NewsWeek Boeing chalks up landmarks


ACCORDING to US aircraft manufacturing giant Boeing, the first delivery of a B787 ‘Dreamliner’ built at its North Charleston, South Carolina plant to Air India has signalled a new era of commercial air- plane production in the state. Work began at the Boeing


South Carolina Final Assem- bly and Delivery Centre in 2009 and production on the first South Carolina-built B787 began in mid-2011. This first completed


Dreamliner only rolled out of the factory’s doors in April, yet the facility is now planning to increase final assembly pro- duction to three a month by the end of 2013.


Final assembly of some


B787s also takes place at Everett, Washington state. The transfer of this B787 to


Air India actually represents the 28th Dreamliner delivery to date and, in another new development, the first com- mercial flight of a Dreamliner operated by LAN Airlines recently marked a new age in Chile’s aviation history. LAN has become the first


airline in the Americas and the fourth in the world to receive and operate the new B787.


This aircraft is expected to


initially fly to Buenos Aires, the Argentine capital, 22 times a week, with destinations such as Los Angeles, Lima, Madrid and Frankfurt being added over the course of its first year of operation. As the first commercial jet-


liner to be made primarily of advanced composite materials, Boeing says that it boasts 20 percent better fuel efficiency than other aircraft in its class, with 20 percent lower carbon emissions.


Schenker opens new UK HQ


SCHENKER LIMITED, the UK division of German logis- tics provider DB Schenker, last week opened their brand new UK headquarters building at London Heathrow Interna- tional airport. The 9,900m2


facility will be


used as the Schenker’s main air freight hub for the UK. According to Helgi Ingol,


managing director, Schenker Limited: “The facility is per- fectly located for access to all areas of the airport and our 15 year lease shows real commit- ment to London Heathrow.” The rooms of the new building have been named


after famous sporting venues. In other news, DB


Schenker Logistics has boosted its freight forwarding services between the UK and Israel. Due to unprecedented


demand, Schenker has imme- diately launched a four times a week air freight consolidation service linking the two coun- tries. Orian Ltd – a partner in the


DB Schenker Logistics net- work – will play a pivotal role in promoting this activity in the Israeli market. The main goods transport-


ed between the two will be perishables and textiles.


Dachser now also in Vietnam


DACHSER , the Germany- headquartered global logistic provider, has continued to expand its worldwide foot- print and entered a joint venture in Vietnam to estab- lish Dachser Vietnam Co. The head office and first


branch is located in Ho Chi Minh City. A second branch is earmarked for Hanoi, the


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Vietnamese capital, and could be operational before the end of the year. Tomas Reuter, managing


director at Dachser Air & Sea stated: “Through out commit- ment in Vietnam we are present for our customers in one of the most productive and strongest growth markets in the region.”


15 October 2012


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