CHINA Southern Airlines has posted a year-to-date profit (at the end of September) of ?322 million (US$47.1 million), up 134.2…
October 2009
Delta cargo revenues down more than half
29 / 10 / 2009
DELTA has posted a third-quarter loss of US$161 million. The US airline, which is phasing out its freighter fleet, said…
AirBridgeCargo launches Narita freighter
29 / 10 / 2009
AIRBridgeCargo Airlines is launching a new B747-400 freighter service from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (The Netherlands) to Narita Tokyo (Japan).The Russian…
Improving figures misleading, says IATA
28 / 10 / 2009
FIGURES for freight traffic in September show demand is improving, although only slowly and not as much as an initial…
LAN third-quarter profit down 37 per cent
28 / 10 / 2009
CHILE’S LAN Airlines’ revenues fell 19 per cent and net profit fell 37 per cent in the last quarter, from…
ANA pins hopes of cargo profit on Naha airport
28 / 10 / 2009
ALL Nippon Airways (ANA) is to use Naha Airport, in Japan’s southern-island province, Okinawa, as its cargo hub. By doing…
Atlas profits shoot up 181 per cent
28 / 10 / 2009
ATLAS Air’s third-quarter profits grew 181 per cent compared to the same period last year. Atlas, the parent of Atlas…
Vietnam cuts airport fees
27 / 10 / 2009
VIETNAM has cut landing and take-off fees for international airlines by five per cent.Pham Xuan The, head of finance at…
Russian freighter makes emergency landing at Sharjah
27 / 10 / 2009
ANOTHER cargo plane has had an incident at Sharjah Airport less than a week after the Sudanese 707 crash last…
UPS third-quarter down nearly a half
27 / 10 / 2009
UPS’ third quarter results reveal a 43 per cent drop in profit and a 15 per cent drop in revenue…
Australia widens cartel investigation
27 / 10 / 2009
AUSTRALIA’S competition regulator – the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) – will widen its net and attempt to prosecute…
Azza barred from UAE airspace
26 / 10 / 2009
AZZA Air Transport Company – the Sudanese company that operated the Boeing 707 cargo aircraft that crashed in Sharjah last…
Panalpina and Atlas extend cooperation agreement
26 / 10 / 2009
PANALPINA and its long-time airline partner, Atlas Air, have renewed their cooperation agreement. Within this cooperation, Panalpina provides own-controlled capacity…
Iberia struck by two-day strike
26 / 10 / 2009
SPAIN’S Iberia Airlines has cancelled 440 flights because of a two-day strike by cabin crews.The 48-hour stoppage started on Sunday…
Aramex manages to post third-quarter profit
26 / 10 / 2009
ARAMEX announced its financial results for the three months ending 30 September. The company declared a net profit of AE$41.7…
New joint venture launches behind Air China Cargo
25 / 10 / 2009
CHINA’S airfreight recovery is speeding up as Cathay Pacific, Dragonair and Air China negotiate operating Air China Cargo as their…
Ballooning debt leaves JAL in need of rescue
25 / 10 / 2009
REPORTS in Japan have stated that Japan Airlines’ net loss may rise to about 500 billion yen (US$5.5 billion) for…
Lufthansa Cargo ready to abandon Italian operations
25 / 10 / 2009
LUFTHANSA Cargo is set to withdraw its two MD-11Fs from Milan by the end of the year, after finding that…
DHL executives sacked after huge UK theft operation discovered
23 / 10 / 2009
DHL Global Forwarding has sacked UK Regional Director David Stroud and Import Manager Lee Cook after it was revealed that…
Gatwick sold as BAA break up begins
22 / 10 / 2009
BAA is selling Gatwick Airport to US-based investment firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for £1.5 billion. The BAA had been…