Air Cargo News.Apr 16, 2007 China reveals more details of 'jumbo aircraft' manufacturing plaN China unveiled more details of its plan to build "jumbo aircraft," which it defines as passenger jets with more than 150 seats or freighters with a takeoff weight of more than 100 tons, saying it will begin assembling the planes in 10 or more years in Shanghai and Xi'an, 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. the official state Xinhua News Agency “Xinhua” redirects here. For other uses, see Xinhua (disambiguation). The Xinhua News Agency (Simplified Chinese: 新华社; Traditional Chinese: . Apr 10, 2007 FedEx 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]. , the delivery giant's airline unit, signed an agreement Friday to acquire its Hungarian service provider, Flying-Cargo Hungary, a move that fits with its strategy to expand in Eastern Europe Eastern Europe The countries of eastern Europe, especially those that were allied with the USSR in the Warsaw Pact, which was established in 1955 and dissolved in 1991. and gain greater control of service providers in emerging markets. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. F-C has been aligned with FedEx in Hungary since 2003, helping to move and deliver international express shipments. F-C's "day-to-day operations are expected to remain unchanged for the foreseeable future," FedEx said, adding that the company will become a wholly owned FedEx Express business. "Since the mid-1990s, Hungary has proven to be one of the standout economies in Eastern Europe, with import and export growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. of up to 7% projected until 2009," said Robert Elliott Robert Elliott may refer to:
air freight n → fret aérien air freight air n → Luftfracht f , for $30 million in cash. Apr 9, 2007 Saudi Arabian Airlines Saudi Arabian Airlines (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية العربية السعودية) is the national airline of Saudi Arabia, based in Saudi Arabian Airlines confirmed that it will privatize its cargo unit by year end. The airline is inviting expressions of interest this week in a maximum 49% share of its cargo unit, the Arab Air Arab Air is a fictional airline in The Adventures of Tintin comic series created by Herge'. It is mentioned in the comic series title: The Red sea Sharks Carriers Organization said. Saudi Arabian has outlined its intention to privatize its individual business units separately, including the catering, ground handling and technical units, in addition to pilot training and cargo. Apr 12, 2007 Silverjet The all-business-class airline sold 3,293 revenue seats in March, representing a 59% load factor. In addition, last month it began offering cargo services on its daily London Luton-Newark 767 flight. Silverjet Cargo will manage 10 tonnes of available payload outbound and 15 tonnes back to Luton. CargoOne is the GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. in the UK and Platinum Air Cargo in the US. The carrier signed trucking contracts to transfer freight from London Heathrow and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of JFK. "Silverjet's immediate plans include the delivery of a second aircraft in June and a third in November 2007. The entire fleet will offer the same potential for cargo and we plan to exploit it fully," Cargo MD Michael Meagher said. Apr 10, 2007 TAP Cargo TAP Cargo launched twice-weekly flights from Lisbon to Frankfurt and Cologne aboard an A300 freighter. TAP said it is targeting a 20% increase in cargo revenue in 2007 to [euro]120 million ($161.1 million). Apr 13, 2007 Tupolev, Rolls-Royce Chinese pilots complete Tu-204 freighter training The first group of Chinese pilots have completed training on the Rolls-Royce-powered Tupolev Tu-204 freighter prior to Air China beginning operations soon, according to Tupolev. Apr 12, 2007 UPS UPS to establish air hub in Shanghai UPS and the Shanghai Airport Authority formally signed a lease agreement yesterday enabling the parcel delivery giant to establish a long-planned air hub at Pudong International Airport. Apr 13, 2007 UPS Teledyne Controls will install its integrated Data Management Unit on UPS's new fleet of 747-400Fs. Apr 12, 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. Apr 9, 2007 |
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