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BA loses Kirkwood

: Latest News; Thursday, 17 April 2008

Former British Airways World Cargo head Gareth Kirkwood, now BA director of operations and David Noyes, BA’s director of customer services, are to leave the airline.

SIA cuts back US freighter capacity

: Latest News; Wednesday, 16 April 2008

Singapore Airlines (SIA) reported a 2.4 per cent year-on-year growth in system-wide passenger carriage (measured in revenue passenger kilometres) for March, while capacity (measured in available seat kilometres) grew by 4.5 per cent. This resulted in a decline in the passenger load factor (PLF) of 1.6 percentage points to 80.8 per cent. The number of passengers carried rose by 2.3 per cent over the same month last year to 1.66 million.

Asian airlines at risk

: Latest News; Wednesday, 16 April 2008

In the wake of the Oasis failure last week, high jet fuel prices, slowing economic growth and stiff competition could claim further casualties among Asian budget carriers, analysts say.

Delta, Northwest tie the knot

: Latest News; Wednesday, 16 April 2008

US airlines Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines have confirmed they intend to merge. The proposed airline will be called Delta and will be headed by current Delta ceo Richard Anderson in Delta’s Atlanta HQ, with executive offices in Minnesota's Twin Cities, where Northwest is headquartered.

Insurers add to T5 pain

: Latest News; Wednesday, 16 April 2008

Some UK travel insurance companies say they will not issue new policies to cover travellers for lost baggage if they have journeys through London Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 5, at least until insurers are sure the terminal is capable of safely handling tens of thousands of passengers’ bags a day.

Air China sets targets

: Latest News; Wednesday, 16 April 2008

Air China has set a cargo target for this year of 1.10 million tons, an increase of 17.9 per cent over 2007 and equivalent to a cargo load factor of 55.5 per cent. The carrier also wants to see passenger load factor hit 80.1 per cent. –Jack Handley

US cargo screening issues raised

: Latest News; Wednesday, 16 April 2008

The author of the US legislation that will require 100 per cent of air cargo carried on passenger jets to be inspected says he has concerns about the government’s implementation plans.

Indian cargo JV on the cards

: Latest News; Wednesday, 16 April 2008

Indian airline entrepreneur GR Gopinath is in talks with Cochin International Airport (CIAL) to set up a joint venture for dedicated cargo facilities across the country using the hub and spoke model with either Nagpur or Hyderabad as hubs and other small facilities across the country as the spokes.

Cartel penalties may increase

: Latest News; Tuesday, 15 April 2008

Sky News says investigators believe the much-publicised illegal air freight cartel that has been the subject of Australian, US and EU investigations began at least five years earlier than previously thought –- around 1995.