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Kang Pacific plans October take-off

: Latest News; Saturday, 25 August 2007

Fujairah-based Kang Pacific Airlines is expected to become the fifth airline of the UAE when it begins services in October this year. Indian businessman Paul Kang plans to operate services to Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Bangladesh, India and the UK. The company has start-up capital of A$10million which will be used initially to secure two DC-10s, a B747 and a B737. If it gets off the ground, Kang Pacific Airlines will join other UAE airlines Emirates, Etihad, Air Arabia and RAK Airways.

Canberra conference to focus on aviation safety

: Latest News; Saturday, 25 August 2007

Australia’s civil and military aviation government heads will jointly present papers on moves to improve aviation safety through the introduction of new safety management systems (SMS) at a conference in Canberra later this year.

Qantas to upgrade Perth domestic terminal

: Latest News; Saturday, 25 August 2007

Qantas will spend around A$50million upgrading its facilities at Perth domestic airport with work to begin by the end of 2007.

Pacific Blue to operate domestic flights in New Zealand

: Latest News; Saturday, 25 August 2007

Virgin Blue subsidiary airline Pacific Blue will begin operating domestic flights in New Zealand from 15 November. Initially the carrier will fly on New Zealand’s key trunk routes Auckland-Wellington, Auckland-Christchurch and Wellington-Christchurch.

Joint Customs deal sets precedent

: Latest News; Friday, 24 August 2007

The signing of a joint trade security agreement between the United States and New Zealand has been described by Ralph Basham, commissioner of United States Customs and Border Protection, as a major step toward implementing the Customs-to-business pillar of the World Customs Organisation’s SAFE Framework of Standards.

Budding business takes off in Chengdu

: Latest News; Friday, 24 August 2007

Possibly the first company to send flowers to Australia from central China has begun exporting carnations to Sydney.

World Courier extends China network

: Latest News; Wednesday, 22 August 2007

The US-based World Courier, a specialist in cold chain transport services, has extended its network within China to 36 major cities.

ANA simplifies fuel charge structure for international cargo

: Latest News; Tuesday, 21 August 2007

Japanese carrier ANA has revised its fuel surcharge* on international cargo effective 01 October this year. The revision comes in response to the rise in the price of Singapore kerosene since February.

SIA Cargo reports ‘modest’ growth in July

: Latest News; Friday, 17 August 2007

Singapore Airlines Cargo reports overall cargo traffic (measured in freight tonne kilometres) has continued upwards, registering growth of 4.9 per cent, which outpaced its system-wide capacity growth of 4.5 per cent. Capacity M tonne-km was 1,087.6 in 2007 compared to 1,040.8 (2006).