Air Cargo News.Apr 30, 2007 China's airlines maintained their rapid growth rate in the first quarter, enjoying a 15.9% year-over-year rise in passengers to 40.9 million and a 13.3% gain in freight to 858,000 tonnes, 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. CAAC CAAC Civil Aviation Administration of China CAAC Civilian Agency Acquisition Council CAAC Capital Area Activities Conference (Lansing, Michigan, USA) CAAC Clean Air Action Corporation CAAC Citizens' Action Against Crime statistics released yesterday. International numbers lifted significantly. International passengers climbed 23.9% to 3.8 million and freight rose 25.1% to 238,000 tonnes. CAAC attributed the improvement to growth in both imports and exports as well as airlines' capacity increases. Apr 25, 2007 In 2005, international cargo and passenger traffic rose 13.7% and 9.5% respectively, which compared to 19.5% cargo and 23.7% passenger growth for foreign carriers operating in China. Last year the scenario reversed as China's airlines grew 15.5% and 19.5% respectively, outpacing foreign airline cargo growth of 13.1% and a passenger increase of 7.8%. Apr 25, 2007 Air Cargo air cargo: see aviation. Management Group released its latest 20-year freighter aircraft forecast last week, projecting that the global fleet will more than double in size from 1,801 units currently to 3,883 by 2026. "In addition to freighter fleet expansion. . .more than 1,100 existing freighters will be retired over the next 20 years," ACMG ACMG American College of Medical Genetics ACMG Association of Canadian Mountain Guides ACMG Air Cargo Management Group Project Director Robert Dahl said. "Taking both growth and replacement into account, ACMG predicts the need for more than 3,200 new and converted freighters through 2026, an average of 160 units added per year." Widebodies, which now make up just over half of the world's freighters, will comprise a 64% share by 2026, Dahl said. Apr 23, 2007 Airbus, EADS EADS European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V. EADS Expeditionary Air Defense System (USMC) EADS Extended Air Defense Systems EADS Environmental Assessment Data System EADS Echelons Above Division Study , United Aircraft Building EADS and United Aircraft Building Corp. will operate a joint venture to convert A320s and A321s to freighters for entry into service beginning in 2011. Speaking yesterday at Airbus's annual Technical Press Briefing in Toulouse, COO-Customers John Leahy John Leahy (born August 1950) was appointed Chief Operating Officer at Airbus in July 2005. Leahy continues as Airbus' Chief Commercial Officer, a role he has held since August 1994. He is a member of the Airbus main board of management. said the conversions will take place a t facilities in Dresden and north of Moscow. The cost for an A320P2F will be $4.5 million, rising to $5 million for an A321P2F. The converted A320 freighter will carry a payload of 23 tons while the A321 will carry up 27 tons. Apr 26, 2007 LAN Airlines LAN Airlines S.A. NYSE: LFL (formerly Lan Chile) is an airline based in Santiago, Chile. It is the principal Chilean airline and one of the largest in South America, with flights to Latin America, Canada, United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Oceania, and Europe. , Airbus, Boeing LAN Airlines announced it likely will lease up to four Airbus A340s next year and add four Boeing 777 freighters in 2009-11. Apr 26, 2007 UPS UPS predicts growth in Europe, China 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. expects export volume growth of 25% in 2007 in China. The company also predicts "double-digit" growth in European markets. "We see no reason why the growth trends in these regions should slow down in the short term," Chief Financial Officer Scott Davis Scott Davis is the name of various people:
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