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Spring into HK and Macau

: Latest News; Tuesday, 28 April 2009

Private Chinese carrier Spring Airlines has been granted cargo and passenger traffic rights between China and Hong Kong and China and Macau.

ABC adds Maastricht route

: Latest News; Tuesday, 28 April 2009

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has launched a new weekly B747-400ER freighter flight from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport to Maastricht, Netherlands.

Mayur Contractor dies

: Latest News; Tuesday, 28 April 2009

Senior vice president of forwarder association FIATA - Mayur Contractor - passed away 23 April in Mumbai, India.

UBS says new-plane finance more difficult

: Latest News; Tuesday, 28 April 2009

Planemakers usually expect payment on or just prior to aircraft delivery.
Sixty per cent of the carriers – up from 55 per cent in a previous survey – also said they didn’t think they’d be able to find a financier.
The survey included about 33 per cent of operators with more than 100 aircraft and UBS said 40 per cent of the airlines surveyed came from Europe, 25 per cent from North America and 15 per cent from Asia.

Airplane manufacturers with backlogs of already-financed aircraft may be the only companies happy with news from Swiss bank UBS that only half of the global airlines it recently polled have financing in place for aircraft deliveries due this year through to early 2010.

Eva back into Q1 black

: Latest News; Tuesday, 28 April 2009

Taiwan's Eva Airways says its Q1 cargo traffic dropped 41 per cent - because of capacity cuts – and passenger numbers were off 11 per cent, but 48 per cent lower fuel prices and tax benefits helped it to return a profit after five consecutive quarters in the red.

China, Taiwan extend agreement

: Latest News; Tuesday, 28 April 2009

China and Taiwan have signed an extended agreement that opens the way for 28 cargo return flights – scheduled and charter - across the Taiwan Strait each week.

Two more for Dubai

: Latest News; Tuesday, 28 April 2009

Dubai International airport, Dubai, UAE, last week welcomed a new airline – Africa’s Toumai Air Tchad - and also will be served by China’s Hainan Airlines from May 25.

Haneda opts for IBS solution

: Latest News; Tuesday, 28 April 2009

IBS Group has inked a deal with Tokyo International Air Cargo Terminal (TIACT) for implementation of the CTO (Cargo Terminal Operations) module of iCargo, IBS’ cargo management system.

Asia-Pacific cargo drops 25 per cent

: Latest News; Tuesday, 28 April 2009

Asia-Pacific saw cargo demand drop by just under a quarter in the course of the first quarter, according to the Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines (AAPA).

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UBS says new-plane finance more difficult

: Latest News; Tuesday, 28 April 2009

Eva back into Q1 black

: Latest News; Tuesday, 28 April 2009