Air Cargo News.Mar 26, 2007 Cargolux, Boeing Cargolux this week placed a follow-on order for three Boeing 0747-8 freighters valued at $845 million plus two options, bringing its total firm orders for the type to 13. It is the co-launch customer for the 747-8F along with Nippon Cargo Airlines Nippon Cargo Airlines Company, Limited (日本貨物航空株式会社 . It also has 10 purchase rights. Boeing said it now has a combined 87 firm orders for the 747-8F and the 747-8 Intercontinental passenger version. Mar 21, 2007 FedEx FedEx Profit Down Due to Slower US Economy. FedEx reported net income of $420 million for its fiscal third quarter ended Feb. 28, down 2% from $428 million earned in the year-ago quarter, on a 7% rise in revenue to $8.59 billion. Mar 22, 2007 FedEx FedEx fiscal third quarter profit down owing to owing to prep. Because of; on account of: I couldn't attend, owing to illness. owing to prep → debido a, por causa de slower US economy FedEx reported net income of $420 million for its fiscal third quarter ended Feb. 28, down 2% from $428 million earned in the year-ago quarter, on a 7% rise in revenue to $8.59 billion Mar 22, 2007 FedEx FedEx to launch overnight service in China FedEx Express FedEx Express, based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, is the world's largest cargo airline. It is a subsidiary of the FedEx Corporation and delivers packages and freight to more than 220 countries each day[1]. will start offering guaranteed overnight express delivery service in China in May. The company said Tuesday it would provide next-business-day, time-definite delivery The delivery of requested logistics support at a time and destination specified by the receiving activity. See also logistic support. service to 19 cities. It will provide another 200 Chinese cities with next-day service. Mar 21, 2007 FedEx, Okay Airway Okay Airways' Boeing 737F operated for FedEx to start in May Chinese carrier Okay Airways Okay Airways (Chinese: 奥凯航空公司; Pinyin: Aòkǎi Hángkōng Gōngsī) is an airline based in Tianjin, People's Republic of China. will be launching domestic freighter operations in May on behalf of FedEx using three Boeing 737-300 freighters. Mar 21, 2007 Nippon Cargo Airlines, Boeing , Boeing reached a deal with Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA (Network Computing Architecture) An architecture from Oracle for developing applications within a networked computing environment. It provides a three-tier distributed environment based on CORBA that uses program components known as "cartridges. ) to manage "a significant portion" of the carrier's spare parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used. Spare parts are also called “spares. inventory under its Integrated Materials Management program. "This program is an especially good fit for us with our Boeing 747-400 [freighters]," Nippon Cargo MD and Senior VP-Engineering and Maintenance Takuzo Nomura said. "It will help us manage our costs." Under IMM IMM See: International Monetary Market , Boeing and other suppliers will own parts that NCA normally would keep in inventory. The manufacturer will manage inventory and logistics. Mar 22, 2007 Z Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new, free service that aims to keep travelers informed flight and airport status via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Air Travel Media / Pyramid Media Group. All rights reserved. Mar 19, 2007 |
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