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WORLD NEWS Swissport inks several new deals
ZURICH-based ground ser- already work together at a Inothernewsfromthehan-
THE CARGO LOAD FACTOR at Swiss WorldCargo
vices provider Swissport says number of key international dler, Swissport’s US operation
improved by 4.3 percentage points in September over the
the cargo handling it has hubs. has signed a new deal with
figure for the same month last year to reach 73.8 percent.
undertakenforQantasFreight He said that Swissport United Airlines that will see it
Over the course of the first nine months of 2009, the load
at London Heathrow airport would endeavour to meet handle the airline’s freight at
factor at Swiss WorldCargo was 67 percent – down by 13
hasbeenperformed“smoothly “and even exceed the high the major Los Angeles, San
percent on the same period of 2008.
andsuccessfully”sinceitsiniti- standards that Qantas Freight FranciscoandChicagoO’Hare
ation in mid-September. expectsintermsofqualityand airports for another three
MOSCOW-BASED Transaero Airlines has gained permis-
Swissport processes the car- reliability”. years.
sion from the Russian authorities to operate a air service
go carried on the Australian The contract with Qantas Swissport Cargo Services
three times a week between Moscow and Beijing. The
carrier’s four daily passenger adds to two other agreements has handled for United at
airline must now gain official approval from the Chinese.
flights, as well as all its truck- reached with South African these airports since 2003.
ingandoff-linehandlingwith- Airways and Finnair over the Unitedseniorvicepresident
THE UK AIRPORTS operated by BAA handled 135,223
in the UK. courseofthepasttwomonths, cargo North America, Paul
tonnes of freight in September, down by 6.3 percent year-
John Batten, executive vice contracts that in the current Keery, said the handler would
on-year. London Heathrow was down by 6.2 percent. Over
president cargo services at environmentSwissportconsid- grow alongside the carrier “in
the course of the first nine months of 2009, cargo at BAA’s
Swissport International, said: ers “more vital and valuable these key markets by provid- Batten – looking to exceed the
UK gateways fell by 14.7 percent to 1.1 million tonnes.
“SwissportandQantasFreight than ever”. ing a top quality service”. high standards expected
Heathrow was down by 14 percent for the period.
THE US DEPARTMENT of Transportation has issued a
Lufthansa makes cuts in winter schedule as cargo remains challenging
safety advisory directed at shippers and carriers regarding
OVER THE COURSE of the of changes, most notably on
the safe movement of lithium batteries on both cargo and
first nine months of 2009, European routes.
passenger aircraft. US Secretary of Transportation Ray
LufthansaCargomovednearly Lufthansa expects to oper-
LaHood said that non-compliance with the relevant safety
1.1 million tonnes of freight ate a total of 12,406 flights
regulations “is not acceptable”.
and mail, 15.2 percent less each week during the winter
than in the same period of last season, down from 13,402 a
DPD CONTINENTAL, the Delhi-based joint venture of
year. yearago–afallof7.4percent.
France’s GeoPost and India’s Continental Air Express, has
The freight load factor also However, it is by no means
inaugurated new depots in Bangalore and Chennai, open-
fell year-on-year during the all doom and gloom. The
ing up the market in the south of the country.
nine months, from 66.4 per- number of long-haul flights
cent to 61.7 percent. operated each week is going
THE BRITISH International Freight Forwarders Association
Withthepoordemandcur- up slightly, while new routes
(BIFA) has urged its members to be aware of the sanctions
rently being seen for both are being opened up – for
being imposed by the US against Iran and take care if they
freight and passenger services, example, in West and Central On 25 October, the other Airlines,bmi,BrusselsAirlines
arrange shipments or carry cargo to the country.
the German flag-carrier’s win- Africa – in order “to harness airlines within the expanding and Swiss – will also switch to
ter schedule shows a number new growth opportunities”. Lufthansa Group – Austrian their winter timetables.
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