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News from Air Cargo Week 25/08/2008 Gemini latest victim of hard timesGemini Air Cargo is the latest US carrier to feel the strain of the economic downturn and high fuel prices. The Washington Dulles-based carrier ceased all operations on 12 August <subscribe for more from ACW> 25/08/2008 Servisair acquires GMD handlair in ParisServisair Cargo, the freight handling division of Servisair, one of the world's leading operators in aviation ground services, has expanded its network with the acquisition of the French cargo handling agent GMD Handlair <subscribe for more from ACW> 25/08/2008 Airgo to operate ATP Freighter services from AthensThis month, start-up carrier Airgo Airlines will begin operating an 8-tonne ATP Freighter aircraft with a Large Freight Door from Athens. <subscribe for more from ACW> 18/08/2008 JAL Cargo adjusts to boost profitJapan Airlines (JAL) says its international cargo capacity during the first quarter of its 2008-09 financial year was down by 4.9 percent over the same period of 2007. <subscribe for more from ACW> 18/08/2008 Emirates opts for Mercury at LAXFrom October, Mercury Air Cargo will provide cargo handling and warehouse services for Emirates Airline at Los Angeles International airport (LAX). <subscribe for more from ACW> 18/08.2008 IATA's e-Freight initiative goes live in South KoreaThe IATA (International Air Transport Association) e-Freight Programme designed to promote the paperless movement of air cargo has been introduced in South Korea. <subscribe for more from ACW> 11/08/2008 AF-KLM rebounds into early profitThe first quarter of its 2008-09 financial year, to 30 June, was good for cargo at Air France-KLM (AF-KLM), with the combined airline seeing a significant increase in revenue on freight operations. <subscribe for more from ACW> 11/08/2008 Iberia reports mixed air freight resultsSpanish Flag-carrier Iberia caried 122,922 tonnes of cargo in the January-June period of this year, 2.3 percent less than in the same months of 2007. <subscribe for more from ACW> 11/08/2008 WFS selected to handle for Egyptair at Paris CDGEgyptair has chosen Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to handle its cargo in Paris. <subscribe for more from ACW> 04/07/2008 Construction begins at US airportWork Started recently on the new Panama City/Bay County airport in north-west Florida - the first new-build airport to be built in the US since Denver International airport opened in 1994. <subscribe for more from ACW> 04/07/2008 Panalpina profits fall despite revenue riseForwarding and logistics group Panalpina says that it outperformed the market in air freight in the first half of this year, with its air cargo tonnage increasing by 6.1 percent, compared with overall market growth of between 2 and 3 percent. <subscribe for more from ACW> 04/07/2008 WFS chosen to represent JAT Airways in FranceJAT Airways has opted for worldwide Flight Services (WFS) as its cargo handler in France, signing a new contract that has extended the working relationship that began in the early 1990s. <subscribe for more from ACW>
25/08/2008 Gemini latest victim of hard timesGemini Air Cargo is the latest US carrier to feel the strain of the economic downturn and high fuel prices. The Washington Dulles-based carrier ceased all operations on 12 August <subscribe for more from ACW>
25/08/2008 Servisair acquires GMD handlair in ParisServisair Cargo, the freight handling division of Servisair, one of the world's leading operators in aviation ground services, has expanded its network with the acquisition of the French cargo handling agent GMD Handlair <subscribe for more from ACW>
25/08/2008 Airgo to operate ATP Freighter services from AthensThis month, start-up carrier Airgo Airlines will begin operating an 8-tonne ATP Freighter aircraft with a Large Freight Door from Athens. <subscribe for more from ACW>
18/08/2008 JAL Cargo adjusts to boost profitJapan Airlines (JAL) says its international cargo capacity during the first quarter of its 2008-09 financial year was down by 4.9 percent over the same period of 2007. <subscribe for more from ACW>
18/08/2008 Emirates opts for Mercury at LAXFrom October, Mercury Air Cargo will provide cargo handling and warehouse services for Emirates Airline at Los Angeles International airport (LAX). <subscribe for more from ACW>
18/08.2008 IATA's e-Freight initiative goes live in South KoreaThe IATA (International Air Transport Association) e-Freight Programme designed to promote the paperless movement of air cargo has been introduced in South Korea. <subscribe for more from ACW>
11/08/2008 AF-KLM rebounds into early profitThe first quarter of its 2008-09 financial year, to 30 June, was good for cargo at Air France-KLM (AF-KLM), with the combined airline seeing a significant increase in revenue on freight operations. <subscribe for more from ACW>
11/08/2008 Iberia reports mixed air freight resultsSpanish Flag-carrier Iberia caried 122,922 tonnes of cargo in the January-June period of this year, 2.3 percent less than in the same months of 2007. <subscribe for more from ACW>
11/08/2008 WFS selected to handle for Egyptair at Paris CDGEgyptair has chosen Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to handle its cargo in Paris. <subscribe for more from ACW>
04/07/2008 Construction begins at US airportWork Started recently on the new Panama City/Bay County airport in north-west Florida - the first new-build airport to be built in the US since Denver International airport opened in 1994. <subscribe for more from ACW>
04/07/2008 Panalpina profits fall despite revenue riseForwarding and logistics group Panalpina says that it outperformed the market in air freight in the first half of this year, with its air cargo tonnage increasing by 6.1 percent, compared with overall market growth of between 2 and 3 percent. <subscribe for more from ACW>
04/07/2008 WFS chosen to represent JAT Airways in FranceJAT Airways has opted for worldwide Flight Services (WFS) as its cargo handler in France, signing a new contract that has extended the working relationship that began in the early 1990s. <subscribe for more from ACW>
