January 12, 2009

Swiss cargo strong but weakening in December

SWISS WorldCargo showed a positive overall trend for 2008 despite falling demand. Total cargo traffic was 7.3 per cent up…

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Lebanese carrier bought for 1

DEFUNCT Trans Mediterranean Airlines (TMA) has been bought from the Banque Libano Francaise for US$1. Lebanese businessman Mazen Bsat, who…

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ANA cancels A380 buy

ALL Nippon Airways (ANA) has cancelled its purchase of Airbus’ A380, according to The Daily Yomiuri. ANA’s main rival, Japan…

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Belgian freight

BELGIAN airfreight is predicted to ride out the global slump in demand, according to market researcher, Mike King. “Our overall…

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Launch of new Bolivian airline

BOLIVIA is to launch a new state airline this month, Boliviana de Aviacion (BoA). This fills the space made by…

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Swiss buys flyLAL

SWISS Capital Holdings has bought flyLAL – Lithuanian Airlines. Lithuanian Airlines, which was privatised in 2005, has been struggling with…

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ABX execs buy up shares

STRUGGLING air cargo company ABX Air may yet have a resurgence. Following major restructure three top executives and five of…

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