Air Cargo News.Aug 6, 2007 International passenger growth remains robust but cargo growth has halved in the first six months of 2007, IATA IATA International Air Transport Association, which sets the rules for air transport, including those concerning air transport of animals. reported. Passenger traffic measured in RPKs rose 6.3% over the first half of 2006, slightly higher than the 5.9% recorded for full-year 2006. However, RPK RPK Republican Party of Kentucky RpK Rocketplane Kistler (Oklahoma City, OK aerospace company) RPK Revenue Passenger Kilometre RPK Random Player Killing (gaming) growth weakened in June to 5.3%, the lowest rate in nine months. While freight demand expressed as FTKs increased only 2.7% in the first semester, well below the 4.6% recorded for full-year 2006, June demand was up 4.9%. It was the second consecutive increase after May's 5% and may indicate that cargo is returning to its historical growth levels in the 5%-6% range. Jul 30, 2007 Asiana Airlines Asiana redirects here. There is also a British Asian magazine called Asiana. | Asiana Airlines (아시아나 항공 Asiana Hanggong KOSDAQ: 020560) (Formerly Seoul Airlines Asiana Airlines yesterday launched weekly Seoul-Moscow Domodedovo-Vienna cargo flights aboard a 747-400F. Aug 1, 2007 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. Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, a leading provider of global air cargo air cargo: see aviation. services, will release results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007, prior to the opening of stock market trading on Wednesday, August 8, 2007. Aug 2, 2007 Atran. Antonov An-12 freighter belonging to cargo carrier Atran crashed shortly after takeoff from Moscow Domodedovo early Sunday, killing all seven crew onboard. Flight 9655 was on its way to Omsk with nine tons of cargo but crashed and burned in a forest about 4 km. from the end of Runway 32C. The Ivchenko AI-20M-6-powered turboprop turboprop: see turbine. turboprop Hybrid engine that provides jet thrust and also drives a propeller. It is similar to the turbojet except that an added turbine, behind the combustion chamber, works through a shaft and speed-reducing gears to turn a first flew in 1964, 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 Flight Safety Foundation's Aviation Safety Network. It was Atran's first hull loss accident. Itar Tass news agency reported that weather conditions were "normal" at DME (Distributed Management Environment) A network monitoring and control protocol defined by the Open Software Foundation (now The Open Group). DME was not widely used. DME - Distributed Management Environment and that, according to Atran, the aircraft "underwent a serious technical examination in May." All three flight data recorders reportedly have been recovered. Founded in 1993, Atran is 25% owned by the Russian government and operates six An-12s, six IL-76Ts and three An-26s, Itar Tass reported. Jul 31, 2007 Atran. Antonov, Moscow Domodedovo Airport Seven Die In Russian Cargo Plane Crash. All seven crew members died when an An-12 Russian cargo plane crashed soon after takeoff from Moscow's Domodedovo Airport early on Sunday, Itar-Tass news agency reported. It said the four-engine turboprop plane, bound for the Siberian city of Omsk, came down on open ground 4 km (2.5 miles) from the airport. The cause of the crash was not immediately known. Tass said the plane, which belonged to cargo carrier Atran, was built in 1964 but had been fully serviced in May. Crashes of elderly planes are not unusual in Russia, which has made upgrading its passenger and cargo fleet a political priority. Jul 30, 2007 Deutsche Post, DHL DHL abbr. 1. Doctor of Hebrew Letters 2. Doctor of Hebrew Literature Better-than-expected earnings at its letter carrier operations helped Deutsche Post AG owner of DHL report a 13 percent increase in second-quarter profit, the postal company said Friday. Aug 3, 2007 FedEx, UPS FedEx and UPS have also received requests from antitrust authorities. FedEx has said it does not believe it engaged in any anti-competitive activities. UPS has said it does not believe it is a target of the investigation. Aug 2, 2007 Korean Air Korean Air, the world's top air cargo carrier, swung to a KRW KRW In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Korean Won. 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. 214.4 billion won (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. $231.8 million) net loss in the second quarter ended June 30, from a KRW14.9 billion profit a year earlier. Despite the poor second-quarter results, analysts expect smoother going for Korean Air at the operating level in the second half. The won is expected to keep rising against the dollar, helping cut the cost of importing fuel and servicing dollar-denominated debt. Aug 2, 2007 UPS It started out in 1907 as the brainchild of two teenagers in a Seattle basement, whose fledgling messenger service made deliveries on foot or on bicycle. As UPS celebrates its 100-year anniversary later this month, it now is the world's largest shipping carrier, a $47 billion business with a fleet of trucks, an airline and operations in 2 Aug 4, 2007 UPS 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. , the world's largest shipping carrier, on Wednesday named a replacement for its UPS Freight president, who will retire Sept. 10. Aug 1, 2007 Wako Logistics Group Wako Logistics Group, a global provider of integrated transport and logistics services, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of all of the membership interests of World Commerce Services, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , an Illinois based logistics and freight forwarding company. 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