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Berlusconi rethinks stance on Air France-KLM for Alitalia

: Latest News; Friday, 18 April 2008

Italy’s prime minister-elect Silvio Berlusconi has backflipped and now says he would accept a takeover of beleaguered national carrier Alitalia by Air France-KLM if it meant a “big international group with equal status among the three airlines".

Toledo freight capacity boostedcapacity

: Latest News; Friday, 18 April 2008

Schenker AG has doubled capacity on air services from Dubai to Toledo, Ohio via Frankfurt-Hahn in Germany, citing ‘massive demand’ for the expansion. A second aircraft has been added starting its round trip in Dubai every Wednesday.

Canadians rule against Scots airline

: Latest News; Thursday, 17 April 2008

The Canadian Transportation Agency has ruled against Scottish airline Flyglobespan for refusing to carry a disabled man’s electric wheelchair on a flight from Canada to Ireland.

Berlusconi faces early Alitalia test

: Latest News; Thursday, 17 April 2008

The future of loss-making Italian carrier Alitalia may be closer to a resolution now Silvio Berlusconi has been elected the country’s prime minister.

Cargo downturn a US national trend?

: Latest News; Thursday, 17 April 2008

Cargo handled at the US’s Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport has slipped to its lowest level in at least four years, according to the Baltimore Sun.

Japan acts on cartel suspicions

: Latest News; Thursday, 17 April 2008

Japanese media group JCN says Japan's Fair Trade Commission yesterday, Wednesday raided 13 firms including Nippon Express plus an industry group on suspicion that they formed a price cartel for international air cargo services.

BA loses Kirkwood

: Latest News; Thursday, 17 April 2008

Former British Airways World Cargo head Gareth Kirkwood, now BA director of operations and David Noyes, BA’s director of customer services, are to leave the airline.

SIA cuts back US freighter capacity

: Latest News; Wednesday, 16 April 2008

Singapore Airlines (SIA) reported a 2.4 per cent year-on-year growth in system-wide passenger carriage (measured in revenue passenger kilometres) for March, while capacity (measured in available seat kilometres) grew by 4.5 per cent. This resulted in a decline in the passenger load factor (PLF) of 1.6 percentage points to 80.8 per cent. The number of passengers carried rose by 2.3 per cent over the same month last year to 1.66 million.

Asian airlines at risk

: Latest News; Wednesday, 16 April 2008

In the wake of the Oasis failure last week, high jet fuel prices, slowing economic growth and stiff competition could claim further casualties among Asian budget carriers, analysts say.