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TRAFFIC RIGHTS

Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800

We have been hearing rumours lately which are too crazy to believe. That's why we're keen to share them with you, the faithful Bellyache readers, so you won't be surprised when the following occurs:

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FIGHTING THE CASCADE

Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800

Well before the proposed mega-merger of Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines, which was announced last month, the political know-it-all geniuses in the US Congress and Senate were already issuing ....

LIBRARY

Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800

We hear that the George W Bush Presidential Library is now in the planning stages. The Library will include:

• The Hurricane Katrina Room, which is still under construction.

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FALL GUY

Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800

Following the British Airways' chaotic and embarrassing move to its new terminal at London's Heathrow Airport, the airline announced that it has parted company with two of its senior managers.

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NIPPLES

Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800

The Transport Security Agency in the US, which is supposed to handle security for those of us who are using US air space, is at it again. Th is time, the TSA goons were not forcing a mother to ....

ULD & PERISHABLES SUPPLEMENT~ Challenges of the pharma cold chain

Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800

For the pharmaceutical and biotech sector, the increasing value of individual products in terms of development and replacement cost, as well as their intrinsic value, is also placing a further ....

ULD & PERISHABLES SUPPLEMENT~ Perishables a mixed blessing for Euro airports

Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800

Typical of the specialist airports is Vatry, which has had a 4,200 square metre perishables centre ever since it opened in 2000. The airport touts its rapid handling times, and easy trucking links ....

ULD & PERISHABLES SUPPLEMENT~ Perishables fast becoming big business

Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800

According to Lufthansa Consulting, for some countries in Southern America and Africa �C like Sudan, for example �C more than 80 per cent of their total exports consist of fruit orflowers.

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ULD & PERISHABLES SUPPLEMENT~ ULD management outsourcing gains ground

Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800

In the past, airlines were reluctant to outsource this function partly because they considered ULD management to be mission-critical to their operation and hesitated to allow others to handle it.

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ULD & PERISHABLES SUPPLEMENT~ Death penalty for ULD damage

Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800

Although used purely for its shock value, senior members of the IATA cargo team at the recent World Cargo Symposium in Rome took the wake-up call and elevated the awareness of the negative impact ....