Chaity 1 Report post Posted March 19, 2008 (edited) Express carrier DHL Express will cease using Transmile Group to haul its overnight air freight between the US and Asia from March 31. DHL Express (Malaysia) country manager Sam Leong said instead, the carrier will switch to the US-based Polar Air Cargo Worldwide Inc to operate those flights. "Polar will take over our US-Asian flight service from March 31," he told Business Times in a written reply. Polar is 51 per cent owned by Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc, and 49 per cent owned by DHL Express. It operates a large fleet of B747 freighters. No reason was given for the switch, but Transmile had recently announced that it had stopped its flights between the US and Subang airport since January this year, following a directive from the US Department of Transportation........ See the full text in Cargo News Asia Edited March 19, 2008 by Chaity Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin Andrew David 6 Report post Posted March 19, 2008 Hmm .. Looks like the end of transmile is coming soon with so many problems lately Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chan CS 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2008 Express carrier DHL Express will cease using Transmile Group to haul its overnight air freight between the US and Asia from March 31. DHL Express (Malaysia) country manager Sam Leong said instead, the carrier will switch to the US-based Polar Air Cargo Worldwide Inc to operate those flights. "Polar will take over our US-Asian flight service from March 31," he told Business Times in a written reply. Polar is 51 per cent owned by Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc, and 49 per cent owned by DHL Express. It operates a large fleet of B747 freighters. No reason was given for the switch, but Transmile had recently announced that it had stopped its flights between the US and Subang airport since January this year, following a directive from the US Department of Transportation........ See the full text in Cargo News Asia Well DHL has 49% of stake in Polar, so it's right step for DHL anyway. And they have larger fleet as well... Poor transmile... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khaled 2 Report post Posted March 19, 2008 Just about time for IJ too... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
