American carrier US Airways’ president Scott Kirby has told airline analysts that industry revenue would have to decline 22 per cent to offset the savings from cheaper jet fuel and capacity cuts taken by airlines in 2008 and/or planned for 2009.
DHL Express has inaugurated its transpacific partnership flights with Polar Air Cargo.
Australian airline Qantas has entered a 'Deed of Settlement' with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to settle its liability in Australia resulting from price fixing conduct within its Freight Division and agreed to pay a fine of A$20 million.
Deutsche Post is to cut back subsidiary DHL’s express delivery business in the United States, even ahead of its proposed well-publicised tie up with UPS.
In the face of a slowdown in consumer and business demand, Deutsche Post said it was cutting its US ground network capacity 30 per cent faster than previously planned.
Europe’s Air France-KLM has issued a profit warning, saying: "Taking into account current economic conditions, it will be very difficult for the group to achieve its objective of operating income for this financial year of EUR1 billion."
US carrier United Airlines says its new nonstop service between Dubai, UAE and Washington DC, USA from Sunday, October 26 will make it the only carrier to offer daily nonstop service between these important centres of government and commerce.
Germany-based parcels and courier firm DHL says it has chartered air-cargo capacity between Asian and US destinations from US air-freight operator Polar Air Cargo. The flights will give connections to eight cities using six Boeing air-freighters and improve DHL’s intercontinental network, it says.
Pilots affected by the proposed DHL-UPS hookup in the US have called on Congress to further investigate the deal after UPS allegedly tried to raid DHL's customer base through its corporate website http://switchnow.ups.com
Atlas subsidiary Polar Air has been given a quality stamp of approval after it completed the International Air Transport Association's Operational Safety Audit (IOSA). It has now joined the IOSA registry.
American carrier US Airways’ president Scott Kirby has told airline analysts that industry revenue would have to decline 22 per cent to offset the savings from cheaper jet fuel and capacity cuts taken by airlines in 2008 and/or planned for 2009.
DHL Express has inaugurated its transpacific partnership flights with Polar Air Cargo.
Australian airline Qantas has entered a 'Deed of Settlement' with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to settle its liability in Australia resulting from price fixing conduct within its Freight Division and agreed to pay a fine of A$20 million.
Deutsche Post is to cut back subsidiary DHL’s express delivery business in the United States, even ahead of its proposed well-publicised tie up with UPS.
In the face of a slowdown in consumer and business demand, Deutsche Post said it was cutting its US ground network capacity 30 per cent faster than previously planned.
Europe’s Air France-KLM has issued a profit warning, saying: "Taking into account current economic conditions, it will be very difficult for the group to achieve its objective of operating income for this financial year of EUR1 billion."
US carrier United Airlines says its new nonstop service between Dubai, UAE and Washington DC, USA from Sunday, October 26 will make it the only carrier to offer daily nonstop service between these important centres of government and commerce.
Germany-based parcels and courier firm DHL says it has chartered air-cargo capacity between Asian and US destinations from US air-freight operator Polar Air Cargo. The flights will give connections to eight cities using six Boeing air-freighters and improve DHL’s intercontinental network, it says.
Pilots affected by the proposed DHL-UPS hookup in the US have called on Congress to further investigate the deal after UPS allegedly tried to raid DHL's customer base through its corporate website http://switchnow.ups.com
Atlas subsidiary Polar Air has been given a quality stamp of approval after it completed the International Air Transport Association's Operational Safety Audit (IOSA). It has now joined the IOSA registry.
