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Iberia boosts Israel capacity

: Latest News; Tuesday, 19 August 2008

Spanish airline Iberia is to boost its Madrid, Spain-Tel Aviv, Israel cargo capacity to 70 tons a week from September, using two Airbus 340s twice a week and making 12 other weekly flights using smaller planes.

Air China Cargo to reopen Israel services?

: Latest News; Tuesday, 19 August 2008

Krief Group is tipping China’s Air China Cargo to open an Israel route in mid-2009.

Nippon Cargo out of Beijing

: Latest News; Tuesday, 19 August 2008

Japan’s Nippon Cargo Airlines is to suspend its freighter service to Beijing, China indefinitely, despite earlier saying the suspension would last only for the duration of the Olympics.

AE will fly in 2009

: Latest News; Tuesday, 19 August 2008

France’s Air France-KLM and China’s China Southern have confirmed they will launch a joint all-cargo carrier focusing on Asia-Europe trade early 2009, regardless of the economy.

Air China cargo up, passengers down

: Latest News; Tuesday, 19 August 2008

China’s Air China says its cargo load factor was 58.9 per cent in July, up 3.3 percentage points year-on-year, and it shipped 81,626 tons of freight, up 7.8 per cent. Passenger numbers for July were down 6.8 per cent from a year earlier to 2.98 million passengers, largely due to heightened security measures for the Olympic Games and slowing global demand, the carrier said.

Gregg quits Qantas

: Latest News; Tuesday, 19 August 2008

Qantas Airways confirmed today that Peter Gregg would step down as chief financial officer (CFO) and as a member of the airline’s Board on 30 September. He will be succeeded as CFO by Colin Storrie, currently the deputy CFO. Storrie will assume the CFO role and take a place on the Qantas Board on 30 September. Gregg will assist with the transition to a new CFO and leave Qantas on 31 December 2008.

Korean adds capacity on Australian route

: Latest News; Monday, 18 August 2008

Korean Airlines Cargo has confirmed a change to its Australian schedule. Effective 02 September, the carrier will change to an evening departure coinciding with an upgrade in operating equipment in Melbourne from A330-200 to B777-200.

BAA to lose airport control

: Latest News; Monday, 18 August 2008

The UK Competition Commission this week is expected to rule that UK airport operator BAA (dominant in the south east of England and in Scotland) sell at least one of its London airports -- and maybe two.

US Post Office winning aircraft business

: Latest News; Monday, 18 August 2008

US airline passengers have begun using postal services to avoid high baggage fees, after the US majors started charging for first bags and nearly doubled their prices for oversized bags.