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Alitalia – last breaths

: Latest News; Monday, 22 September 2008

In a brinkmanship finish to what has been a sad and undignified end to a former world aviation power, Italian carrier Alitalia's administrator was making a last-ditch attempt to sell the loss-making national airline today (Monday, Europe time) by public tender before calling in the liquidators.

Qantas to buy more A380s?

: Latest News; Monday, 22 September 2008

Australian airline Qantas is likely to buy more than its existing order of 20 Airbus A380s.

Delta reports revenue switch

: Latest News; Monday, 22 September 2008

US carrier Delta Air Lines says its ongoing biggest revenue gains will come from maintenance, cargo and fees and not passenger airfares, according to its president Ed Bastian.

ABX sold for US$1.08bn

: Latest News; Monday, 22 September 2008

The European Commission has given Denmark's DSV Air & Sea Holdings antitrust clearance to purchase Belgium forwarder ABX Logistics for US$1.08 billion.

BA back in lawyer’s sights

: Latest News; Monday, 22 September 2008

Cohen Milstein, the law firm that represented UK passengers in the case that won GBP73.5m of compensation from carriers BA and Virgin Atlantic for ticket price fixing, is now representing two UK importers in an action to recover additional shipping costs in the shape of inflated freight surcharges.

Sical set for takeoff

: Latest News; Monday, 22 September 2008

India’s Sical Logistics is to expand from rail into freight forwarding services and the air transport business, according to managing director Sudhir Rangnekar.

DHL-UPS deal claims more victims

: Latest News; Monday, 22 September 2008

As DHL and UPS say it may take until the end of this year to negotiate their 10-year, US$10 billion deal, the plan has claimed more jobs in Wilmington, Ohio with one of DHL’s customers cutting about 170 positions at its nearby facility.

Garuda pulls GSA in Australia

: Latest News; Friday, 19 September 2008

Garuda Indonesia Airlines has terminated its general sales arrangements with GSA Cargo Services in Australia and will take sales back in-house from 01 October, 2008.

Strong growth forecast for Sydney Airport

: Latest News; Friday, 19 September 2008

Sydney Airport expects passenger numbers to increase by an average 4.2 per cent each year with the airport serving 78.9 million passengers by 2029, up from the 68.3 million in 2023-24 forecast in the existing approved 2003-04 Master Plan.