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Singapore frozen out

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Wednesday, 03 December 2008

Singapore Airlines’ bid for access to the Australia-USA route has been rebuffed by the Australian federal government, which in its new aviation blueprint says Qantas and V Australia (flying from early 2009) will keep their current exclusive Australian rights to direct US services.

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Thai court gives government thumbs down

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Wednesday, 03 December 2008

Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled the governing party of prime minister Somchai Wongsawat should be dissolved and he personally has been found guilty of electoral fraud. He resigned soon afterwards.

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Ryanair launches budget bid for Aer Lingus

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Wednesday, 03 December 2008

Irish airline Ryanair is back bidding for rival Aer Lingus with an all-cash offer that values the country’s flag carrier at EUR748 million (US$950 million). Ryanair's previous offer for Aer Lingus, which valued it at EUR1.5 billion, was blocked by the European Commission on competition grounds.

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Trucking dominates US figures

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Wednesday, 03 December 2008

The US DOT’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) says the value of freight shipments moving between the United States, Canada, and Mexico grew at an average annual rate of nearly 8.5 per cent per year between 2002 and 2007.

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3,000 tonnes of freight sit waiting

Latest News
Wednesday, 03 December 2008

The Thai International Freight Forwarders Association (TIFFA) estimates there are at least 3,000 tonnes of stranded goods at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International airport and that its members already have suffered about THB3 billion losses and are losing business opportunities of around THB600 million a day.
Shipping companies in Thailand, meanwhile, say there has been no noticeable switch to ocean services.

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Delta seeks Boeing rejig

Latest News
Wednesday, 03 December 2008

US carrier Delta is understood to be seeking contract changes with manufacturer Boeing that would see it take fewer ‘Dreamliner’ aircraft previously ordered by its (now) subsidiary Northwest and increase 787-200LRs for use on Delta’s long haul services.

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South African cancels outsource plan

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Wednesday, 03 December 2008

South Africa’s South African Airways has backed away from plans to outsource its call centre to IT services giant Dimension Data and as a result, airline employee union SATAWU has called off planned strike action.

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DHL to the rescue

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Wednesday, 03 December 2008

Global delivery giant DHL is being thanked for helping UK Olympics champion Chris Hoy ‘escape’ from Thailand. Hoy was caught up in the chaos at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi international airport, but thanks to his relationship with DHL, he and his girlfriend Sarra Kemp were spirited away to Phuket, where they caught a plane out of the country.

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United

Singapore frozen out

Latest News
Wednesday, 03 December 2008

Singapore Airlines’ bid for access to the Australia-USA route has been rebuffed by the Australian federal government, which in its new aviation blueprint says Qantas and V Australia (flying from early 2009) will keep their current exclusive Australian rights to direct US services.

Read more ...

Thai court gives government thumbs down

Latest News
Wednesday, 03 December 2008

Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled the governing party of prime minister Somchai Wongsawat should be dissolved and he personally has been found guilty of electoral fraud. He resigned soon afterwards.

Read more ...

Ryanair launches budget bid for Aer Lingus

Latest News
Wednesday, 03 December 2008

Irish airline Ryanair is back bidding for rival Aer Lingus with an all-cash offer that values the country’s flag carrier at EUR748 million (US$950 million). Ryanair's previous offer for Aer Lingus, which valued it at EUR1.5 billion, was blocked by the European Commission on competition grounds.

Read more ...

Trucking dominates US figures

Latest News
Wednesday, 03 December 2008

The US DOT’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) says the value of freight shipments moving between the United States, Canada, and Mexico grew at an average annual rate of nearly 8.5 per cent per year between 2002 and 2007.

Read more ...

3,000 tonnes of freight sit waiting

Latest News
Wednesday, 03 December 2008

The Thai International Freight Forwarders Association (TIFFA) estimates there are at least 3,000 tonnes of stranded goods at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International airport and that its members already have suffered about THB3 billion losses and are losing business opportunities of around THB600 million a day.
Shipping companies in Thailand, meanwhile, say there has been no noticeable switch to ocean services.

Read more ...

Delta seeks Boeing rejig

Latest News
Wednesday, 03 December 2008

US carrier Delta is understood to be seeking contract changes with manufacturer Boeing that would see it take fewer ‘Dreamliner’ aircraft previously ordered by its (now) subsidiary Northwest and increase 787-200LRs for use on Delta’s long haul services.

Read more ...

South African cancels outsource plan

Latest News
Wednesday, 03 December 2008

South Africa’s South African Airways has backed away from plans to outsource its call centre to IT services giant Dimension Data and as a result, airline employee union SATAWU has called off planned strike action.

Read more ...

DHL to the rescue

Latest News
Wednesday, 03 December 2008

Global delivery giant DHL is being thanked for helping UK Olympics champion Chris Hoy ‘escape’ from Thailand. Hoy was caught up in the chaos at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi international airport, but thanks to his relationship with DHL, he and his girlfriend Sarra Kemp were spirited away to Phuket, where they caught a plane out of the country.

Read more ...

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