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Etihad revenues up 29.2pc

: Latest News; Thursday, 13 January 2011

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has reported a 29.2 per cent rise in revenues in 2010 to US$2,951 million (2009: US$2,285 million), significantly outpacing growth in capacity that saw available seat kilometres (ASKs) rise 19.5 per cent to 45.1 billion (2009: 37.8 billion).

TSA investigates forwarder for alleged security breaches

: Latest News; Thursday, 13 January 2011

America's Transportation Security Administration (TSA), part of Homeland Security, is investigating Activair, a division of OHL International, for skipping security procedures, allegedly to make money.

A good week for Airbus

: Latest News; Thursday, 13 January 2011

A good week for planemaker Airbus, as Australia's Qantas puts its A380s back on the Australia-USA run after a two-month break, Asiana Airlines of South Korea orders six of the A380s and India's low cost carrier, IndiGo, inks an Memorandum of Understanding for the world's biggest aircraft order -180 eco-efficient Airbus A320 aircraft of which 150 will be neos and 30 will be standard A320s

Inquiry into Edinburgh airport closures

: Latest News; Thursday, 13 January 2011

An investigation is to be held into Scotland, Edinburgh airport's seeming inability to handle snow and ice after the eighth complete airport closure in six weeks.

China Southern scraps Melbourne stop

: Latest News; Thursday, 13 January 2011

Chinese carrier China Southern Airlines has ditched plans to stopover in Melbourne en route to New Zealand in favour of a direct Guangzhou-Auckland route.

IATA to open in Libya

: Latest News; Thursday, 13 January 2011

Libya and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have signed an agreement for the Association to open an office in Tripoli, the Libyan capital.

Southwest AirTran merger within months?

: Latest News; Thursday, 13 January 2011

In the USA, the Southwest Airlines merger with AirTran Holdings now is tipped to close in March 2011.

Evergreen crew vote for strike

: Latest News; Wednesday, 12 January 2011

More than 86 per cent of air cargo operator Evergreen International Airlines' crew members have voted in favour of a strike if ongoing employment salary contract negotiations fail.