Air Cargo News.Oct 23, 2006 Aeroflot Aeroflot to operate cargo unit as subsidiary, replace DC-10Fs with MD-11Fs for international flights. Aeroflot said last week that it now will operate its cargo unit as a separate, wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. and will lease six MD-11 freighters for delivery in 2008 to replace four aging DC-10s that will be relegated to domestic duty. Oct 16, 2006 Airbus, UPS UPS Evaluating Airbus A380 Order. United Parcel Service United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS), commonly referred to as UPS, is the world's largest package delivery company, delivering more than 15 million packages[1] a day to 6.1 million customers in over 200 countries and territories around the world. has set up a team to evaluate its multi-billion dollar purchase of Airbus A380 freighters, saying all options remain open. The move, confirmed by the company on Friday, is a further sign of doubt among Airbus customers over the A380 superjumbo, which is now two years behind schedule. UPS, whose freighter fleet makes it the world's eighth-largest airline, has 10 A380s on order, worth more than USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. $2.5 billion at list prices, with an option to buy 10 more. UPS said on Friday that it received official notification of the latest delay on October 6, pushing back its first A380 delivery to May 2010 from September 2009. Oct 22, 2006 Boeing Boeing said that global air cargo air cargo: see aviation. traffic growth is expected to average 6.1 percent over the next 20 years, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Boeing's World Air Cargo Forecast 2006/2007. Additionally, large freighters, such as the 747-8 Freighter, will comprise an increasingly large segment of the world freighter fleet, as operators look for high efficiency with low tonne-kilometer costs. Oct 17, 2006 Boeing, 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 . Korean Air to order 10 freighters, 'considering' new passenger aircraft. Korean Air will place an order for 10 freighters by year end, most likely a combination of 777Fs and 747-8Fs, and also is "considering" orders for the 777-300ER and/or the 747-8 Intercontinental, according to senior executives who briefed reporters yesterday in Seoul. Oct 17, 2006 Boeing, UPS UPS leaves open the possibility that it may buy or lease Boeing planes as a stopgap measure, or even cancel the order outright and buy Boeing planes instead. On October 9, Bob Lekites, vice president of UPS airline and international operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. , ordered a team to evaluate the Airbus A380 order, according to a company spokesman. Oct 22, 2006 DHL DHL abbr. 1. Doctor of Hebrew Letters 2. Doctor of Hebrew Literature , Atlas Air Atlas Air is an American cargo airline based in Purchase, New York, United States. It operates scheduled freight flights on an ACMI contract basis for some of the world's leading airlines, flying to 101 cities in 46 countries. Worldwide DHL to solidify Asian presence with $150 million investment in Atlas Air Worldwide. Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has reached agreement to sell a 49% equity interest and a 25% voting interest in its Polar Air Cargo Polar Air Cargo is an American cargo airline based in Purchase, New York, USA. It operates scheduled all-cargo services to Asia, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the Americas. Its main base is John F. subsidiary to DHL for $150 million cash, the companies announced yesterday. Oct 17, 2006 FedEx Express FedEx Express pilots represented by the Air Line Pilots Assn. approved the four-year labor agreement reached in September by a 94.6% to 5.4% vote, with 93.7% of eligible pilots casting a ballot, the carrier and union announced this week. Oct 19, 2006 Korean Air, Sinotrans JV Korean Air/Sinotrans JV to launch next year with three freighters. The Korean Air/Sinotrans joint venture cargo airline will launch between June and September 2007 with one 747F and two A300Fs based in Tianjin. Oct 18, 2006 Z Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/onlinenews.htm To Subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com Oct 16, 2006 |
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