US express giant FedEx has cut another 1000 salaried staff as the firm works to reduce network capacity in its Express and Freight segments, which have been especially vulnerable to the worldwide drops in trade.
The Association of European Airlines (AEA) says its carrier members’ airfreight market has "all but collapsed" and passenger traffic in the first two months of 2009 has fallen 4.6 per cent.
Cargo traffic for US airlines fell 21.2 per cent in February, taking the industry to its lowest levels in eight years, the US Air Transport Association says.
UK carrier British Airways says traffic dropped 7.3 per cent in March and that 300 staff will leave by end May as part of a voluntary redundancy scheme.
The Federal Court in Melbourne has thrown out the applications by Singapore Airlines Pte Ltd, Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd and Emirates Airline challenging the validity of compulsory notices issued by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
Cargo volumes at Singapore Airlines slipped by 16.9 per cent to just under 80 million kilograms in February, equal to 56.7 per cent load factor, the carrier says.
Singapore Airlines says 1,405 of its employees have volunteered to take unpaid leave as part of the Singaporean carrier’s cost-cutting strategy, but more cuts will be needed.
USA carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines, a major regional airline for Delta Air Lines, earlier this week grounded 60 of its 110 CRJ200 jets after an internal audit raised safety concerns.
US express giant FedEx has cut another 1000 salaried staff as the firm works to reduce network capacity in its Express and Freight segments, which have been especially vulnerable to the worldwide drops in trade.
The Association of European Airlines (AEA) says its carrier members’ airfreight market has "all but collapsed" and passenger traffic in the first two months of 2009 has fallen 4.6 per cent.
Cargo traffic for US airlines fell 21.2 per cent in February, taking the industry to its lowest levels in eight years, the US Air Transport Association says.
UK carrier British Airways says traffic dropped 7.3 per cent in March and that 300 staff will leave by end May as part of a voluntary redundancy scheme.
The Federal Court in Melbourne has thrown out the applications by Singapore Airlines Pte Ltd, Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd and Emirates Airline challenging the validity of compulsory notices issued by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
Cargo volumes at Singapore Airlines slipped by 16.9 per cent to just under 80 million kilograms in February, equal to 56.7 per cent load factor, the carrier says.
Singapore Airlines says 1,405 of its employees have volunteered to take unpaid leave as part of the Singaporean carrier’s cost-cutting strategy, but more cuts will be needed.
USA carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines, a major regional airline for Delta Air Lines, earlier this week grounded 60 of its 110 CRJ200 jets after an internal audit raised safety concerns.