1. Fifth 777 freighter aircraft for China Southern
(aviainform | Industry News/Industry News)

China Southern Airlines took delivery of it's fifth Boeing 777 freighter aircraft. The aircraft is the fifth of six firm orders from Boeing and will supplement the carriers existing fleet of 2x ...

2. Ownership change at Yangtze River Express
(aviainform | Industry News/Industry News)

Taiwan-based China Airlines (CAL) and two other Taiwanese transportation companies will sell their combined 43% share of Shanghai-based all-cargo carrier Yangtze River Express (YRE) back to majority owner ...

3. 757-200 Combis in conversion for National Air Cargo
(aviainform | Industry News/Industry News)

NATIONAL AIR CARGO, parent of US-based National Airlines, will have four 757-200 passenger aircraft converted to combi configuration by PEMCO WORLD AIR SERVICES. National tells Cargo Facts that ...

4. Walsh has eye on 12 acquisition targets
(aviainform | Industry News/Industry News)

... carrier is said to be among the unnamed “likeminded airlines” under consideration. The speculation emerged as Walsh flew to Mumbai to tie up a code-share partnership with Indian carrier Kingfisher. ...

5. New Cargo Facility Opens in US Airport
(aviainform | Industry News/Industry News)

A new cargo facility has been started in the Indianapolis International Airport in the US for shipping and receiving large or unusual freight items carried by airlines. The new facility will be ...

6. Reserve Bank of India clears aviation sector debt
(aviainform | Industry News/Industry News)

... to the banks with regard to debt restructuring for airlines, banking. "The RBI has allowed banks to restructure loans. We will look at the viability of aviation companies," a senior official ...

7. New all-cargo routes linking Taiwan with Xiamen, Nanjing and Fuzhou
(aviainform | Industry News/Industry News)

China Airlines today proudly announced the inauguration of three new all-cargo routes linking the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport with Xiamen, Nanjing and Fuzhou. The new cargo route to Xiamen ...

8. Direct to US flight from Liberia being launched
(aviainform | Industry News/Industry News)

...  Delta issued a statement according to which flights will function weekly between Monrovia and Delta's hub in Atlanta with a stop in Accra, Ghana. Prior to the eruption of the clash, major airlines ...

9. Airlines unhappy with overflying charges in Russia
(aviainform | Media Reference/Media Reference)

DW-World, the German international radio station interviewed Dirk Steiger, Head of aviainform about the situation of very high charges for foreign airlines when overflying Russian territory. A printed ...

10. Moskau hält an hohen Überfluggebühren fest
(aviainform | Media Reference/Media Reference)

German newpaper "Die Welt" reported just recently on issues of overflying charges for Russia. As many Asian and European airlines and their European trade body AEA are complaining on these ...

11. Expand your limits
(aviainform | Media Reference/Media Reference)

... pays for airlines to fly into Frankfurt. The article describes extensively the shifting of processes within partner networks because of the division of labour in the air transport business. Source: ...

12. Frachtflieger MK stellt Betrieb ein
(aviainform | Media Reference/Media Reference)

DVZ Deutsche Logistik Zeitung reports on the financial trouble of the British all-cargo carrier MK Airlines and its' plans to find potential new investors. Dirk Steiger, MD of aviainform ...

13. MK bites the dust (again)
(aviainform | Media Reference/Media Reference)

In an article US-based "Aircargonews - Flying Typers" focused on British air freight carrier MK Airlines which has ceased the entire operation. In a Friday-sent announcement to agents and shippers ...

14. Airfreight shippers do not fully believe into EVO “self booking”
(Poll Results/Poll Results)

... in the current supply chain: In mid February this year, British periodical aircargonews reported on the plan of Dutch shippers to book routine shipments directly with airlines, bypassing the forwarders ...

15. U.S. airlines sue EU over emissions trading
(aviainform | Media Reference/Media Reference)

Finanztreff.de, a German website dedicated to financial news reported likewise that the Air Transport Association (ATA), which represents several American airlines, and three further US airlines complain ...

16. U.S. airlines sue EU over emissions trading
(aviainform | Media Reference/Media Reference)

According to an announcement on aviainform.org, the United States Air Transport Association (ATA) - which represents US air carriers - and three US airlines sre to sue the European Union over its Emission ...

17. Air China und Cathay zeichnen Cargo Joint Venture
(aviainform | Media Reference/Media Reference)

... an appropriate size of fleet and route network will bring the national Chinese airlines in the position to successfully compete on the world market in the future..." - The original article is in German ...

18. Die Airlines spüren leichten Aufwind
(aviainform | Media Reference/Media Reference)

Airlines feel moderate upwind After the downturn has lasted for almost eighteen months, optimism grows in the air freight industry, reports Verkehrsrundschau. aviainform analyst Dirk Steiger ...

19. Lufthansa Cargo erhöht Preise
(aviainform | Media Reference/Media Reference)

Lufthansa Cargo to increase freight rates aviainform's managing director Dirk Steiger comments the market challenges faced by Lufthansa Cargo and other cargo airlines. Source: Verkehrsrundschau, ...

20. aviainform Europe & What's next
(aviainform | Media Reference/Media Reference)

Frankfurt-based air freight analyst aviainform GmbH presents the newest “Freight Market Outlook 2010.” It aims to navigate airlines and agents through the crisis, claims ...