December 21, 2008

Crystal Cargo ups capacity

ETIHAD Crystal Cargo, a division of Etihad Airways, has upgraded its daily Abu Dhabi to Bahrain route, previously operating an…

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Imperial backs out of aviation

IMPERIAL Holdings has sold its aviation division for R541.6-million (US$56 million). Imperial says that it is withdrawing from all non-core…

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LH dumps World Airways for Jade

LUFTHANSA Cargo is reducing freighter capacities, due to falling demand, by around 10 per cent on 1 January, 2009. In…

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Atlas and Polar crew join union

BY a more than two to one margin, nearly 900 crewmembers at Atlas Air Inc and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide,…

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Hajj boosts Abu Dhabi traffic

ABU Dhabi International Airport’s growth rates have so far bucked worldwide industry trends of declining traffic. November saw an 11.6…

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Chinas aviation traffic slump

CHINA’S airlines have reported an sharp decrease in demand due to the worsening global economy. Cargo traffic for Air China…

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Qantas fined for fuel-surcharge cartel

AUSTRALIA’S Federal Court has fined Qantas A$20 million (US$13.6 million) for price fixing of fuel surcharges. This is only the…

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Hungary airport strike goes on

HUNGARY’S main international airport is still suffering under a strike of its civil aviation workers. Staff went on strike when…

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Uzbekistan Airways orders four more A320s

UZBEKISTAN Airways, Uzbekistan’s national carrier, has is to buy four A320 aircraft. The purchase is part of the airline’s modernisation…

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