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Borghetti to head Virgin Blue

: Latest News; Tuesday, 02 March 2010

Former Qantas senior executive John Borghetti has been appointed chief executive and managing director of Virgin Blue to succeed Brett Godfrey effective 08 May.

BAA to spend GBP1bn on Heathrow

: Latest News; Monday, 01 March 2010

UK airports operator BAA says it plans to spend about GBP1 billion on new infrastructure at London Heathrow Airport this year.

Dubai Airports' cargo soars in January

: Latest News; Monday, 01 March 2010

Dubai Airports' January freight volumes rose 31.5 per cent year on year, to 171,453 tonnes compared to 130,375 tonnes in January 2009.

BA steps up stand-by crew training

: Latest News; Monday, 01 March 2010

Strike-threatened UK carrier British Airways is training stand-by cabin crew on trial flights using their colleagues as passengers.

Price rises loom for imported goods

: Latest News; Monday, 01 March 2010

Ex-Asia import prices around the world are set to rise as freight rates soar.

Competition Commission to appeal BAA win

: Latest News; Monday, 01 March 2010

The UK's Competition Commission's bid to force airports operator BAA to sell some airports suffered a setback late last week when the UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal rejected an application from the Competition Commission to appeal the December decision that halted sales following the disposal of London Gatwick.

Bombardier wins Republic order

: Latest News; Monday, 01 March 2010

Planemaker Bombardier has announced a US$3.1 billion order from US carrier Republic Airways.

JAL posts huge loss

: Latest News; Monday, 01 March 2010

Japan's Japan Airlines, currently undergoing restructuring after declaring bankruptcy, posted a net loss of JPY177.9 billion (nearly US$2 billion) for the nine months to December 2009.

Forex helps Thai back to black

: Latest News; Monday, 01 March 2010

Thai Airways International returned to profit in 2009 after cutting costs and recording a foreign exchange gain.