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Teamsters add weight to Unite's BA battle

: Latest News; Thursday, 18 March 2010

The UK's Unite union has upped the stakes in the proposed British Airways cabin crew strike by enlisting foreign unions including the Teamsters in the USA in an attempt to block BA flying to international destinations.

SITA inks Air Arabia deal

: Latest News; Wednesday, 17 March 2010

Technology services provider SITA has been selected by Middle East budget carrier Air Arabia to provide air-ground communications including data link services for the airline's expanding fleet and network of 59 destinations for the next five years.

Aryan to play in international cargo market

: Latest News; Wednesday, 17 March 2010

India's Aryan Cargo Express, a subsidiary of Aryan Cargo Express and Logistics, plans to launch international air cargo operations by next month, April.

Nairobi cargo facility expanded

: Latest News; Wednesday, 17 March 2010

Kenya's Airports Authority (KAA) says it is in the process of expanding the existing Nairobi cargo terminal to handle more freighters at a total cost of about US$20.86 million.

O'Hare International debuts full body scanner

: Latest News; Wednesday, 17 March 2010

In the USA, a full-body scanner is being activated next week at Chicago's largest airport, O'Hare International.

TCS inks Malaysia deal

: Latest News; Tuesday, 16 March 2010

Indian software exporter Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has signed a five-year deal with Malaysia Airlines.

Frankfurt airfreight leaps

: Latest News; Tuesday, 16 March 2010

Airfreight tonnage at Frankfurt Airport, Germany, in February hit 163,469 metric tons, a year-on-year growth of 30.1 per cent.

Varsity owner admits failings

: Latest News; Tuesday, 16 March 2010

UK carrier Varsity Express's owner Martin Halstead, 23, whose failed airline operated return flights between Oxford and Edinburgh for only six days, has admitted the airline had little backing other than monies taken from staff. Halstead admitted he had: