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TACA takes SkyChain

: Latest News; Friday, 11 December 2009

Latin American carrier TACA cargo has purchased the Mercator SkyChain logistics technology, which is designed to raise the performance and service quality of airline cargo companies.

Air France-KLM figures stay down

: Latest News; Thursday, 10 December 2009

Europe's Air France-KLM has reported a 3.2 per cent fall in passenger traffic for November and cargo traffic down 14.7 per cent on capacity cut by 19.1 per cent. Cargo load factor rose 3.7 points to 72.4 per cent.

AirAsia seeks USA rights

: Latest News; Thursday, 10 December 2009

Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia says it is keen to enter the US market.

United places Boeing, Airbus orders

: Latest News; Thursday, 10 December 2009

USA carrier United Airlines says it has placed an order for 25 of Boeing's 787 widebody jetliners and 25 Airbus A350s. The orders come with options for another 50 of each aircraft.

Coventry airport closes

: Latest News; Thursday, 10 December 2009

The UK's Coventry airport, used mainly as a cargo terminal and executive jet base for the past 13 months, has been closed due to financial difficulties.

Latin American airfreight boosted

: Latest News; Thursday, 10 December 2009

Cargo traffic for Latin American airlines grew 7.2 per cent in October for the second straight month year-over-year.

UK airlines slam aviation policies

: Latest News; Thursday, 10 December 2009

UK airline bosses have called the Conservative opposition's aviation policy incoherent and confused, partly because of the party's opposition to a third runway at Heathrow.

AOT to expand BKK capacity

: Latest News; Thursday, 10 December 2009

Airports of Thailand, the country's main airport operator, plans to spend THB76.5 billion (US$2.3 billion) in 2010-2016 to expand Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport to handle 80 million passengers, up from 45 million capacity - and 40 million actual passengers - a year now.