Transportation and Logistics

Frankfurt Airport Expands Cargo Hub

by Mr. Plane on September 1, 2010

in Airports,Aviation

Image via Wikipedia Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is offering an additional 27 hectares of development land at CargoCity South. Fraport AG – the owner and manager of FRA – has issued a worldwide “Call for Expression of Interest” inviting the logistics industry to specify its locational and space requirements. “Airfreight is booming due to the increasing [...]

TSA Expands Use of Explosive Trace Detection Technology at Airports Nationwide

by Mr. Plane on February 18, 2010

in Aviation,Travel

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that it is expanding the random use of Explosive Trace Detection (ETD) technology at airports nationwide as an additional layer of security. “Explosive Trace Detection technology is a critical tool in our ability to stay ahead of evolving threats to aviation security,” said TSA Acting Administrator Gale Rossides. [...]

Cautious Optimism, Transportation business thinks

January 12, 2010 Aviation

Transportation executives across the shipping world are taking a cautious view toward the prospects for economic recovery in 2010, with most businesses forecasting little substantial expansion until late in the year or even 2011, according to the special Annual Review & Outlook edition of The Journal of Commerce.   The special annual edition — including [...]

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How to reduce transfer baggage mishandling

September 30, 2009 Aviation

About half of all baggage mishandling occurs during transfers. BIP (the Baggage Improvement Programme) has solutions that reduce missed connections. Transfer bags come in three flavours – dead, hot and cold. Dead bags are those that have missed their flight entirely – perhaps due to air traffic control or some other delay. These bags need [...]

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Global Airline Capacity Shows Positive Growth For The Second Consecutive Month

September 25, 2009 Airlines

Global airline capacity for September 2009 is showing positive growth for the second consecutive month, reports OAG, (www.oagaviation.com), the world’s leading aviation data business, as it releases its monthly report on trends in the supply of airline flights and seats. The world’s airlines have scheduled 296.9 million seats, a rise of 1.4% (4,130,744 more seats) over September 2008 levels.

David Beckerman, vice president OAG Market Intelligence, said, “As the summer season winds down, the steady upward trend we have seen since May is continuing. After 11 straight months of capacity cutbacks, these figures indicate a growing confidence within the industry that demand for air travel is starting to pick up.”

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TSA Issues Rule to Achieve 9/11 Act Air Cargo Screening Mandate

September 16, 2009 Aviation

Image via Wikipedia WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced an Interim Final Rule (IFR) implementing the Certified Cargo Screening Program (CCSP) – a system TSA will use to fulfill the air cargo security requirements of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (9/11 Act) that mandates [...]

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New World Aviation Continues Expansion of Fleet

May 22, 2009 Airlines

Image by Getty Images via Daylife ALLENTOWN, Pa., May 21 /PRNewswire/ — New World Aviation, an aircraft and charter management company, today announced the addition of two more Gulfstreams, a GIV and a GIISP, to its FAA Part 135 Air-Carrier certificate. The aircraft have the following features: GIV –  Passenger Capacity of 18 –  Beautifully [...]

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Finnair places pilots on unpaid leave

March 13, 2009 Airlines

Image by Mark McLaughlin via Flickr Finnair is to place its pilots on unpaid leave as a consequence of a change in flight schedules. The periods of leave, of at least one week, will be implemented as of mid-April. The reduction in human resources will vary depending on the aircraft type. “In the present climate [...]

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