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DHL, AA link for pharma assist

: Latest News; Friday, 19 March 2010

Logistics major DHL and American Airlines Cargo are helping pharmaceutical industry customers to prepare for the implementation of the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) new cargo screening rules and for its Certified Cargo Screening Program (CCSP).

BA revises strike cargo schedule

: Latest News; Friday, 19 March 2010

UK carrier British Airways will operate an amended cargo schedule for the first strike period set by Unite, the union representing its cabin crew, from 20 to 22 March.

Australian threat to BA flights

: Latest News; Friday, 19 March 2010

UK carrier British Airways' flights to and from Australia during the upcoming cabin crew strike were threatened Thursday after Australian ground staff said they were considering refusing to load, clean and refuel BA jets, according to Times online media.

Asian airlines target ancillary revenues

: Latest News; Friday, 19 March 2010

Airlines across the Asia region are stepping up their efforts to capture more ancillary revenues through sales of travel insurance, onboard advertising and checked baggage, according to a new survey by technology firm Abacus.

Russia blames drunkenness for crash

: Latest News; Thursday, 18 March 2010

Russian prosecutors say a pilot's drunkenness was a contributing cause of a commercial airline crash in 2008.

Portugal walks privatisation road

: Latest News; Thursday, 18 March 2010

Portugal has announced privatisation measures affecting airline TAP Air Portugal, plus the country's rail transport, postal, energy and paper industries.

Air Berlin slashes 787 order

: Latest News; Thursday, 18 March 2010

German airline Air Berlin is to cancel US$1.7 billion of orders for Boeing 787 aircraft.

Kelly given excellence award

: Latest News; Thursday, 18 March 2010

The USA Airforwarders Association (AfA) has confirmed Ed Kelly, general manager Air Cargo Division of the Transportation Security Administration, has been posthumously presented with this year's Jim Foster Award for Excellence.

Bangkok demonstrations continue

: Latest News; Thursday, 18 March 2010

In Thailand, protesters have hurled plastic bags filled with their own blood at the prime minister's house in Bangkok after security forces agreed to permit a few red-shirt demonstrators to spill the blood - as they had requested.