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Heavyweight blimp aircraft under development

: Latest News; Wednesday, 03 September 2008

The US government is believed to be helping fund a new blimp-like aircraft called the Aeroscraft which would be capable of flying 3,000 miles at 110 mph, of hovering and of lifting three to four tons of cargo.

US cargo crash kills three

: Latest News; Wednesday, 03 September 2008

A cargo plane crashed Monday into a cornfield in northern Pickaway County, Ohio, USA killing all three people aboard. The Convair 580 aircraft owned by cargo airline firm Air Tahoma experienced trouble shortly after taking off from Rickenbacker Airport and was trying to turn around when it crashed.

BAWC lets pets travel unaccompanied to LGW

: Latest News; Wednesday, 03 September 2008

UK-based British Airways World Cargo (BAWC) now lets customers send their dogs, cats or ferrets unaccompanied from approved non-European origins into the UK’s London Gatwick airport (LGW).

Canadian acquisition for Agility

: Latest News; Tuesday, 02 September 2008

Logistics company Agility has taken over Geopetrol International Limited, a freight forwarding and logistics company specialising in the Canadian oil and gas market.

‘Serious problems’ with 10 per cent of aircraft

: Latest News; Tuesday, 02 September 2008

The Finnish Civil Aviation Authority says it finds serious problems on 10 per cent of foreign aircraft tested in the country.

Cargo plane wreckage found

: Latest News; Tuesday, 02 September 2008

The wreckage of a Boeing 737-200 cargo plane of Venezuela's state-owned airline Conviasa has been found about 50 km south of Quito, Ecuador. There were no survivors.

EgyptAir orders two B777-300ERs

: Latest News; Tuesday, 02 September 2008

Following the carrier’s acceptance into the Star Alliance airline marketing group, Egypt’s EgyptAir has ordered two Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) jetliners as part of the airline's twin-aisle fleet upgrade for its long-haul service. The order is worth US$529 million at current list prices. -Jack Handley

Lufthansa still may block Virgin

: Latest News; Monday, 01 September 2008

In an interview with Britain’s Sunday Telegraph newspaper, Virgin Atlantic head Sir Richard Branson has again indicated he would like to merge with BMI, the airline that has the second biggest number of London Heathrow Airport slots after British Airways, despite Lufthansa having an option over the majority of BMI’s shares.

Austrian suitors line up

: Latest News; Monday, 01 September 2008

UK carrier British Airways, Germany’s Lufthansa, Russia’s S7, France’s Air France group and Turkey’s Turkish Airlines all are believed to have expressed an interest in a stake in Austria’s Austrian Airlines, according to Austrian daily newspaper Die Presse.

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Heavyweight blimp aircraft under development

: Latest News; Wednesday, 03 September 2008

US cargo crash kills three

: Latest News; Wednesday, 03 September 2008

: Latest News; Wednesday, 03 September 2008

UK-based British Airways World Cargo (BAWC) now lets customers send their dogs, cats or ferrets unaccompanied from approved non-European origins into the UK’s London Gatwick airport (LGW).