Hawaii, USA media group KHNL says there’s a potential buyer for Aloha Cargo and although unnamed, they believe it’s Saltchuck, one of the original bidders that backed out before Aloha Cargo shut down.

Italy’s prime minister-elect Silvio Berlusconi has floated the idea of nationalising Alitalia instead of selling off the state's 49.9 per cent share in the loss-making airline.

UK-based business-class carrier Silverjet says a Middle East investor is to put US$100 million into the airline.

Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) says it has allocated US$156 million to cover possible government fines related to alleged anti-competitive behaviour in airfreight pricing.

Emirates Skycargo has reported a 20 per cent increase in revenue to AED6.4 billion (US$1.8 billion) for the fiscal year 2007/08 ended 31 March, up from AED5.4 billion (US$1.5 billion) in 2006 -07.

South Africa’s Nationwide Airlines has stopped flying due to financial difficulties stemming from increased fuel costs and loss of revenue as a result of grounding its fleet last year.

Israel’s Cargo Airlines (CAL) has a new web site.  At it, users will be able to check and pre-plan their air cargo transit from point A to B according to cargo availability and the company's flights and trucking schedule.

Air India’s air cargo business ranking in its home market of India has risen from ninth to top position. The national carrier now commands a market share of seven per cent in terms of export cargo carried from Delhi and in January, it registered a growth of 6.4 per cent.

China’s Shanghai Airlines says rising fuel prices and competition were to blame for its 435.1 million yuan (US$62 million) net loss in 2007, which compared to a profit of 9.3 million yuan in 2006.