angelico, Fra; Bartolommeo di Pagholo del Fattorino, Fra; Fra Filippo Lippi under Lippi. via Dubai and will increase frequency to six-times-weekly from the start of the winter schedule. Jul 31, 2006 FedEx FedEx extended its contract with the US Postal Service to provide domestic airport-to-airport carriage of mail aboard its aircraft. The new seven-year deal replaces the last two years of a seven-year agreement reached in 2001 and runs through 2013. FedEx predicted the contract, which calls for it to fly more than 4 million lb. of mail daily, will generate $8 billion in revenue over the seven-year period. Aug 2, 2006 Jade Cargo International Jade Cargo International selected Swiss World Cargo to represent it in France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland. Inter Aviation Services of Amsterdam will represent the startup in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. All European activities will be coordinated by its European head office at Amsterdam Schiphol. Jul 31, 2006 |
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