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NZ government to part-sell Air NZ

: Latest News; Monday, 23 May 2011

The New Zealand government has announced the part privatisation of Air New Zealand with unspecified proportions of the government's 74.6 per cent
stake in Air New Zealand to be sold.

Strategic seeks China rights

: Latest News; Monday, 23 May 2011

Australia's International Air Services Commission (IASC) says Strategic Airlines has applied for 1911 weekly seats between Australia and China.

Tiger puts Aust expansion on hold

: Latest News; Monday, 23 May 2011

Singapore-headquartered Tiger Airways says it may seek more overseas partnerships in addition to previously-announced stakes in airlines in Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.

LAN orders five more B767s

: Latest News; Monday, 23 May 2011

Planemaker Boeing says Chilean airline LAN has ordered another five B767 aircraft on top of the existing order for three of the long-range planes.

UK Border Agency staff 'too focused on passports'

: Latest News; Monday, 23 May 2011

An independent report into the work of the UK Border Agency in Northern Ireland has said there is too much emphasis on passport control and not enough on preventing smuggling - and much of the information relied on by staff to conduct inspections is more than two years old.

Asia Pacific cargo revenues up 52pc

: Latest News; Thursday, 19 May 2011

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) says the region's 23 carriers reported cargo revenues that jumped 52 per cent to US$22 billion in 2010.

Flydubai chasing 600 pilots

: Latest News; Thursday, 19 May 2011

With the UAE's three biggest carriers - Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways - due to take delivery of some US$100 billion worth of jets in the next 10 years, local budget carrier flydubai is expecting stiff competition as it attempts to attract 600 pilots.