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IATA wins Travelport dispute

: Latest News; Friday, 06 November 2009

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has won a Netherlands court victory in a dispute with technology firm Travelport over Bank Settlement Plan (BSP) data and PaxIS.

Government to take Malev stake?

: Latest News; Friday, 06 November 2009

Hungary's government may take a stake in loss-making national airline Malev through converting financial guarantees into equity, but will not pay cash for any shares it acquires, Finance minister Peter Oszko said.

Nippon Express reports drops

: Latest News; Friday, 06 November 2009

Japanese forwarder Nippon Express has reported drops in sales and profit for the six months ending September 30, with revenue US$8.4 billion in the April-September period, down 19.7 per cent from the same period last year.

Airbus set for maiden A330-200 flight

: Latest News; Friday, 06 November 2009

European planemaker Airbus is preparing for the maiden test flight of its new mid-size A330-200F freighter plane.

Laparkan into St Lucia

: Latest News; Friday, 06 November 2009

Laparkan Airways is to introduce an air cargo service from Miami, USA to St Lucia, Caribbean. It will use its regular 767 freighter service on Tuesdays and Fridays from Miami with a same day connection to St Lucia’s Hewanorra International Airport via Trinidad and Tobago.

Korean tips recovery

: Latest News; Friday, 06 November 2009

South Korean air cargo carrier Korean Air says it expects a significant recovery this and next year, although it still has concerns about the spread of H1N1 swine flu.

SAS profits from Bmi sale

: Latest News; Friday, 06 November 2009

With a 427 million kronor windfall from the sale of its 20 per cent stake in UK carrier Bmi, Scandinavian airline group SAS has reported a Q3 profit of 152 million kronor, also helped by cost cuts and lower prices on fuel.

Qantas surprised by airfreight buildup

: Latest News; Friday, 06 November 2009

Australia’s Qantas described the build-up of "unusually large volumes" at its Sydney and Melbourne airport freight terminals early this week as just one of those things and said it would have the backlog cleared quickly.

Macao cargo figures well down

: Latest News; Friday, 06 November 2009

Cargo in both directions slumped at Macao International Airport for the first nine months of the year and commercial aircraft movements decreased by 23 per cent year-on-year to just 27,813, according to the city's Statistics and Census Service (DSEC).