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US sets canine program for air cargo inspection
- WASHINGTON, (WorldACD) - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Friday announced a new canine program to enhance explosives detection capabilities in air cargo facilities nationwide.
The launch of this program marks the first time that TSA is training its own employees to be explosives detection canine handlers.
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Blue Dart to replace four cargo aircraft
- CHENNAI, India, March 17 (WorldACD) - The Chennai-based air cargo company, Blue Dart Aviation, has decided to replace all its four ageing Boeing 737 cargo aircraft with the Boeing 757. The move is primarily aimed at augmenting carrying capacity without increasing the current fleet size of seven.
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UAL to ground 4 percent of fleet
- CHICAGO, March 18 (WorldACD) - United Airlines plans to ground as many as 20 airplanes, or 4 percent, of its fleet and further cut capacity in 2008 to soften the blow of soaring oil prices that could add $1 billion to its fuel tab over last year.
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TREND - Modest cargo growth in 2007 – ACI
- GENEVA, Mar 19 (WorldACD) - Total cargo (including mail) handled by airports worldwide in 2007 totalled 80.3 million tonnes, an increase of 2.5pct on the previous year, according to preliminary results issued by the Airports Council International (ACI).
Total international freight rose 3.6pct to 48.3 million tonnes.
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China's airfreight carriers lose market share to foreigners
- BEIJING, (WorldACD) - The new acting director of China's civil aviation administration Li Jiaxiang has raised concerns that the nation's domestic cargo airlines will continue to lose market share to global competitors, including giants FedEx and UPS.
Li's fears, which were cited in a China Daily report, arose out of figures showing 2000 domestic carriers controlled a 44 percent share of the international cargo market in 2000, but this figure dropped to 18 percent last year.
"There is a danger that China's cargo airlines are being marginalised," he said. The dismal performance comes despite a push in 2002 by the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) for the country to develop a strong civil aviation industry by 2020.
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