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Busiest-ever BOC year

: Latest News; Wednesday, 14 January 2009

BOC Aviation, an aircraft leasing firm owned by the Bank of China, said it signed 52 leases last year, making it the 'busiest year ever' since the company was formed in 1993.

FedEx orders 15 B777 aircraft

: Latest News; Wednesday, 14 January 2009

Cargo carrier FedEx has ordered 15 new 777 freighter aircraft from Boeing, bringing total orders for the plane to 88. The FedEx deal is worth US$3.75 billion at list prices but figures released show Boeing will accept about US$2.8 billion paid over 10 years.

Solid cargo, passenger figures for Swiss

: Latest News; Wednesday, 14 January 2009

Lufthansa group's Swiss International reports cargo traffic was 7.3 per cent up in revenue tonne-kilometre terms for 2008 and cargo load factor (by volume) stood at 83.8 per cent, only slightly down from the 84.6 per cent of 2007.

Heathrow expansion decision soon

: Latest News; Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Days ahead of an expected UK government announcement, airline chiefs have joined business leaders and trade unionists in a series of newspaper advertisements calling for a third runway at London Heathrow airport.

US airline turnaround tipped

: Latest News; Tuesday, 13 January 2009

US domestic airlines could earn upward of US$3.5 billion this year after losing an estimated US$4.5 billion in 2008, according to Vaughn Cordle, chief executive and founder of AirlineForecasts LLC. He said even if oil averages US$60 per barrel for the year, the fuel bill for the nine largest US airlines will drop US$20.4 billion from 2008 levels.

New Chinese carrier

: Latest News; Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Pending government approvals, Shenzhen Airlines, China's fifth largest airline group, is to launch a new carrier based in Kunming, Yunnan province, China Daily says. The new carrier, named Kunming Airlines, will be 80 per cent controlled by Shenzhen Airlines with the remaining shares owned by a local businessman.

Cathay hedging losses higher

: Latest News; Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Cathay Pacific Airways of Hong Kong says losses from fuel-hedging contracts rose to HK$7.6 billion at the end of last year, compared to HK$2.8 billion at the end of October.

Air China to buy out subsidiary

: Latest News; Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Chinese airline Air China, which already holds a 76 per cent stake in Air China Cargo, is to buy the remaining shares and is then tipped to form a joint venture cargo carrier, perhaps with Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific, Asian media reports say.

Saudi in US$76m systems upgrade

: Latest News; Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Air transport communications company SITA has signed a five-year, US$76 million deal to operate advanced communications and desktop infrastructure for Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV) globally.

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FedEx orders 15 B777 aircraft

: Latest News; Wednesday, 14 January 2009

: Latest News; Wednesday, 14 January 2009

Heathrow expansion decision soon

: Latest News; Tuesday, 13 January 2009

US airline turnaround tipped

: Latest News; Tuesday, 13 January 2009

New Chinese carrier

: Latest News; Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Air China to buy out subsidiary

: Latest News; Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Saudi in US$76m systems upgrade

: Latest News; Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Air transport communications company SITA has signed a five-year, US$76 million deal to operate advanced communications and desktop infrastructure for Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV) globally.