April 16, 2009

Cathy Pacific staff made to take unpaid leave

CATHAY Pacific’s troubles continue with news that it has asked its 17,000 staff to take up to a month of…

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EU bans all Benin carriers

ALL airlines based in Benin, six from Kazakhstan, one Thai and one Ukrainian have been banned form flying in EU…

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Emirates take off now an accident

AUSTRALIAN investigators have upgraded the Emirates near crash in Melbourne last month from ‘incident’ to ‘accident’. On 20 March, the…

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Airport update

KOLKATA (Calcutta) airport’s international cargo section received an anonymous phone call warning of a bomb last month. Security evacuated the…

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Air France-KLM to cut 3000 jobs

AIR France-KLM has confirmed that it is to cut between 2,500 and 3,000 jobs by March 2011. To avoid mandatory…

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Lufthansa Cargo expands activities in Africa

LUFTHANSA Cargo is offering seven new destinations in Africa in cooperation with the Kenyan cargo carrier Astral Aviation. Under the…

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IATA and IAC sign safety deal

THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) has signed an agreement with the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC, also known by its…

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