Parceline and Interlink Express
Customers of Parceline and Interlink Express now have access to a worldwide air delivery service via sister company Chronopost International.
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From newcomer to industry leader – profile of Roger Gibson, United Airlines
A year ago almost no one in the air-cargo industry had heard of Roger Gibson. For that matter, despite his 34 years with United Airlines, Gibson knew very little about air cargo. Now, however, the Oakland, Calif., native has emerged as an industry leader. Since replacing Jim Hartigan as vice president of cargo at United last June, he has made his mark in the industry while attempting to resurrect the reputation of United Cargo after two years of turmoil.
Read MoreTaiwan Express, Cargo: Upbeat Forecast
Major air cargo and express multinationals in Taiwan have given upbeat forecasts for their businesses this year. Firms with operations in Taiwan including DHL Corp. (X.DHL), Federal Express Corp., United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) and TNT Global Express, Logistics & Mail said in the first quarter on average their business grew 30%. They added business is expected to grow 25% in the second quarter and rise between 35%-40% in the third and fourth quarters. The firms said the reason for the upbeat outlook stems from a warmer economic relationship across the Taiwan Strait as Taiwan firms send orders to their China plants for production.
Read MoreChartering Freighters: The views of Chapman Freeborn
OVER the last six months Chapman Freeborn has handled upwards of 50 per cent at all humanitarian aid flights — and a good percentage of militan peace keeping support work, reveals Shahe Otizounian, the charter broker’s L ondon-based business development manager.
The company achieved the lion’s share of the market by being “fiercely competitive against other good brokers” and by using all the strengths of its 50-plus offices employing more than 300 people around the world.
Cathay Pacific 'Cautiously optimistic' on outlook
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd chairman James Hughes-Hallett said he remains “cautiously optimistic” about the carrier’s prospects over the longer term.
“I think it is already a proven fact that the bottom has been reached and that we are coming out of the bottom,” Hughes-Hallett told reporters after the company’s AGM, highlighting recent passenger and cargo load improvements.
“But I think the question we all have to ask, whether it is in Cathay Pacific or in Hong Kong economy as a whole, is whether those cargo loads simply represent a one off restocking exercise, particularly in the US, or whether they represent a genuine longer term recovery in the US,” Hughes-Hallett said.
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