Thursday, July 10, 2014

Cargolux: the Italian Sideshow



































My Orchids: Phalaenopsis "Italia Nana". Photo ET

Cargolux: the Italian Sideshow

“The Loadster” reported about a shift of pilots to cheaper Italy:


That happens amidst a general hiring freeze at Cargolux. There needs to be some explaining, as some other labor relations problems are unresolved.

All this is happening on the background of the new partnership with HNCA, limping along, after a spectacular failed start of the first flight to Zhengzhou in April, and the Robert Song episode. As finally those flights have been initiated in June, they are most likely to be losing operations for the foreseeable future, as finding freight to be sent to Zhengzhou is a questionable bet and flights to there will have poor load factors.


This will add to the losses already incurred in the first half of 2014, said to be in the vicinity of $31 million. (A loss of about $14 million was expected). I would call it Melusina’s revenge, for the fault of not retaining the former members of ExCom earlier this year. A company is as good as its management.



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