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December-January 2012 Contents

Cover Story

  • E-freight: Has its time come?

    by Donald Urquhart

    It would be fair to say that things have never looked better for the much maligned, heavily criticised and quite frankly, often misunderstood, e-freight initiative.

    • From the Editor

    • It’s been an odd year

      by Donald Urquhart

      Most of the industry will likely be looking forward to the dawning of a new year, but likely with a large degree of trepidation.

      • Focus

      • EDIfly looks set to fly high

        by Heiner Siegmund.

        A new IT tool is making waves among carriers and ground handlers for its simplicity and ability to not only save money, but provide access to more information. By Heiner Siegmund.

        • Belly Ache

        • GEOGRAPHICALLY IMPAIRED.

          by Donald Urquhart

          Do they really know where they’re flying to!? We’re not sure about you, but here at Belly Ache Central, we’re going to think twice about flying Air Asia – you see, we’re not really big fans of ending up at a destination other than the one we planned on flying to.

          • Profile

          • Small size, but big ambitions for Lao Airlines

            by Donald Urquhart

            Lao Airlines – the government-owned, national airline of Laos – is planning to build up its small cargo operation incrementally despite financial, facility and equipment limitations. Michael Mackey reports from Vientiane.

            • Gateways

            • Thailand recovers from devastating floods

              by Donald Urquhart

              Thailand’s recovery from the floods has seen a historic reversal of inbound and outbound traffic.

              • Express & Mail

              • Pharma traffic expected to grow 12%

                by Donald Urquhart

                A 12 per cent growth rate is predicted for pharmaceutical air freight over the next five years as air cargo carriers and logistics operators prioritise investment in facilities to cater for the rapidly growing pharaceutical market. In 2011 alone, the pharma logistics market is estimated to be worth €47 billion.

                • IT & Equipment

                • Airbus, ST Aero in talks on A330 conversion

                  by Donald Urquhart

                  Airbus and Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd (ST Aero) are in discussions over a deal for conversion of A330 widebody passenger aircraft into freighters.

                  • Ground Handling