Tag: Air Transport

FedEx doubles flights to China

Posted by | Oct 18, 2004 | |

FedEx Express was today awarded 12 additional weekly flights to China by the US Department of Transportation, bringing its total to 23. The additional authority will allow FedEx Express to operate more all-cargo flights to and from China than any other US airline. FedEx Express will use six of its awarded frequencies to provide a new westbound round-the-world service connecting the US to Shanghai with stops in Europe and other points in Asia using an MD-11 freighter. The other six frequencies, available in March 2005, will be used to establish an eastbound round-the-world service connecting the US, Europe, Japan and India to Shanghai, Shenzhen, and other points in Asia using an MD-11 aircraft. Looking ahead to 2006, FedEx has asked the DOT for six additional weekly flights (bringing the total of weekly flight to 29) to include Guangzhou into its global and regional express networks. Currently, FedEx Express operates 11 weekly flights to China, serving Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen.

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DHL answer due to government on night flight requirements

Posted by | Oct 18, 2004 | |

DHL parcel service was due to tell the government Monday how it would contain noisy flights over densely populated areas if allowed to expand its European hub in Brussels, with fears rising no compromise could be found. “I will do my utmost to make sure an agreement can be reached,” said Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt. He said he will not allow too many new flights over the capital and outlying areas, but also wants to keep DHL in Belgium to save thousands of jobs. “The most important is to reconcile the two points of view,” he told VRT network. The express delivery company was expected to offer details on its noise-reduction efforts, such as when it will put quieter planes into operation, while resisting demands for fewer late-night flights.

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American Airlines Cargo and DHL Express leverage strengths in cooperative program

Posted by | Oct 14, 2004 | |

American Airlines Cargo and DHL Express have agreed to increase cooperation to pursue additional opportunities in the marketplace. The new program will leverage the strengths of both companies to better serve customers in the freight and logistics industry worldwide. Highlights include the introduction of interline agreements that allow American to use DHL Express freighters to reach Eastern Europe, Africa and parts of the world not directly served by American Airlines. American also is joining DHL Express Air Carrier Management Program, further extending the traditional business relationship the companies have had over the past two decades in markets worldwide. “We’re excited about the opportunity to work with DHL Express and other members of the Deutsche Post World Net at a new level,” said Dave Brooks, President of American Airlines Cargo. “Our participation in the Air Carrier Management Program offered by DHL Express will allow us to provide added value to our customers in the shipping community by maximizing the strengths both companies bring to the industry.”

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DHL noise curb won’t clinch Brussels deal

Posted by | Oct 13, 2004 | |

Even if global courier DHL were to limit the use of noisy planes at Brussels Airport, this would not be enough to reach a deal on its planned expansion, a key regional Belgian minister was quoted as saying on Wednesday. DHL’s plans to increase flights at Brussels’ Zaventem Airport hit new obstacles earlier this month when squabbling national and regional governments closed ranks to demand that the company reduce the use of noisy intercontinental planes. “Even if DHL were to say today that it would be prepared to limit itself to four noisy MD-11 (planes) per night… the case will not yet be solved,” Yves Leterme, the prime minister of the northern Dutch-speaking Flanders region, told the daily Metro in an interview.

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Lufthansa Cargo and Deutsche Post into closer partnership

Posted by | Oct 12, 2004 | |

Lufthansa Cargo and Deutsche Post are stepping up their cooperation. Last Wednesday, the two logistics services companies signed an accord in Frankfurt on closer cooperation in international airmail. The cooperation agreement envisages utilisation of Lufthansa Cargo capacities for the GLOBALMATCH mail distribution service, which Deutsche Post offers to other postal operators. GLOBALMATCH (Global Mail Transportation through Consolidation Hubs) consolidates airmail shipments from diverse postal companies for bulk transportation so as to ensure maximum efficiency in the use of available transport capacities.

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