The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has approved the design for a 4,000-square foot air cargo complex on he site of the old terminal building at Bajpe outside Mangalore, reports the Times of India. AAI has invited tenders for the civil construction, which is likely to be finalised by March, and the construction the INR3.5 million (US$72,000) construction job finished by April. “The civil works primarily entails construction of partition…

On the other hand, British Airways saw an increase of 16.8 per cent in freight tonne kilometres flown in December, behind a capacity increase of 17.9 per cent, reports Air Cargo World, of Roswell, Georgia. The carrier’s prospects are expected to continue to be positive with the addition of two Boeing 747 freighters into its fleet this year. The aircraft are being deployed on routes to London Stansted, Frankfurt, Chicago…

Royal Jordanian handles 60 per cent of air freight exports from Jordan and 40 per cent of its imports,” according to Muath Majali, the airline’s vice president/cargo sales and services. According to Mr Majali, the carrier is developing its presence in the air cargo industry through the implementation of several strategies by increasing sales and improving services in terms of speed, reported MENAFN in the Jordan Times. Mr Majali said…

SEATTLE-TACOMA International Airport, built by the city’s seaport in 1944 to serve civilians during the Second World War, plans to triple air cargo volume to more than 750,000 tonnes over the next 25 years, according to the port’s latest agenda. The port’s 25-year Creation Agenda aims to double the number of international flights and destinations at the airport despite a competitive air market, and troubling fuel highs denting its operating…

Saturday, November 08 ,2003 Tanjung Pelepas installs advanced box handling system MALAYSIA’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas, located southwest of Johor, has installed an autosteering and container verification system on all of its rubber-tyred gantry cranes. The port said 67 gantry cranes are being fitted with the Smartrail system built by Kalmar Industries. Mohammad Sidik Osman, the port’s chief executive, said: “The port presently handles the world’s largest container vessels, but…

Tuesday, November 04 ,2003 ICTSI calls for tenders to expand Polish operation PHILIPPINE terminal operator International container Services Inc (ICTSI) has committed to a US$100 million expansion at its Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) in Gdynia, Poland. Formal approval for the two-phase expansion plan was ratified by the BCT Management Board and shareholders during the ICTSI international management meeting held in Gdynia at the beginning of October, and was made in…

Wednesday, September 24 ,2003 – Cargo News Flightstar converting 10 planes to freighters for Astar Air Cargo FLORIDA-BASED Flightstar Aircraft Services has been awarded a contract to convert 10 B727-200 aircraft, owned by BATA – a joint venture between Boeing Capital Corp. and ATA Holdings Corp., from passenger planes to freighter configuration. The ten aircraft will be operated by Astar Air Cargo. “We are extremely pleased to be awarded this…