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P&W wins Korean deal

: Latest News; Wednesday, 17 June 2009

Jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney has inked a US$300 million deal for Korean Air to use its engines to power six new Airbus A330 aircraft. The deal with the Korean carrier is for 14 new engines, including two spares. Deliveries begin next year.

‘Relentlessly poor’ month for Europe’s airlines

: Latest News; Wednesday, 17 June 2009

Europe's airlines have reported May was their worst month so far of the economic downturn, with preliminary traffic figures down nine per cent year-on-year, the Association of European Airlines (AEA) said.

Air France bodies not burned, did not drown

: Latest News; Wednesday, 17 June 2009

The 50 bodies recovered from the Atlantic after the Air France 477 crash showed no sign of burns or smoke damage and had no water in their lungs, and so did not drown, leading investigators to suggest the aircraft may have broken up suddenly at 35,000 feet and fallen into the sea.

JAL cuts services

: Latest News; Wednesday, 17 June 2009

After Japanese flight authorities temporarily loosened their use-it-or-lose-it slot rule for international services, Japan Airlines said it will cut services on routes linking Tokyo's Narita Airport with Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, Seoul and Delhi and linking Osaka’s Kansai International Airport with Shanghai and Seoul.

UK sees 11 per cent fewer flights

: Latest News; Wednesday, 17 June 2009

Air traffic service company Nats says Britain's air traffic controllers handled 11 per cent fewer flights last month than in May 2008, a total 196,806 flights compared with 221,885.

Jade inks Austrian deal

: Latest News; Tuesday, 16 June 2009

Shenzhen, China-based Jade Cargo International has signed a joint venture with Austrian Airlines of Austria that allows Jade to take advantage of – among other things - access to an extensive air and ground network between Vienna and neighbouring Eastern European markets.

HKIA reports cargo, passengers down in May

: Latest News; Tuesday, 16 June 2009

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) says air cargo shipped through Hong Kong in May dropped 17.6 per cent year-on-year to 259,000 tonnes.

Air India delays pays

: Latest News; Tuesday, 16 June 2009

Indian carrier Air India has caused outrage among its employees by announcing it will pay them two weeks late because of cash flow problems.

Airbus tips 25pc output fall

: Latest News; Tuesday, 16 June 2009

Airbus says output at its European factories could fall by as much as 25 per cent over the next two years, but says it will be able to absorb the cuts without resorting to large-scale staff layoffs - for the moment at least.