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Who will be Alitalia partner?

: Latest News; Monday, 05 January 2009

Reports last week said Air France-KLM is close to sealing a deal to buy a stake in Italy's Alitalia and the deal could be concluded early January.

Pay cuts for Fedex execs

: Latest News; Monday, 05 January 2009

FedEx ceo Fred Smith has agreed to take a 20 per cent pay cut as part of the company’s cost-cutting program. Other executives will see their incomes drop by 10 per cent.

EUR2.8m for Mannion

: Latest News; Monday, 05 January 2009

Ireland’s Independent.ie media says flag carrier Aer Lingus’ chief executive Dermot Mannion will be paid EUR2.8m in cash by the company if the Ryanair bid (or any other bid) for Aer Lingus succeeds and he leaves the company.

Emirates wins lions’ share of hazardous market

: Latest News; Wednesday, 31 December 2008

Hindu Business Line says that with 21 flights a week between India’s Hyderabad and Dubai, UAE, Emirates SkyCargo now has captured more than 50 per cent of the hazardous goods carriage from the city.

Qantas cuts domestic surcharges

: Latest News; Wednesday, 31 December 2008

Australian sister airlines Qantas Airways, Qantaslink and Jetstar will remove fuel surcharges on domestic Australian flights for tickets issued on or after 01 Jan 2009.

Northwest files for China deferrals

: Latest News; Wednesday, 31 December 2008

US carrier and Delta subsidiary Northwest Airlines has requested the US Department of Transportation approve a one year deferral of its planned Seattle Beijing service to March 2010.

Cargo cartel class action launched

: Latest News; Monday, 29 December 2008

Litigation funding company IMF (Australia) says it is to fund a class action claim against airlines alleged to have colluded on air cargo price-fixing in Australia.