The global plan to have the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) devise a system to regulate the airline industry's greenhouse gas emissions is looking very shaky, commentators say.
Germany's Lufthansa Cargo has signed an e-AWB agreement with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), meaning its forwarders only need to sign one agreement to gain acceptance from multiple carriers for their e-AWB. All signatory airlines are then automatically included in the accord.
Air India adds to Boeing woes
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Monday, May 20, 2013
The B787 is back in the air, but now as well as facing calls for compensation for the planes' three-month-plus grounding due to battery issues and for late delivery, India's Air India has decided to ask for higher compensation from Boeing because - it says - the B787 is not as fuel efficient as the plane maker claims.
Virgin Atlantic Cargo says it is delighted with its support from freight forwarders in Mumbai after resuming the Indian route in October last year after a three-year absence.
Singapore Airlines recorded 0.8 per cent year-on-year growth in April 2013 in system-wide passenger carriage (measured in revenue passenger kilometres), while capacity (measured in available seat kilometres) grew by 3.2 per cent. As a result, passenger load factor (PLF) fell 1.9 percentage points to 77.8 per cent. The number of passengers carried increased by 1.1 per cent year-on-year to 1.5 million.
