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Indonesia launches biometric border controls

: Latest News; Wednesday, 24 March 2010

The Directorate General of Immigration at the Department of Law and Human Rights in Indonesia, locally known as Imigrasi, has announced the rollout by SITA of a border control system that includes biometrics capture at 27 of the nation’s air and sea ports.

$US42 billion to upgrade US air traffic controls

: Latest News; Wednesday, 24 March 2010

The US Senate has approved a bill that calls for key elements of new FAA air traffic control systems to be in place at the busiest American airports by 2014.

Air China ups Shenzhen stake

: Latest News; Wednesday, 24 March 2010

China's Air China has announced plans to take a major stake of 51 per cent - up from 25 per cent at present - in Shenzhen Airlines.

BAWC, DHL ink MoU

: Latest News; Wednesday, 24 March 2010

DHL Global Forwarding and British Airways World Cargo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that sees BAWC join DHL's Strategic Air Cargo Security Partnership.

El Al in Turkey code share

: Latest News; Tuesday, 23 March 2010

Israel's El Al Airlines reportedly has signed a code share agreement with Turkish airline Atlas Jet to operate a daily flight between Istanbul and Tel Aviv.

Explosives found on Indian plane

: Latest News; Tuesday, 23 March 2010

Police in India's Kerala say they have recovered explosives from a Kingfisher Airlines flight from Bangalore.

Boeing to boost big jet production

: Latest News; Tuesday, 23 March 2010

Planemaker Boeing says it will boost production of large jets to meet increasing global demand, with its B777 to return to seven a month in mid-2011, instead of early 2012.

ANA doubles net loss prediction

: Latest News; Tuesday, 23 March 2010

Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) says its net loss for the year will more than double to JPY65 billion, up from its earlier estimate of JPY28 billion.

Plane crashes at Moscow

: Latest News; Tuesday, 23 March 2010

Reports say a passenger plane has crashed near Domodedovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia. There were no passengers on board.