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Air cargo carrier delays launch |
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010 |
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Trai Thien Air Cargo of Vietnam - believed to be the country's first licensed air freight carrier - has been unable to inaugurate services as planned this month because it has yet to charter an aircraft.
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Indirah Gandhi T3 opens for business |
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010 |
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India's Indira Gandhi International airport at Delhi officially opened its new Terminal 3 (T3) Wednesday.
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Amadeus listing puts Air France group in black |
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010 |
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Europe's biggest airline, Air France group, has posted quarterly net income of EUR736 million after a EUR1.03 billion gain from its stake in the Amadeus GDS, which listed in April.
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010 |
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Former Allport business development manager Lee Cartwright has joined transport logistics firm Damco UK as head of airfreight sales.
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Dubai Airports reports half year gains |
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Tuesday, 27 July 2010 |
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Dubai Airports, the manager at Dubai International Airport, UAE, says cargo and passenger volumes recorded solid growth in the first half of 2010.
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Differing views on industry health |
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Tuesday, 27 July 2010 |
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Both UPS and FedEx - and many others in the industry - recently have claimed they are confident of growth in the freight business, but another report this week says ex-Asia rates to Europe have tumbled.
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Air Berlin to join oneworld |
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Tuesday, 27 July 2010 |
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European budget carrier Air Berlin is to join airline marketing alliance oneworld.
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Jetstar seeks Indonesia seats |
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Tuesday, 27 July 2010 |
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Australia's Qantas has applied to the International Air Services Commission (IASC) for an allocation of 3898 Australia-Indonesia seats per week - plus an allocation of 729 seats and four frequencies of beyond Indonesia capacity - for its Jetstar budget arm. Jetstar plans to fully utilise the capacity by Q3 2011.
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Unite to take BA perks to court |
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Tuesday, 27 July 2010 |
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UK carrier British Airways’ decision to withdraw staff travel perks from striking cabin crew is to be challenged in court by crew union Unite, which claims the action is a breach of European human rights legislation.
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Alaska sees possible 2.1m gallon fuel saving |
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Tuesday, 27 July 2010 |
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USA carrier Alaska Airlines says it has achieved 35 per cent emissions reductions by changing the way its planes descend for landing.
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Singapore Air back in the black |
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Tuesday, 27 July 2010 |
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Singapore's Singapore Airlines posted a better-than-expected S$253 million profit in the three months to end June.
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US Airways posts US$279m Q2 profit |
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Tuesday, 27 July 2010 |
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USA carrier US Airways has joined rivals Delta and United in posting a large second-quarter profit.
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Monday, 26 July 2010 |
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Indonesian carrier Batavia Air is to launch daily flights between Denpasar and Perth using A319 equipment and later, also fly to Sydney and Melbourne using an A330-200.
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Monday, 26 July 2010 |
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Airfreight wholesaler and NVOCC Shipco Transport has expanded its SeaAir product - which combines oceanfreight and airfreight services - to include other Chinese ports as well as Shanghai, plus Japan, Korea and Taiwan serving South and Central America via Los Angeles.
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ADAC achieves Platinum status |
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Monday, 26 July 2010 |
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Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has been made a Platinum Airport by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) after it achieved 100 per cent bar coded boarding passes. ADAC is the first major airport in the Middle East to achieve Platinum Airport status.
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Etihad air cargo up 21.6 per cent |
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Monday, 26 July 2010 |
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Etihad Airways has reported what it called its strongest-ever first half performance, with large increases in both air cargo and passenger traffic.
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