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All rise at Etihad

: Latest News; Thursday, 10 October 2013

UAE-based Etihad Airways says its 2013 Q3 revenues from passenger services exceeded US$1 billion for the first time - at US$1.4 billion - and passenger numbers topped three million.

'Too many old planes, too much capacity' hurt air cargo

: Latest News; Thursday, 10 October 2013

International air freight is in crisis because too much freighter supply is chasing too little cargo, forcing airlines to cut prices to the bone, according to James Woodrow, director of cargo at Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific.

Italy looks to wider Alitalia solutions

: Latest News; Thursday, 10 October 2013

Italy's government has asked state railway operator Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) to consider investing in loss-making national airline Alitalia as an alternative to an Alitalia takeover by European rival airline group Air France-KLM.

Controversy at airports meet

: Latest News; Thursday, 10 October 2013

Lower amounts of European state aid for smaller airports and a possible 2029 opening date for a new Thames Estuary Airport in London were on the agenda at the opening sessions of the SMART Airports Conference in Munich, Germany this week.

Air France cargo falls 4.1pc

: Latest News; Wednesday, 09 October 2013

Europe's Air France-KLM says passenger traffic rose 0.7 per cent in September, but cargo fell 4.1 per cent, twice as much as the group's two per cent cargo capacity cut. Passenger load factor was stable at 85.2 per cent.

Nigeria grounds Associated Airline fleet

: Latest News; Wednesday, 09 October 2013

Nigeria's Federal Aviation Agency says authorities have grounded all aircraft belonging to Lagos-based Associated Airline following a plane crash that killed at least 13 on a short chartered flight from Lagos to the Ondo state capital of Akure.

New African carrier plans London route

: Latest News; Tuesday, 08 October 2013

Botswana-based start-up airline Kalahari Airways says it wants to launch daily flights from Cape Town to London Gatwick via Gaborone next year.

Airbus wins JAL order

: Latest News; Tuesday, 08 October 2013

European airplane maker Airbus has inked a 31-plane order from Japan Airlines (JAL) for around US$9.5 billion.

Etihad to add LAX flights

: Latest News; Tuesday, 08 October 2013

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways plans to launch non-stop daily B777-200LR direct flights to Los Angeles, California from 01 June , 2014 subject to regulatory approvals.