ETIHAD Crystal Cargo, a division of Etihad Airways, has upgraded its daily Abu Dhabi to Bahrain route, previously operating an…
December 21, 2008
Imperial backs out of aviation
21 / 12 / 2008
IMPERIAL Holdings has sold its aviation division for R541.6-million (US$56 million). Imperial says that it is withdrawing from all non-core…
LH dumps World Airways for Jade
21 / 12 / 2008
LUFTHANSA Cargo is reducing freighter capacities, due to falling demand, by around 10 per cent on 1 January, 2009. In…
Atlas and Polar crew join union
21 / 12 / 2008
BY a more than two to one margin, nearly 900 crewmembers at Atlas Air Inc and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide,…
Hajj boosts Abu Dhabi traffic
21 / 12 / 2008
ABU Dhabi International Airport’s growth rates have so far bucked worldwide industry trends of declining traffic. November saw an 11.6…
Chinas aviation traffic slump
21 / 12 / 2008
CHINA’S airlines have reported an sharp decrease in demand due to the worsening global economy. Cargo traffic for Air China…
Qantas fined for fuel-surcharge cartel
21 / 12 / 2008
AUSTRALIA’S Federal Court has fined Qantas A$20 million (US$13.6 million) for price fixing of fuel surcharges. This is only the…
Hungary airport strike goes on
21 / 12 / 2008
HUNGARY’S main international airport is still suffering under a strike of its civil aviation workers. Staff went on strike when…
Uzbekistan Airways orders four more A320s
21 / 12 / 2008
UZBEKISTAN Airways, Uzbekistan’s national carrier, has is to buy four A320 aircraft. The purchase is part of the airline’s modernisation…