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JDA says TLC figure most important

: Latest News; Thursday, 15 March 2012

JDA Software Australia sales and business development manager Emma Hose has told the industry that using software that estimates the Total Landed Cost (TLC) of shipments, manufacturers and suppliers using air freight can save money.

European aero firms mount ETS fight

: Latest News; Thursday, 15 March 2012

Air Berlin, Airbus, Air France, British Airways, Iberia, Lufthansa, MTU Aero Engines, Safran and Virgin Atlantic want the European Union's emissions trading system (EU ETS tax) to be discussed in the EU Council, with the aim of averting a possible trade war with more than two dozen countries that have rejected the scheme.

Virgin America inks Korean deal

: Latest News; Thursday, 15 March 2012

US carrier Virgin America has inked an interline agreement with South Korea's Korean Air, delivering seamless travel for all passengers on the network of each.

Report questions Lockerbie bomber's guilt

: Latest News; Thursday, 15 March 2012

The man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing of a Pan Am jet over Scotland, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, is still alive and claiming to be innocent.

Turkish a top rating direct carrier

: Latest News; Thursday, 15 March 2012

Turkey's Turkish Airlines now offers direct flights to 189 destinations from Istanbul, 15 more than Lufthansa offers from its Frankfurt, Germany hub, making Turkish one of the world's top-rating direct flights carrier. Turkey has 43 domestic airports and nearly half of Turkish Airlines' customers travel domestically.

Finnair trials anti-jetlag headset

: Latest News; Thursday, 15 March 2012

Finland's Finnair is trialling a new headset that promises to minimise the effects of jetlag.

Cathay ‘cautious’ on 2012 prospects

: Latest News; Thursday, 15 March 2012

The Cathay Pacific Group has blamed high fuel prices and global economic uncertainty for a significant fall in profit for 2011 and says 2012 will be challenging.

India tries to seize Jet cash

: Latest News; Wednesday, 14 March 2012

Indian authorities have asked the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to deposit local carrier Jet Airways' entitlements under the Association's settlement systems with the government to settle outstanding tax dues.