Aviation

Aviation Leaders Gather in Singapore

June 4, 2011

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam will open the IATA 67th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Singapore on 6 June 2011. The IATA AGM will bring together 700 leaders of the $600 billion global aviation industry for two days of intense discussions [...]

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The cabin staff strike continues, Finnair flies over 30 per cent of its flights

December 7, 2010

Today Finnair has flown over 30 per cent of its flights and carried approximately 45 per cent of its customers. During the following days, every effort will be made to keep the number of flights on the same level. “We deeply apologize to all our customers for the difficulties the cabin staff strike has caused. [...]

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Frankfurt Airport Expands Cargo Hub

September 1, 2010
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Image via Wikipedia Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is offering an additional 27 hectares of development land at CargoCity South. Fraport AG – the owner and manager of FRA – has issued a worldwide “Call for Expression of Interest” inviting the logistics industry to specify its locational and space requirements. “Airfreight is booming due to the increasing [...]

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World Airways to Operate Boeing 747-400 Freighter for Asiana Airlines Through 2010

February 16, 2010

World Airways, a subsidiary of Global Aviation Holdings, Inc., has signed an agreement with Asiana Airlines to operate one Boeing 747-400 aircraft on a full-time basis for air cargo service beginning February 23 through the remainder of 2010. Asiana Airlines, a South Korea-based international airline, offers passenger and cargo operations to more than 20 countries [...]

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Delta Air Lines, US Airways Respond to DOT Decision

February 10, 2010

Delta Air Lines and US Airways today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s proposed rulemaking on the airlines’ previously announced slot transaction at New York’s LaGuardia and Washington’s Reagan-National airports. In its decision, DOT said it would require the airlines to divest 20 of the 125 slot pairs involved [...]

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Southwest Airlines Reports January Traffic

February 5, 2010

Southwest Airlines Co. announced today that the Company flew 5.5 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in January 2010, a 7.1 percent increase from the 5.1 billion RPMs flown in January 2009. Available seat miles (ASMs) decreased 6.7 percent to 7.6 billion from the January 2009 level of 8.2 billion. The load factor for the month [...]

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Fighter Jet Crashes in Forest

January 23, 2010

A Hornet jet belonging to the Finnish Defence Forces went down in Juupajoki, some 200 kilometers north of Helsinki around noon on Thursday. The two pilots ejected themselves from the jet before it came crashing to the ground. Rescue workers located the pilots two kilometers from the scene of the crash an hour after the [...]

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Air France/KLM starts “fat taxes”

January 20, 2010

Very well known “fat-tax” will have a new proud airline. You may need to pay a little extra if you’re slightly over weight. Air France – KLM combination is the newest airline who charges from the over-weighted passengers. Ryanair tried it a while ago but then dropped the idea but who knows when the plans [...]

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