Japan’s Japan Airlines (JAL) reportedly has been offered a US$1 billion rescue package by USA carrier Delta Air Lines and its Sky Team alliance partners and a similar amount by rival oneworld alliance member American Airlines and investment group TPG.
Latin American carrier Lan is window shopping for potential mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as its airfreight and passenger traffic recovers, its coo Ignacio Cueto says.
European planemaker Airbus says it expects to deliver up to 100 aircraft in China next year – up from nearly 80 this year - and is "cautiously optimistic" about air traffic growth in the market.
Planemakers Airbus and Boeing say they have written orders for 44 planes at the Dubai Air Show, less than 10 per cent of the number at the last Dubai show in 2007.
Europe’s Air France-KLM has posted a loss of EUR147 million for its fiscal Q2 compared to a profit of EUR27 million for the same period in 2008. Cumulative losses over six months were EUR573 million.
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) says air cargo for its 17 airline members was down 16.5 per cent year on year for the 10 months to October and it expects its members to lose about US$4.8 billion this year.
Japan’s Japan Airlines (JAL) reportedly has been offered a US$1 billion rescue package by USA carrier Delta Air Lines and its Sky Team alliance partners and a similar amount by rival oneworld alliance member American Airlines and investment group TPG.
Latin American carrier Lan is window shopping for potential mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as its airfreight and passenger traffic recovers, its coo Ignacio Cueto says.
European planemaker Airbus says it expects to deliver up to 100 aircraft in China next year – up from nearly 80 this year - and is "cautiously optimistic" about air traffic growth in the market.
Planemakers Airbus and Boeing say they have written orders for 44 planes at the Dubai Air Show, less than 10 per cent of the number at the last Dubai show in 2007.
Europe’s Air France-KLM has posted a loss of EUR147 million for its fiscal Q2 compared to a profit of EUR27 million for the same period in 2008. Cumulative losses over six months were EUR573 million.
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) says air cargo for its 17 airline members was down 16.5 per cent year on year for the 10 months to October and it expects its members to lose about US$4.8 billion this year.