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Lan chooses winglets

: Latest News; Wednesday, 26 September 2012

Aviation Partners Boeing says Latin America's Lan Airlines has ordered 10 additional Blended Winglet Systems for its Boeing 767-300ER passenger and freighter aircraft.

Ethiopian puts Dreamliner on Washington run

: Latest News; Wednesday, 26 September 2012

From October, Africa's Ethiopian Airlines will place its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner on non-stop flights from Washington Dulles International Airport, USA to Addis Ababa, with connecting services to more than 40 destinations in Africa.

Qantas Freight releases smartphone app

: Latest News; Tuesday, 25 September 2012

Qantas Freight has launched an iPhone app and mobile site for smartphones, enabling customers to access real time shipment status anywhere, any time.

FIATA congress headed for 800 registrations

: Latest News; Tuesday, 25 September 2012

Organisers of this year's Federation of International Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) World Congress in Los Angeles, USA have registered 757 delegates from 78 countries for the October event – which takes place under the banner "Logistics Moving the World."

Thumbs down for freighter

: Latest News; Tuesday, 25 September 2012

Iraq has turned down a DPRK (North Korea) request for an Air Koryo freighter to fly through its airspace en route to a destination in Syria.

The Iraqi government suspected the flight was carrying arms.

Iraq is very sensitive to international criticism that it is helping the Syrian administration in its bloody crackdown on civil unrest.

The freighter refusal was portrayed as a clear signal that this was incorrect and that Iraq wanted to see a peaceful solution of the Syrian crisis.-KK

Lufthansa Innovation challenge moves to next stage

: Latest News; Tuesday, 25 September 2012

The best of the ideas generated in 2011's Air Cargo Innovation challenge at Lufthansa have been evaluated and now are under further development, Lufthansa Cargo says.

US Senate backs anti-ETS movement

: Latest News; Tuesday, 25 September 2012

The US Senate has passed a bill to stop US carriers paying for carbon emissions on European flights.

Finnair business class takes Pole position

: Latest News; Tuesday, 25 September 2012

Nearly 20 years after Finnair promoted its 'Europe via the North Pole' service ex Tokyo with feeder flights from Australia by Japan Airlines and Qantas, the Finnish carrier's country sales manager for Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia Geoff Stone says the airline is outperforming its peers in premium sales, with business class sales 20 to 30 per cent up.

Latam to make alliance decision in 2013

: Latest News; Monday, 24 September 2012

Newly-created Latam Airlines Group - formed from Chilean airline Lan's recent takeover of Brazil's Tam - will decide during the first half of 2013 on its airline alliance membership. Lan is a member of oneworld, Tam is with Star Alliance.