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A$235m six-month loss – Qantas to lay off 5,000

: Latest News; Thursday, 27 February 2014

Australian airline Qantas’ shares took a hit February 27 after the company confirmed major job cuts, a wage freeze, retiring older B747 and B767 fuel-guzzling aircraft and the sale of its Brisbane terminal in a bid to cut operational costs by A$2 billion.

Rolls-Royce designing unmanned cargo vessels

: Latest News; Thursday, 27 February 2014

Rolls-Royce Holdings' Oskar Levander, its vp Innovation, Engineering and Technology says the firm is designing unmanned cargo ships that could be operated remotely from land.

PACTL to boost perishables capability

: Latest News; Thursday, 27 February 2014

China's Sino German Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL) is drawing up plans for a perishable centre with ambient climate control capabilities.

Israelis develop explosives detection system

: Latest News; Thursday, 27 February 2014

Israeli researchers have invented a more precise and direct method for using 'terahertz' (THz) technology to detect explosives from greater distances, potentially leading to airport detectors that scan a wider area without the need for full-body scanners.

Record result for Air New Zealand

: Latest News; Thursday, 27 February 2014

Air New Zealand has confirmed a record interim result for the first half of the 2014 financial year.

Asiana fined for post-crash failures

: Latest News; Thursday, 27 February 2014

South Korea's Asiana Airlines has been fined US$500,000 for failing to assist some family members of passengers on the flight that crashed last year at San Francisco airport, US federal transportation officials say.

Expeditors' Q4 2013 profit drops

: Latest News; Thursday, 27 February 2014

US-based logistics company Expeditors International of Washington says its 2013 Q4 profit was down on Q4 2012, although airfreight volumes rose five per cent and ocean freight volumes were up nearly 16 per cent compared with the fourth quarter 2012.

ISS warns of potential Vancouver Port disruption

: Latest News; Wednesday, 26 February 2014

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) warns that this week’s industrial action by truck drivers serving Port Metro Vancouver, is expected to severely impact Canada's largest port.