Volume 15, Issue 28


DHL confirms its heavy


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commitment to Far East


THIS YEAR’S Farnborough Interna- tional Air Show has heralded the usual flurry of aircraft orders, although few of them appear to have been deter- mined in large part by specifically air cargo considerations. Over 50 aircraft were on static dis-


play – including a Malaysia Airlines A380 superjumbo and a brand new


THE WE EKLY NEWS PAP ER FOR THE AIR CARGO PROF E S S IONAL


Netherlands remains


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world-class logistics hub


praise the UK aerospace industry and to confirm his government’s commit- ment to the sector. By the time that ACW went to


press last Thursday, numerous aircraft orders had been announced, the ma- jority by the world’s two biggest air- craft manufacturers, US-based Boeing and Europe’s Airbus.


8 Freight


industry looks to join forces on security


10 executive Farnborough show brings new orders


would be “among the first in Latin America to benefit from the A330F’s outstanding economics and proven track record”. The Synergy order contributed to


US$16.9 billion worth of business that Airbus revealed at Farnborough, consisting of both memorandums of understanding (worth $5.8 billion) and firm purchase orders (worth $11.1 billion). Last week saw Airbus report that it


is to offer an upgraded version of the A330 airliner, with an increased max- imum take-off weight of 240 tonnes and higher maximum range. This additional capability is to be


applied to the larger A330-300 model and subsequently to the A330-200 and the A330-200 freighter, the Toulouse-based concern confirmed. “The A330 has come a long way in


Qatar Airways B787 ‘Dreamliner’ – while over 120,000 trade visitors were forecast to attend by show organisers Farnborough International. A num- ber of those visitors were expected to be government ministers, while UK prime minister David Cameron offi- cially opened the show. Cameron took the opportunity to


Airbus had up to then received the


only freighter order, when Synergy Aerospace – a division of the Latin American airline operator Synergy Group – announced that it is to buy three A330Fs as well as six A330-200 passenger aircraft. John Leahy, Airbus chief operating officer, customers, noted that Synergy


the last 10 years,” Leahy enthused. “This aircraft is the most popular air- craft ever in its category and looks set to hold this position for years to come.” Numerous deals for Airbus A320


Family type equipment were revealed during the show, while New York- based CIT is to buy a further five A330s (adding to a previously an- nounced intention to buy five A330s). Plus, Cathay Pacific is to add the A350-1000 to its future A350


XWB fleet through an order for 10 of the new type as well as the conversion of 16 existing A350-900 orders. Boeing also announced a number


of deals, the largest of them for its new B737 MAX aircraft. Moreover, the company used Farnborough as a plat- form to reassure customers of its abil- ity to deliver on orders and eat into a backlog that numbers more than 4,000 aircraft. Boeing Commercial Airplanes


president and CEO Ray Conner said that the company is seeing “levels of demonstrated performance (on its air- craft programmes) that give us confi- dence in our ability to increase production rates and deliver on our promises to customers”. As well as producing more of its ex-


isting aircraft types, Conner also promised that the right strategies are “in place” in regard to new product development at Boeing.


Air Logistics Group opens Tbilisi office


GENERAL sales and services agent (GSSA) Air Logistics Group has opened its 57th office, located at Tbilisi International airport. Its first customer in Georgia is Qatar Airways, which is offering daily flights from Tbilisi to Doha via Baku. Jindrich Hudeček, regional director


Eastern Europe and Turkey, commented: “Air Logistics Group is the first specialised GSSA company to establish an office in Georgia, pioneering the market and offer- ing airlines a comprehensive sales and marketing strategy with the support of a global network.” Stephen Dawkins (right), chief operat-


ing officer at the globally active sales agent, said that now is a favourable time to open a branch in the country as the cargo market there is still “relatively new”.


WORLD NEWS P2, 3, 4, 5 & 12 ● PEOPLE P4 ● TRADEFINDER P11


16 July 2012


Industry Talk with KLM Cargo


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