Agility appoints Guerra as Australasia CEO
Agility has appointed industry veteran Frank Guerra to be chief executive officer (CEO) for Australasia, giving him responsibility for operations in Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea. Guerra has over 30 years of experience in the logistics industry. He joined Agility in 2010 as general manager for contract logistics in Australia. Most recently, he […]
Qantas Freight and Australia Post to operate freighter fleet
Qantas and Australia Post are to operate a dedicated domestic freighter network to be used exclusively by Australia Post and StarTrack customers – which is being started to focus on e-commerce and the express freight market. The network will consist of six freighter aircraft featuring StarTrack livery, with continued priority access to cargo space in the Qantas […]
Air New Zealand Cargo moves lifeboat to aid refugees
Air New Zealand Cargo has assisted Greek rescue teams working to search for refugees and migrants crossing the Aegean Sea, by moving a lifeboat and engine from New Zealand to Greece. The rigid inflatable lifeboat and its engine weighing some 240 kgs was donated by the Bethells Beach Surf Life Saving patrol based in Henderson, New Zealand and […]
TNT Express awards Virgin Australia freight contract
TNT Express has awarded Virgin Australia a five-year, $575 million contract to transport cargo across Australia, according to The Australian newspaper. The publication reports that the contract will begin in July and it will see Virgin using bellyhold capacity as well as dedicated freighter aircraft. Virgin Australia is reportedly planning to wet-lease two BAE146 and one […]
WorldACD: difficult start to the year continues for air cargo
Air cargo’s difficult start to 2016 was extended into February, according to industry data analyst WorldACD. Worldwide volumes dropped by 3.8 per cent year-over-year (YoY), which is the largest YoY volume drop in three years, the market analyst says. The regions of Asia Pacific and North America were the big losers in January and February as […]
Air Charter Service starts Australasia operations
Air Charter Service (ACS) has started Australasian operations with an office in Sydney, Australia. The Australian operations will be headed up by Paul Crook, who has worked at ACS since 2009. The charter company launched a website, aircharterservice.com.au late last year and says it has received positive responses from the site. ACS commercial director, Justin […]
Trans Pacific Partnership trade pact signed in NZ
The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been signed by ministers from its 12 member nations in New Zealand. The multinational trade deal was penned at a ceremony in Auckland and brings the trade pact, which has been five years in the making, another step towards it being ratified. Nations now have two years to ratify or reject […]
Etihad Airways and Virgin Australia alliance reauthorised
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) has reauthorised the alliance between Etihad Airways and Virgin Australia for a further five years. Etihad says the ruling will enable the airlines to continue their cooperative services on the Australia-Abu Dhabi route and beyond until 30 December 2020. The carrier’s president and chief executive officer, James Hogan […]
Air New Zealand to fly direct to Vietnam
Air New Zealand has expanded its Pacific Rim presence introducing New Zealand’s first direct bellyhold service to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Air New Zealand will fly three times a week between Auckland and Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport on a seasonal basis, operating from June to October in 2016 […]