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Frankfurt Airport Expands Cargo Hub

by Mr. Plane on September 1, 2010

in Airports,Aviation

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 [...]

Aer Lingus ‘to postpone’ results

by Mr. Plane on March 8, 2010

in Airlines,Aviation

Aer Lingus will not publish 2009 earnings tomorrow as planned, a source said today, as management worked to overcome union resistance to cost cuts. “I expect it won’t be published tomorrow,” the source said. “Further confirmation is expected later in the day.” On Friday, cabin crew rejected a cost savings plan recommended by their trade [...]

Delta Responds to Japan Airlines Announcement Regarding Alliance Partnership

February 9, 2010 Airlines

“Delta is well positioned as the No. 1 carrier between the U.S. and Asia. Customers can continue to count on Delta for unmatched access to Japan, with nonstop service between 10 U.S. destinations and Tokyo. With recently announced plans to invest $1 billion in our product, Delta remains committed to providing a leading option for [...]

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Asia airlines expect more losses

January 22, 2010 Airlines

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) says 2009 cargo traffic cargo dropped 11.0 percent overall in comparison to the previous 12 months. The average load factor for the period remained almost unchanged at 66.1 percent. Andrew Herdman, AAPA Director General said, “We have been through downturns before, but none as severe as we’ve experienced [...]

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Is it time for the big alliance?

January 14, 2010 Airlines

If the low-cost airlines put up an alliance like Staralliance with all the features like code sharing, etc. it might be a too big hit to the traditional airlines.

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JAL goes down, who is next

January 12, 2010 Airlines

Image by Never Was An Arrow II via Flickr Today Japan’s banks approved JAL bankruptcy, which means very much to the Japan. How many people will be sacked, how much money will be wasted from the Japan’s wallet etc.. All questions that will arise is going to be more and more negative. But if we [...]

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Airline without a CEO

October 19, 2009 Airlines

I just got back home from business trip and read some article about the company that didn’t have a CEO who should do it’s job. Now, this is something that not a single company wants, right? But there’s one company that is running without a CEO hired. Finnair. Mr. Hienonen quit his job a while [...]

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TAM Maintains Leadership in Both Domestic and International Markets for September

October 15, 2009 Aviation

SAO PAULO, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — TAM announces its operating data for September 2009 as disclosed by the Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) today. As the Company had predicted, the domestic market was strongly stimulated during the month of September as a result of the competitive dynamic. In this environment, TAM observed a growth [...]

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