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SkyCargo adds Australian services

: Latest News; Friday, 20 February 2009

UAE carrier Emirates SkyCargo has unveiled plans to grow the number of flights across its network by 14 per cent this year and to increase cargo capacity by 17 per cent.

Cambodian aircargo slumps

: Latest News; Friday, 20 February 2009

Cambodian firms report air-freight volumes dropped 40 to 50 per cent in January compared to the same month in 2008. Bangkok Airways said its Cambodian air cargo volumes were down about 34 per cent at the end of January compared to 2008, with revenue down 40 per cent.

Japan Airlines to seek loan?

: Latest News; Friday, 20 February 2009

Japanese media say local carrier Japan Airlines may seek a low-interest loan of as much as JPY200 billion from a government program run by the Development Bank of Japan set up to help non-finance corporations during the current financial crisis.

Auckland earnings up

: Latest News; Friday, 20 February 2009

New Zealand’s Auckland International Airport says it still should make a profit in the NZ$100 million to NZ$110 million range for the full year, despite a drop in international passenger numbers. It produced an 8.3 per cent rise in earnings for the half-year to December; the NZ$51.6 million profit was achieved on turnover of NZ$184 million.

BMI cuts routes

: Latest News; Friday, 20 February 2009

UK carrier BMI is cutting its UK domestic network as well as capacity to continental Europe.

SkyAirWorld grounds planes

: Latest News; Friday, 20 February 2009

Australia’s Queensland-based SkyAirWorld says it is to ground three of its five aircraft and axe 40 jobs.

Vietnam Airlines signs UK gsa

: Latest News; Friday, 20 February 2009

Vietnam Airlines has appointed Globe Air Cargo, part of the European Cargo Services (ECS) group, as its exclusive UK gsa.

Virgin Blue to mimimise job losses

: Latest News; Friday, 20 February 2009

Australian budget airline Virgin Blue may shed as many as 400 jobs when it cuts eight per cent of its aircraft capacity - up to five aircraft - from its fleet in May, but it says any involuntary redundancies will be a last resort. Senior management will take 20 - 30 cent pay cuts.

Binding offer for Alitalia Cargo

: Latest News; Friday, 20 February 2009

Italy’s Alitalia Cargo, a subsidiary of the country’s former national carrier and Europe’s seventh-largest air freight operator last year, may be sold to Cargoitalia, a private Italian all-cargo carrier that has made a binding offer of EUR14.5 million for the company’s five MD-11 freighters.