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Hoax bomb flown to Turkey

: Latest News; Thursday, 31 March 2011

The UK's department for Transport is investigating how a fake bomb was carried on board a UPS cargo plane that flew from Britain to Turkey.

BAA told to sell Stansted, one Scottish airport

: Latest News; Thursday, 31 March 2011

UK airports operator BAA has been told it must still sell London Stansted plus either Edinburgh or Glasgow airports in Scotland after already selling Gatwick airport, also in London.

TAM to buy TRIP share

: Latest News; Thursday, 31 March 2011

Brazilian carrier TAM says it has inked a letter of intent to buy up to 31 per cent of Brazil's small airline, TRIP Linhas Areas.

Radioactivity soars near Fukushima

: Latest News; Thursday, 31 March 2011

In Japan, coastal waters around Fukushima Wednesday were seeing high levels of radioactivity - about 3,355 times legal limits - and fishing operators along the entire east coast were limiting their activity.

Finnair buys all-cargo airline stake

: Latest News; Thursday, 31 March 2011

Finnish carrier Finnair is to buy a minority share in all-cargo Nordic Global Airlines Ltd (NGA) in order to gain added cost-efficient cargo capacity - especially in Asian freight markets.

Airbus chief calls for investment in sector

: Latest News; Thursday, 31 March 2011

Speaking at an EU summit in Madrid, Airbus president and chief executive Tom Enders has urged Europe “to invest in improving an infrastructure that so much of the world’s economic and social development relies on”.

Time ticking for EK Geneva launch

: Latest News; Thursday, 31 March 2011

Geneva will be added to UAE-based Emirates' European route network from 01 June.

Qantas cuts capacity, jobs

: Latest News; Wednesday, 30 March 2011

Australian airline Qantas has announced reductions in domestic and international capacity, retirement of aircraft, reduction of management positions and ongoing fuel surcharges in response to high jet fuel prices and the impact of significant natural disasters in Japan, New Zealand and Australia.

FIATA asks IATA to ‘face reality’

: Latest News; Wednesday, 30 March 2011

The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) has called on the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to "face reality", recognise forwarders as its most important customer group and treat logistics services providers accordingly.