EUROPE has approved the proposed merger between US carriers United Air Lines and Continental Airlines. The European Commission decided the…
August 2010
Virgin Atlantic strike threat
23 / 08 / 2010
VIRGIN Atlantic is facing its first strike in its 26-year history. The airline’s pilots say the carrier is reneging on…
India stops foreign pilot ban, for now
23 / 08 / 2010
INDIA has cancelled its threatened ban of foreign airline pilots. However, the threat is only postponed and may resurface next…
Cash for Mexicana keeps it flying
23 / 08 / 2010
INVESTORS have thrown troubled Mexicana a lifeline to keep it operational. Mexican consortium Tendora K bought a 95 per cent…
Investors quit Chinese cargo airline
23 / 08 / 2010
TAIWANESE investors have pulled out of the Chinese cargo airline, Yangtze River Express, blaming poor results. Taiwan’s China Airline, Yang…
Maximus ready for further growth
22 / 08 / 2010
MAXIMUS Air Cargo is ready for further fleet expansion, according to its president and chief executive officer, Fathi Buhazza (right),…
Surcharge sham
22 / 08 / 2010
INDEPENDENT freight forwarders have reacted angrily to Lufthansa’s move to increase security surcharges, alongside a stated 20 per cent increase…
Upbeat Emirates expects to take all its freighters
22 / 08 / 2010
THERE are still no signs of a double dip recession, and Emirates expects ultimately to deploy all the widebody freighters…
Etihad reveals new A330F routes
19 / 08 / 2010
ETIHAD’S two new A330-200Fs will be deployed to Hahn in Germany, Tripoli and Milan, Ndjamena and Nairobi, and Beijing when…
Final appeal looms for Bout
18 / 08 / 2010
THAILAND is giving its final ruling on Friday whether to extradite infamous arms smuggler, Viktor Bout, to the US. “I…
EVA swings to gain in 2010
18 / 08 / 2010
TAIWAN airline EVA Airways posted NT$5.2 billion (US$163 million) in net profit in the first half of the year, compared…
Ceva revenues up but profits down
18 / 08 / 2010
FOR the three months ending 30 June Ceva Logistics’ revenue rose €1.7 billion (US$2.1 billion), up from €1.3 billion ($1.6…
Airbus delays Flyington A330s
17 / 08 / 2010
AIRBUS is delaying delivery of 12 A330-200 freighters to India’s Flyington Freighters. Airbus will now deliver the aircraft by the…
New freighter to join West Atlantic
17 / 08 / 2010
WEST Atlantic, the Anglo-Swedish cargo airline, will operate a Bombardier Q400 freighter from October. The freight conversion of the usual…
Hellmann airfreight exports rise 59 per cent
17 / 08 / 2010
HELLMANN Worldwide Logistics UK saw its 2010 airfreight rise 25 per cent over 2008’s figures and 59 per cent over…
UK airport strikes avoided
16 / 08 / 2010
TALKS have narrowly avoided strikes that were expected to close the UK’s major airports over the busiest weekend of August….
Korean Air cargo success stolen by strong won
16 / 08 / 2010
KOREAN Air Lines has flipped its operating loss of 127.3 billion won (US$107.9 million) for the second quarter last year…
Agility 2Q profit down by half
16 / 08 / 2010
AGILITY’s net profits fell 53 per cent in the second quarter 2010 compared to the same period last year. Operating…
LAM and TAM merger will create Latin American super airline
15 / 08 / 2010
IN a surprise announcement, Brazil’s TAM Airlines and Chile’s LAN Airlines have announced the two will merge. Should they receive…
Agility cleared to continue US military contract to December
15 / 08 / 2010
DESPITE being in the middle of a fraud investigation that has seen the contract moved elsewhere, Agility has been given…
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