Tag: Air Transport

Alpine Air Express Awarded a New Contract with UPS

Posted by | Jun 26, 2006 | |

Alpine Air Express Inc. announced that its operating subsidiary Alpine Air, a leading provider of regional air cargo transport and logistics services, has been awarded a new contract by the United Parcel Service (UPS) to commence operation on July 17, 2005, servicing routes from Seattle to Kennewick and Walla Walla, Wash.

According to the company, the contract is part of its plan to diversify its client base, better use its aircraft assets and expand its routes to areas that are geographically compatible with the company’s future operations. Additionally, the company expects the contract to contribute significantly toward its continued profitability.

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DHL entry for Malaysian Transmile?

Posted by | Jun 12, 2006 | |

Transmile Group Bhd recently lost a bid to renew a contract with its biggest shareholder, Pos Malaysia Bhd, fuelling speculation that the postal operator wants to sell its shares in the air-cargo company. Pos Malaysia, which holds a 17.29 per cent stake in Transmile, had awarded its business to lesser-known Gading Sari Aviation Services Sdn Bhd. According to sources, Transmile had been carrying cargo for Pos Malaysia since 1993, but the contract, equivalent to about 4-5 per cent of Transmile’s total revenue, expired in December last year. “The contract was then extended for three months until March 2006, before Pos Malaysia decided not to renew Transmile’s contract after conducting a review of its existing suppliers,” a source told Business Times. This could mean that courier firm DHL could enter and buy a strategic stake in Transmile, the source said. DHL is currently one of Transmile’s biggest customers.

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DHL invests in Leipzig/Halle airport

Posted by | Jun 2, 2006 | |

DHL is to increase its activities at Leipzig/Halle airport in eastern Germany. The German company is to increase the number of flights it carries out each day from five to nine and will also fly to new destinations in the UK and the Czech Republic. As of July, DHL will employ more than 240 people at Leipzig/Halle.

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UPS pilot talks again on hold

Posted by | May 12, 2006 | |

A split within union leadership ranks has put contract talks between UPS and its pilots back into an indefinite recess, just as formal bargaining sessions were set to resume in the coming week, said a key union official. Tom Nicholson, president of the Independent Pilots Association, said in a message to members that after spending almost a full day on May 9 with union officials, the senior mediator from the National Mediation Board “concluded that the association is not prepared to enter negotiations at this time.”

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Slovenia's Aerodrom Ljubljana To Build 3.0 Mln Euro Terminal for DHL

Posted by | May 11, 2006 | |

Aerodrom Ljubljana, operator of the international airport of Slovenia’s capital, said on Thursday it will build a three million euro (USD3.8 million) terminal which it will let to the Slovenian unit of German-based global courier firm DHL. The construction of the new terminal is scheduled to be completed in 15 months and DHL will be able to carry out all of its operations in it, Aerodrom Ljubljana said in a statement.

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