A new investment of £4.3 million at Edinburgh Airport by TNT Express Services represents the company’s single biggest investment in Scotland. The depot provides local businesses with a focal point for business mail and express parcel delivery services and serves companies throughout Edinburgh, Dundee, Perth and Fife.
Read MoreSwissair, once one of Switzerland’s most respected companies, has filed for bankruptcy in a move that could trigger a series of financial crises among other European airlines
Read MoreEmery Worldwide and the Federal Aviation Administration have signed an agreement that could enable the carrier to resume flying its own aircraft by next March. Emery suspended its flight operations voluntarily on Aug. 13 after the FAA threatened to revoke its operating license due to numerous safety violations. Since then the carrier has been using chartered aircraft. Under the new 180-day agreement, Emery and the FAA agreed to work on an expedited basis to try to resolve issues in 31 specific categories. That agreement could then be extended for another 60 days, although the FAA reserves the right to remove Emery’s operating authority
Read MoreAccording to Dow Jones, FedEx Corp.’s FedEx Express has received $101 million from the federal government under the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act to compensate the company for part of its direct losses incurred Sept. 11 when its aircraft fleet was grounded after the World Trade Center attacks. The payment also compensates for related losses expected to be incurred through Dec. 31.
Read MoreThe three partners laid the foundation stone for their alliance on April 26, 2000 which, until now, has been known as “New Global Cargo”. Lufthansa Cargo is the largest freight carrier in the world and Singapore Airlines Cargo the third largest. Both airlines have global networks. SAS Cargo has a strong presence in Scandinavia and a closely meshed network.
Together, the alliance opens up new markets to shippers, particularly in Asia, Scandinavia, Australia, North America and Northern Europe. The three partners operate a network of 493 destinations worldwide in 103 countries on five continents. The alliance has access to a total of 31 freight-only aircraft and the belly capacities of 612 passenger aircraft, many of which are wide-body aircraft.
The partners say they have harmonized their premium express services and agreed on the relevant IT support as well as common standards and handling processes.
In future, all three express services will be classed as “time definite” services with clearly defined latest acceptance times and time of availability. With this move the carriers say they are further integrating their products into modern supply chain management processes. For the convenience of shippers, the alliance says all express shipments of up to 100 kilograms will be automatically confirmed, with the performance guaranteed for each product across the alliance network.
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