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Asia Pacific freight slumps 28.1 per cent – IATA

: Latest News; Friday, 27 February 2009

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says international scheduled traffic results for January showed alarming slumps for both cargo and passenger numbers.

Deutsche still talking to UPS

: Latest News; Friday, 27 February 2009

Germany’s mail and express delivery giant Deutsche Post is still talking about possible co-operation with United Parcel Service in the USA, but says a tie-up with other providers also is a viable option.

Xmas present for Melbourne Airport

: Latest News; Friday, 27 February 2009

Australia’s Melbourne Airport says that in December 2008, for the first time ever, it topped Sydney as the country’s leading airfreight hub.

NZ$26m profit for Air NZ

: Latest News; Friday, 27 February 2009

New Zealand’s Air New Zealand has reported earnings before tax of NZ$26m for the six months to December 31, 2008, down 84 per cent on the same 2007 period on revenues up 3.7 per cent at NZ$2.4 billion.
Passenger numbers fell 4.3 per cent to 6.3 million.

AirAsia X adds Europe cargo services

: Latest News; Friday, 27 February 2009

Low-cost long-haul carrier AirAsia X will begin cargo operations to and from Europe from 11 March when it inaugurates flights between Kuala Lumpur and UK's London Stansted. The five times weekly direct flights will be operated using an A340-300, with around eight tonne cargo capacity per flight.

Toll expects improvement in second half

: Latest News; Friday, 27 February 2009

Transport and logistics provider Toll Holdings reported profit after tax for the six months to 31 December, 2008 was (in AUD) $176.9 million, an 11.5 per cent increase over the previous corresponding period of $158.8 million.

Turkish B737 crashes

: Latest News; Thursday, 26 February 2009

A Turkish Airlines B737-800 aircraft with 134 aboard crashed on landing at Netherlands’ Amsterdam Schiphol airport Wednesday, killing nine - including both pilots - and injuring dozens more. The plane crashed in a field some miles short of the runway and broke into three pieces after witnesses said it appeared to descend at “massive speed”.

Ethiopian cuts flights

: Latest News; Thursday, 26 February 2009

Ethiopia’s Ethiopian Airlines is reducing flight frequencies and introducing smaller aircraft after experiencing reductions in cargo and passenger loads. Its six weekly flights to the US have been reduced to four and the 14 flights per week to China cut to 12.

Whistleblower wins

: Latest News; Thursday, 26 February 2009

US federal authorities have ordered a US cargo airline – Southern Air - to pay more than US$400,000 to a flight crew member who was fired after raising safety issues.