Cargo Rules Def.

Check the Loads

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MEL

well if the timings have not changed then there is a Blue Dart B737 at the cargo terminal at 3.30 in the afternoon now i dont know what time it leaves or arrives i saw while my IC flight was taxing to rwy 09-27

At BOM

BDA/DHL Two B732SF & Two B752SF operate Every Night between 0215 hrs & 0515 hrs Except on Sundays.

So you need to be a Day Sleeper to check it out.Maybe watch from the 1C terminal as Bay #12 & 13 are allotted to them.You might Notice them Landing & Taking off on 09-27.

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MEL

there is no point in clicking in night the BOM apt i does not even have decent lighting!

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2006/27/c9717.html

Air India Cargo & Cargojet Announce Strategic Alliance in Canada
    TORONTO, July 27 /CNW/ - Cargojet Income Fund (the "Fund") (TSX: CJT.UN)
- announced today Air India Cargo and Cargojet are entering into a strategic
marketing and operational alliance for the Canadian market, effective
August 1, 2006.
    Through this alliance Cargojet will provide sales, marketing and
operational support to Air India Cargo in Western and Atlantic Canada.
Cargojet will receive cargo sales, marketing and interline support from Air
India Cargo who currently serve over 44 destinations in more than 23
countries.
    All Air India Cargo originating from, or destined to Western and Atlantic
Canada will connect with Cargojet's premium domestic overnight service
flights. This partnership will enable both carriers to share and benefit from
one other's expertise in the marketplace and extend their global networks.
    Both organizations and their customers will now receive seamless air
cargo service from anywhere in the world to all destinations into and out of
Canada.
    "Both companies will benefit mutually, as Cargojet can now assist Air
India Cargo in servicing the complete Canadian marketplace. Cargojet and its
customers will also benefit with the expertise Air India Cargo has developed
over the years in terms of sales and marketing, handling and information
technology," said Ajay Virmani, President and CEO of Cargojet.
    "Air India is pleased to enter a Strategic Alliance with Cargojet in
Canada, as this will enhance the movement of cargo between Canada and India.
With Air India's vast domestic network within India, complimented by
Cargojet's strong presence in Canada serving 13 cities, this arrangement will
ease the flow of cargo to interior points in both countries," says Mr. R.B.
Chopra, Manager Canada for Air India.
    With a buoyant Indian economy coupled with increased trade Ex India to
all countries including Canada, substantial growth in cargo movement is
anticipated, on this route.
    The tie up between the two airlines will see promotion of cargo to Europe
over Birmingham, as well as, to destinations beyond India on the carriers. Air
India presently operates five direct flights a week from Toronto to New Delhi,
via Birmingham and Amritsar.

    Cargojet is Canada's leading provider of time sensitive overnight air
cargo service. Cargojet operates its network from coast to coast transporting
over 500,000 pounds (226.8 tonnes) of volumetric time sensitive air cargo to
thirteen major cities in Canada each business night.

 

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/08/09/stories/2006080901050700.htm

Freighter service from Shanghai to Mumbai, Chennai planned

Santanu Sanyal

China's air cargo sector undergoing structural changes

Kolkata , Aug. 8

Great Wall Airlines, a Sino-Singaporean joint venture that officially started operation in end June this year, proposes to shortly launch a freighter service connecting Shanghai with Mumbai and Chennai, according to airlines industry sources. The services will be the first and only direct scheduled freighter services between the two countries , the sources add.

Initially, it will be a twice-weekly service, departing Shanghai every Wednesday and Saturday; the route being Shanghai-Mumbai-Chennai-Shanghai. From September a third weekly freighter, operating on Sundays might be added. Based at Shanghai's Pudong International Airport, Great Wall Airlines has a fleet of two Boeing 747-400 freighters.

Structural changes

Meanwhile, China's air cargo sector is undergoing some structural changes. Air China Cargo, the freight-carrying arm of China's largest airline by revenue, Air China, has become an independent carrier.

With this, the number of independent freight carriers in China rises to four, two of which Air China Cargo and Great Wall Airlines are already in operation, while the two others, namely, Jade Cargo International and Shanghai International Cargo Airlines, are both scheduled to go into operation in coming months, it is learnt.

Air cargo market

Air China Cargo and China Cargo Airlines, which is a subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, together accounting for a third of the domestic air cargo market, are believed to be exploring opportunities for mutual cooperation. The move is seen by observers as an attempt to ensure domestic carriers a larger share of the domestic air freight market, half of which is currently controlled by foreign carriers such as Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and Korean Airlines.

New entity

If the two airlines join hands, the new entity will be the largest cargo carrier in China and the fifth largest in the world. However, Air China Cargo's current agreement with Cathay Pacific could influence the agreement between Air China Cargo and China Cargo Airlines, sources point out.

During the first half of the current year (2006), Chinese airlines collectively handled 1.17 million tonnes of cargo, registering 12.7 per cent over the same period last year. According to one estimate, China's air freight volume is expected to maintain an annual growth of over 10 per cent in the next two decades, higher than the projected world average of 6.2 per cent.

 

 

So more Made in China stuff to flood the market!!