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Thai protesters to pay compensation

: Latest News; Monday, 28 March 2011

A Thailand court has ordered the leaders of the protest group that occupied Bangkok's airports for a week in 2008 to pay millions of dollars compensation to the airport operators at Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang airports.

India cancels pilot licences

: Latest News; Monday, 28 March 2011

India has revoked the licences of 14 pilots allegedly caught flying with fake documents.

El Al back to black

: Latest News; Monday, 28 March 2011

Israel's El Al Israel Airlines says it moved to a net profit of US$16.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2010, helped by higher passenger and cargo revenue. Revenue rose 19 per cent to US$492 million. The carrier made a loss of US$29 million in the last three months of 2009.

Sri Lankan expands cargo network

: Latest News; Monday, 28 March 2011

SriLankan Airlines is expanding its cargo network and opening its first agent's office in Galle in Sri Lanka's south.

Cleary to head Star Track Express

: Latest News; Friday, 25 March 2011

Stephen Cleary has been appointed chief executive of Star Track Express, the joint venture express logistics business of Qantas and Australia Post.

DHL signs distribution deal with SIA

: Latest News; Friday, 25 March 2011

DHL Global Forwarding Singapore has won a contract with Singapore Airlines (SIA) to manage global transportation of its in-flight amenities – mainly through its distribution hubs in China, Germany and Singapore – to all of its network destinations and offices in the world. The contract covers both ocean and air freight services.

UK freezes APD levels, airfreight wins too

: Latest News; Friday, 25 March 2011

The UK government has frozen the cost of its much-maligned Air Passenger Duty (APD) for 12 months and dropped plans to replace it with a 'per plane duty', saying it's illegal to do so.

Atomic Energy Agency issues Japan update

: Latest News; Thursday, 24 March 2011

Workers were withdrawn from the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan on Wednesday amid fears of further radiation leaks soon after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) issued an update on repair work.