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Small airlines ask for help

: Latest News; Friday, 21 August 2009

Fearing a cash crisis this northern winter, some of Europe’s smaller airlines want access to European Investment Bank (EIB) funds, the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) says.

Menzies reverses negative trend

: Latest News; Friday, 21 August 2009

Scotland-based airport ground-handling and newspaper group Menzies has reported a healthy rise in underlying profit despite a downturn in revenues after it shed GBP30 million of debt.

Mainfreight profits down 51.1pc in Q1

: Latest News; Friday, 21 August 2009

Logistics major Mainfreight Group says its Q1 profits have dropped 51.1 per cent - compared with Q1 last year - to NZ$4.02 million.

New screening rules ‘have holes’

: Latest News; Friday, 21 August 2009

Biosecurity experts say the new, more relaxed travel arrangements between Australia and New Zealand have holes that increase the risk of an agricultural disaster.

CSIRO wins cargo scan award

: Latest News; Friday, 21 August 2009

Australia’s CSIRO's air cargo scanning technology team has been awarded the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Support of Defence or National Security.

MAS out of New York

: Latest News; Friday, 21 August 2009

Malaysian flag carrier Malaysia Airline System is to suspend flights to New York, USA, from September 30 due to low demand.

FMFF calls for forwarder registration

: Latest News; Friday, 21 August 2009

The Federation of Malaysia Freight Forwarders (FMFF) wants the country’s Transport Ministry to register freight forwarders in order to weed out fly-by-night operators. Its freight forwarding industry currently is not regulated.

ANA seeks fuel surcharge return

: Latest News; Friday, 21 August 2009

Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways has applied to Japan's Ministry of Land Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to reinstate its fuel surcharge on international flights from October 1. Its fuel surcharge was abolished in June as fuel prices fell, but the airline says newly-rising fuel prices have prompted the move to reinstatement.

Qantas battens the hatches

: Latest News; Thursday, 20 August 2009

Australia’s Qantas says losses from its airfreight division will help force it to tighten its policy on fuel conservation, with strong competition from Asian carriers as well as capacity cuts contributing to its latest financial results.