NewsWeek United Cargo merger update


ROBBIE Anderson, president of United Cargo – the air freight carrier born from the two separate elements of Con- tinental Cargo and the former United Cargo – says that the launch of United Cargo 360o will take place later than planned on 1 October. UC360o is United Cargo’s


new technology management system. Once it is introduced, cus-


tomers of both the former United Cargo and Continen- tal Cargo entities will be able to make their air freight book- ings through the single system. United Cargo will also


manage its freight inventory on an ongoing basis by means of the new technology.


Anderson – the scope of the project is “unprecedented”


According to Anderson, the


scope and complexity of the UC360o project is unprece- dented with the development


HONG KONG-based Kerry Logistics increased its turnover to a little over US$2 billion last year, while net profit also rose year-on-year. Growth in its Integrated


Logistics (IL) division in Hong Kong and South-East Asia drove the expansion, Kerry said. IL’s strategy of focusing on


serving new demand emerging from China’s shift from being just an export-led economy to a domestic, consumption-led model has paid dividends, the company noted.


Kerry sees improved turnover Other revenue drivers were


the flow of manufacturing activities into ASEAN coun- tries and expansion of Kerry’s operations in Taiwan. The International Freight


Forwarding (IFF) segment also saw strong gains – with revenue increasing by 51 per- cent over 2010 and net profit rising by 20 percent The IFF business benefited


from “increasing economies of scale and a growing capability in intra-Asia and Asia - Europe trade lanes”, a Kerry statement said.


of an entirely new end-to-end system replacing two different legacy platforms. Admitting that the go-live


date on the system had to be put back because recent test- ing had shown some customisations and interfaces were not working as they should, he also noted that postponement of the system’s implementation would allow United Cargo to “apply many of the best practices and lessons learned from the recent deployment of United’s single passenger system”. Anderson confirmed that


United Cargo’s commitment to the system remains undimmed, however.


JAPAN AIRLINES has taken delivery of its first two B787 ‘Dreamliner’ aircraft and confirmed that they will fly the Tokyo- Boston route which launches on 22 April.


AIR NEW ZEALAND has confirmed that it intends to sus- pend the current twice-weekly Auckland - Beijing service from 30 June, although it will add a fifth weekly frequency to Shanghai from 4 July.


FINNAIR IS TO LAUNCH year-round, four times a week services to Chongqing in China for the first time on 9 May.


AEROSUR, BOLIVIA'S LARGEST airline, suspended all domestic and international flight operations on 31 March. A government minister confirmed on Bolivian television that the airline had ceased flying.


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