Tag: Air Transport

FedEx delivers more new jobs to ST Mobile Aerospace Engineering

Posted by | Jan 22, 2007 | |

More evidence that Mobile is growing as a hub for the aerospace industry came with the happy announcement that ST Mobile Aerospace Engineering Inc. and FedEx Express Corp. will convert 87 passenger jets to air freighters at Brookley Field.
Immediately, that means 200 new jobs — good jobs, paying an average of USD14 to USD18 an hour. Over time, the seven-year USD470 million contract with FedEx will solidify MAE’s status as Mobile County’s largest employer and its position as a major player in the Mobile economy.
The contract is to convert Boeing 757 passenger planes to freighters to replace about 110 Boeing 727s currently used by FedEx. MAE expects to turn out about one freighter per month when production gets under way in May.

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UPS may join Fedex in canceling Airbus A380 orders

Posted by | Jan 19, 2007 | |

United Parcel Service Inc. is expected to cancel an order for 10 freighter versions of the Airbus A380 superjumbo plane next week, French newspaper Les Echos said on Friday without citing sources.
For its part Airbus, owned by aerospace group EADS, could announce it will first focus on solving its problems with the passenger version of the A380 and await better times for it to produce a cargo version, Les Echos said.
But Airbus said it had no information on the reported plans “I have no information along that line,” a spokeswoman said.
Wiring installation problems have delayed deliveries of the double-decker plane by an average of two years, with the first delivery now due in late 2007 to Singapore Airlines, and led EADS to issue its third profit warning in less than a year on Wednesday.
A cancellation by UPS would follow a similar decision by its main rival FedEx Corp. which in November became the first company to cancel an A380 order, citing delivery delays.

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FedEx Jet flying with anti-missile system

Posted by | Jan 18, 2007 | |

An anti-missile system is being tested aboard a FedEx MD-10 during its regular cargo flights, Northrop Grumman said this week. The airplane launched on Tuesday from Los Angeles International Airport with the Guardian system installed, starting the operational test and evaluation portion of the program, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The tests will continue through March 2008. The Guardian system uses proven military technology to defend against shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, Northrop Grumman said. The system detects an approaching missile and directs a non-visible, eye-safe laser toward it to disrupt its guidance signals.

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Fedex Israel has inaugurated drop shipments service

Posted by | Jan 15, 2007 | |

The new service which will be offered throughout Fedex global network will focus on multinationals and subcontractors producing products in the Far East and sell them to worldwide distributors

Yossi Aton, Fedex Israel director general announced last week the inauguration a new drop shipment service enabling fast delivery of parcels between countries.

Drop shipment is an arrangement between a business and the manufacturer or distributor of a product the business wishes to sell in which the manufacturer or distributor–and not the business–ships the product to the business’s customers.

Aton added that the new service which will be offered throughout Fedex global network will cater for a large range of businesses and will focus on multinationals and subcontractors producing products in the Far East and sell them to worldwide distributors.

Aton noted that full real time operational as well as financial control over the movement of the parcels is available through Fedex internet web.

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Emirates joins DHL air cargo security partnership

Posted by | Jan 15, 2007 | |

Emirates Group and DHL Global Forwarding, have signed a memorandum of understanding in air cargo security. Emirates Airline is one of the first airline partners to join this security programme, initiated by DHL Global Forwarding.
The aim of the partnership programme is to initiate standard operating procedures for high-value and high-risk air cargo. Emirates and DHL will share best practices and information on crime trends and jointly lobby towards authorities.

“The Emirates Group has always been committed to strengthening security throughout the handling chain. This programme embodies the symbiotic relationship between major players and stakeholders in the cargo industry,” commented Dr Abdulla Al Hashimi, divisional senior vice-president Emirates Group Security.

Robert Larson, senior vice-president and head of global security DHL Logistics added: “We are glad to welcome Emirates Group Security in our security partnership programme. Now we can combine our expertise and can contribute more efficiently to making the global supply chain more secure.”

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