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“Pan Am was there at the beginning of so many things important to aviation and air cargo. “But Emirates picked up the flag of forward thinking and innovation on the first day in business and has never backed down a bit since 1985.FAA to Reconsider Cargo Pilot Fatigue Rule
The Journal of Commerce Online
The Federal Aviation Administration is reconsidering expanding fatigue rules to air cargo pilots, not just passenger plane pilots, after the agency admitted “errors” in calculating the cost-benefit ratio analysis of the recent mandate.and more » Atlas Air Worldwide Announces New ACMI Contract with Etihad Airways
MarketWatch (press release)
Atlas Air Worldwide is the parent company of Atlas Air, Inc. (Atlas) and Titan Aviation Leasing (Titan), and is the majority shareholder of Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. (Polar). Atlas Air Worldwide also maintains a 49% interest in Global Supply ...and more » Indy Airport Marks LEED Certification
Inside INdiana Business (press release)
"We will continue to look for innovative ways to increase the value we bring to our stakeholders and to excel at our core mission of supporting safe, reliable, and expanding air service in Central Indiana." "FAA congratulates the Indianapolis Airport ...and more » 
Arabian Aerospace
CAPA - Centre for AviationAtlas Air Worldwide to Report First-Quarter 2012 Results on Thursday, May 3
MarketWatch (press release)
PURCHASE, NY, Apr 24, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAWW) , a leading global provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services, will release results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012, ...and more » Atlas Air Worldwide Reports Solid First-Quarter Earnings, Reaffirms 2012 EPS ...
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
PURCHASE, NY--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAWW), a leading global provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services, today announced earnings for the first quarter of 2012 and reaffirmed ...and more » McDonnell departure from Boeing board cuts link to old company
Seattle Post Intelligencer
It was the first military aircraft given the 'C' designation, for cargo. Douglas started flight trials of the M-1, its first mail plane, in 1925. An M-2 (like the one shown here) started mail operations with Western Air Express on April 17, 1926, ...and more » Jetstar Group honoured at Changi Airline Awards 2012
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE - Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew said Asia is aviation's rising star and future powerhouse, and he is confident Singapore is well-positioned to prosper from the rising tide. Mr Lui was speaking at the annual Changi Airline Awards today.and more »
South Korea fines airlines
SOUTH Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has fined 19 airlines a total of 120 billion won (US$98 million) fine for cargo price-fixing, cautioning two others.
The FTC found the airlines guilty of conspiring to introduce fuel surcharges for freight cargoes or continued to raise them over the past seven years. This is estimated to have resulted in the loss if $5 billion worth of sales in the South Korean market. Read the rest of this entry »
Airspace closures and re-opening times
AIR traffic remains seriously disrupted across Europe as a cloud of ash released from Iceland’s volcanic eruption continues to ground flights.
The following is a list airspace closures and re-opening times
- Austria to reopen its airspace at 0400 GMT Monday if conditions allow. Read the rest of this entry »
Unscanned bag causes shut down of LAX terminals
A security alert at Los Angeles International Airport temporarily shut down three terminals and caused several delays at the busy Californian transport hub, officials said yesterday.
The alarm was raised after a passenger with a carry-on bag bypassed security screeners, Los Angeles World Airports spokeswoman Nancy Castles said. Read the rest of this entry »
What next, a reclining seat fee? Senator blasts airline
Low-cost US airline Spirit’s “absurd” move to charge for some carry-on luggage shows the need for legislation to force full disclosure of all such fees and charges, a US Senator said yesterday.
“This is getting absurd. What will the airlines think up next, a fee for reclining your seat?” said Democratic Senator Robert Menendez, lead author of a measure to require airline and travel websites to provide such information to travelers before they book their tickets. Read the rest of this entry »
AA Cargo opens cargo terminal at JFK
AMERICAN Airlines Cargo (AA Cargo) has opened a cargo terminal at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York. The facility will have more than 135,000 square feet of warehouse space and 24 dock doors and includes two 20-foot elevating transfer vehicles with a storage capacity equivalent to 385 upper-deck aircraft positions. Read the rest of this entry »
Cathay unparks 747F, invests in Air China Cargo
CATHAY Pacific is to bring back into operation one of its five parked 747-400 freighters.
The freighter has been undergoing maintenance and was due to start operations in late January 2010. The freighter will not be part of the airline’s scheduled freighter fleet, but will be saved for special charters. Read the rest of this entry »
Lufthansa posts ‘rock-bottom’ 2009 figures
LUFTHANSA lost €112 million (US$152 million) in 2009, compared to a profit of €542 million ($734 million) in 2008. Operating profit fell 90 per cent to €130 million ($176 million) from €1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) in 2008. Revenues fell 10 per cent to €22.3 billion ($30.2 billion) compared to €24.8 billion ($33.6 billion) in 2008. Read the rest of this entry »
China Cargo Airlines upgrades freighter fleet with 777
CHINA Cargo Airlines (CCA), a subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, has taken delivery of its first 777 freighter.
The aircraft will operate between Shanghai and Luxembourg. CCA is expecting to introduce an additional three 777 freighters before August that will operate alongside its current six MD-11, two 747 and three A300 freighters.
No chance for August screening deadline, says TSA
THE US has admitted that it will miss the August deadline to screen 100 per cent of bellyhold cargo on international flights.
Gale Rossides, acting director of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), told the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee that, at best, 65 per cent would be fully screened and that it would be two years before the 100 per cent target could be reached. Read the rest of this entry »
Evergreen loses Boeing contract to Atlas
BOEING has unexpectedly chosen not to renew Oregon-based Evergreen International’s five-year contract to operate the manufacturer’s four 747-400 Dreamlifters. Instead the contract goes to New York-based Atlas Air for nine years starting in September. Read the rest of this entry »