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  Thursday, November 20 2008
   
     
 
 
     
 
COVER STORY
     
Cover Story   November 2008  
   
 

Incheon eager to please, eager to grow

 
Despite its first class facilities, services and business friendly policies, Incheon Int’l Airport (ICN) has often found itself in the shadow of more traditional hubs in the region, but this is changing as companies look to extract the ultimate value out of their supply chains....
   
 
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GATEWAYS
 
 

Vietnam : Vietnam, US open cargo skies a bright spot

 
   
 
Vietnam and the US have agreed to the terms of an Open Skies agreement that will effectively eliminate restrictions on air cargo routes linking the two countries. The new pact will give air carriers from both countries the go-ahead to carry cargo to or from third countries. The agreement was signed recently in Hanoi, where memb...
 
 
 
 
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Gloomy outlook from TNT

 
   
 
Netherlands-based express and mail company, TNT has issued a pessimistic ‘trading statement’ prompted by deteriorating economic conditions in Europe and aimed at addressing concerns as to the company’s financial position.It pointed to what it said were “deteriorating trading conditions in TNT’s European Express business [which] have significantly worsened in September.” It ...
 
 
 
 
         
 
SUPPLEMENT
 
 

Australia's air cargo gateway nears capacity

 
  Sydney Airport, the air freight gateway to Australia, is tipped to record strong freight volume growth next year. According to the airport's 2009 draft Master Plan, existing international and domestic airfreight handling facilities at the Sydney Airport are currently operating near capacity.  
 
Sydney Airport (also known as Kingsford Smith International Airport) is both the major passenger airport serving Sydney, the main hub for Qantas and Australia’s keycargo gateway.The airport – managed by Sydney Airport Corporation Limited (SACL) – also has the honour of being one of the oldest continually operated airports in the world and the busiest airport in Australia, ...
 
 
 
 
PEOPLE
 
 

EGSAC

 
   
 
EGSAC – the network of independent cargo GSSA companies – has elected Mike Staeck as its new VP, following a ballot among all members. His appointment follows the promotion of Ton Smulders from VP to President earlier this year. Staeck is Managing Director of Germany’s largest GSSA, Transnautic Aero GmbH, which also has bran...
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
 
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