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Mainfreight opens in Bangkok

: Latest News; Wednesday, 27 November 2013

New Zealand-based Mainfreight has opened a branch in Bangkok, Thailand.

Qatar adds four destinations

: Latest News; Wednesday, 27 November 2013

Qatar Airways Cargo has added scheduled dedicated freighter services to Beirut, Madrid, Paris and Tbilisi, Georgia, while frequency will be increased to Seoul and capacity will be added on the Oslo route.

IATA releases airport study

: Latest News; Tuesday, 26 November 2013

A new International Air Transport Association (IATA) study suggests major airports, particularly in Europe, are likely to grow stronger as forecast growth outstrips supply and competition between airports looks "increasingly bleak".

Ice risk prompts JAL to cancel flights

: Latest News; Monday, 25 November 2013

Fifteen airlines reportedly have been warned about the risk of ice affecting some Boeing 747-8 and 787 General Electric engines.

Pilot jailed for being drunk

: Latest News; Monday, 25 November 2013

An airline pilot has been jailed for nine months in the UK for being drunk in his cockpit after he had consumed three-quarters of a litre of whisky the night before his flight.

Brazil sells Galeao airport

: Latest News; Monday, 25 November 2013

Brazil's government has sold the country's second-busiest airport - Galeao airport in Rio de Janeiro - for US$8.3 billion as part of a program to modernise infrastructure ahead of next year's soccer world cup.

UPS to raise 2014 prices

: Latest News; Monday, 25 November 2013

United Parcel Services will raise overall prices for many ground and air freight services by an average of 4.9 per cent next year.

Dreamlifter lands by mistake at small airport

: Latest News; Monday, 25 November 2013

A Boeing 747 Dreamlifter, one of the world's largest air freighters, has landed by mistake at a much smaller airport than its US McConnell Air Force Base destination, initially leaving officials wondering how to get it back in the air.

Air Seychelles links with Cathay

: Latest News; Friday, 22 November 2013

Air Seychelles is to expand further into Asia and Australia via a code share agreement with Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific that will allow the airlines to introduce a comprehensive range of code share and interline air services, subject to regulatory approvals.