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Air Canada pet ban overturned

: Latest News; Monday, 07 April 2008

Air Canada's proposed domestic ban on small pets as cargo on passenger jets has been overturned by the Canadian Transportation Agency as ‘unreasonable’. Air Canada spokesperson Peter Fitzpatrick said the airline is reviewing the ruling and he did not know if the airline will appeal.

Cargojet to beef up pharma services

: Latest News; Friday, 04 April 2008

Canadian overnight air cargo network operator Cargojet has announced plans to improve its handling of sensitive healthcare products, including pharmaceuticals, that are shipped by air.

Delta a non-stop away from everywhere

: Latest News; Friday, 04 April 2008

US airline Delta says that deploying two new B777-200 aircraft on the New York, USA-Mumbai, India route has bolstered its ability to connect customers and cargo between virtually any two cities around the globe, non-stop.

ATA folds

: Latest News; Friday, 04 April 2008

Indiana, USA-based ATA has cancelled all flights and filed for bankruptcy. At one time it was the USA’s 10th-largest airline and most recently had approximately 50 flights per day, mostly between Hawaii and four west coast cities -- Oakland, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Las Vegas.

Alitalia close to the edge

: Latest News; Friday, 04 April 2008

Alitalia is close to bankruptcy. The Italian government has said it will try to get the Air France group and Alitalia unions back round the negotiating table, but if that fails, Italian analysts said bankruptcy protection appeared the most likely outcome. Air France group broke off talks to buy the struggling airline and Alitalia's chairman of seven months resigned in frustration earlier this week.

Two freighters for ANA

: Latest News; Friday, 04 April 2008

Tokyo, Japan-based All Nippon Airways (ANA) has exercised options for two more 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighters. The value of the agreement was not disclosed.

United Airlines grounds B777 fleet

: Latest News; Thursday, 03 April 2008

United Airlines has grounded all 52 B777 aircraft in its fleet for maintenance checks and advised customers to consider changing travel plans where flights are subject to delays and cancellations. The airline has waived fees for changing flights and customers booked on cancelled flights are eligible for a full refund.

Aloha’s Hawaii customers back freight survival

: Latest News; Thursday, 03 April 2008

Many Hawaiian companies have said they’re pleased Aloha's six cargo aircraft are still flying despite its move to bankruptcy protection.

Cargolux to provide Luxembourg-Miami-beyond links

: Latest News; Thursday, 03 April 2008

Europe’s Cargolux says it will begin weekly services to the Miami International Airport this coming Sunday, arriving early afternoon and continuing to Houston before returning to Cargolux's home base in Luxembourg.