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SIA Cargo inks service deal

: Latest News; Tuesday, 16 September 2008

Singapore Airlines Cargo has signed a 10-year, S$500 million Fleet Management Program deal with Pratt and Whitney Global Service Partners. The agreement covers 13 B747-400F cargo aircraft powered by PW4000-94 engines and six spare engines.

Dragonair into Vietnam

: Latest News; Tuesday, 16 September 2008

Hong Kong-based carrier Dragonair is to launch services from its base to Hanoi, Vietnam from October 26.

Aer Lingus to outsource ground positions?

: Latest News; Tuesday, 16 September 2008

Irish carrier Aer Lingus is said to be in talks to outsource all 1300 ground staff positions at Ireland’s Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports.

India rethinks air cargo policy

: Latest News; Tuesday, 16 September 2008

The Indian government has engaged consultancy firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) to evaluate the country’s new air cargo policy ahead of implementation.

China Eastern gets US$1.17m windfall

: Latest News; Tuesday, 16 September 2008

Chinese courts have ordered 10 pilots of China Eastern Airlines to compensate their employer a total of nearly eight million yuan (US$1.17 million) for leaving their jobs.

Chunnel reopens

: Latest News; Tuesday, 16 September 2008

The UK-France Channel Tunnel partly reopened Saturday and traffic was resuming progressively, the tunnel operator said, after firefighters extinguished a blaze on a cargo train that closed it late last week.

30 more airlines ‘could fail before Xmas’

: Latest News; Tuesday, 16 September 2008

UK flag carrier British Airways’ ceo Willie Walsh has said as many as 30 more airlines could go bankrupt before Christmas.

Air NZ shows how to save fuel

: Latest News; Tuesday, 16 September 2008

New Zealand carrier Air New Zealand has operated a flight Auckland-San Francisco, USA using technology, optimal flying conditions and the co-operation of US, New Zealand and Australian aviation authorities to save 4600 litres of avgas.