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Eurotunnel plans freight services |
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
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The company that operates Europe's UK-France Channel Tunnel wants to introduce high-speed freight trains and also to add UK-Germany passenger services.
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Aer Lingus gets okay for 670 redundancies |
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
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Irish airline Aer Lingus says plans to save an annual EUR97 million have been accepted by unions representing pilots, middle management, maintenance staff and some ground staff and cabin crew - except those represented by union 'Impact'.
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
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Germany's Deutsche Post DHL says its Q4 2009 loss was EUR283 million - compared to a loss of EUR3 billion in Q4 of 2008 - on revenues of EUR12.4 billion compared to EUR14 billion in the same period for 2008.
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
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The Peruvian Exporters Association (Adex) says it's pleased by the donation of a new cargo scanner at Lima’s Jorge Chávez international Airport. The scanner was donated by the US embassy.
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HK air cargo up 34.7 per cent |
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
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Air cargo throughput at Hong Kong in February surged 34.7 per cent from a year earlier to total 180,033 tonnes.
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Athens freezes airport charges |
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
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Athens International Airport has confirmed pricing of all airport charges will remain unchanged throughout 2010 including landing and parking charges, security charges, its passenger terminal facility charge and ground handling charges.
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
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A deadline to reach a deal to avert strike action by UK carrier British Airways' cabin crew has been put back until late Wednesday EST (March 10).
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Iberia airline plan riles unions |
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
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Spanish carrier Iberia is on a collision course with staff over plans to launch a new airline that would pay its crew lower wages.
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Ibaraki opens to low demand |
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
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Japan will open its 98th airport this week. Ibaraki Airport, northeast of Tokyo, will offer a single daily flight to Seoul, Korea and is expected to lose about JPY20 million in its first year.
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
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India's proposed first independent aircraft maintenance and repair facility (MRO) has been scrapped and the company closed.
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Aust fruit exports taking second place |
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 |
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Weeklytimesnow.com.au says Australian fruit and vegetable exporters have accused international airlines of giving preference to seafood when allocating freight space for exports.
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China Eastern near alliance announcement |
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 |
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China Eastern is in negotiations with the SkyTeam, Star Alliance and oneworld airline alliance groups and says it soon will make an announcement on which group it will join.
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Shenzhen president ousted |
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 |
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The president of China's Shenzhen Airlines, Li Kun, has been replaced as president by Fan Cheng, the airline's Communist party secretary.
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Delegation walks away from scanners |
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 |
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A delegation of Pakistani lawmakers invited to the US to discuss security issues and development projects have returned home after being asked to go through an airport body scanner.
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Chinese freight volumes soar |
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 |
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The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) says local airlines plan to buy 218 airliners this year.
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 |
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Australian carrier Virgin Blue will start flying between Sydney and Uluru, Northern Territory from August.
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