Air Transport

First transatlantic flight for superjumbo jet

An Air France A380 has touched down at Kennedy airport. The Paris to NewYork journey was the world’s largest airliner’s inaugural transatlantic flight. On board were 538 passengers most of whom had bid for seats in an auction...

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Government accused of underplaying impact of aviation tax on airports

THE Government has been accused of hugely underplaying the impact of increased aviation taxes on regional airports. Air Passenger Duty (APD) went up at the start of this month and is set to rise again next year, meaning in some...

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Delhi hosts Kazakhstan-India Travel and Tourism Fair

From ANI New Delhi, Nov.21: India and Kazakhstan have both been affected by the global recession, but this has not prevented them from striving to keep bilateral business ties alive since January of this year, when the meltdown...

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DHL to provide security at Bangalore airport cargo section

Bangalore, Nov 21 (IANS) Logistics firm DHL has signed a security partnership with Air India-Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS), the cargo terminal operator at the Bangalore international airport, to provide security to...

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Delta calls American-JAL alliance unsuccessful

Posted Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 Bloomberg News The existing relationship between American Airlines and Japan Airlines "really hasn’t been successful," Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson said Friday in his weekly recorded message...

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Hobbit Travel recalls staff

Glen Stubbe, Star Tribune Hobbit Travel President George Wozniak said he’s confident that business will continue to improve. As cold weather approaches, Minnesotans are plotting their winter getaways and for Hobbit President...

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Al-Watania, Lion Air's inaugural flights arrive to Saudi Arabia

King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) received the inaugural flight of Lion Air of Indonesia and Al-Watania of Kuwait, according to reports over the weekend. Lion Air had 496 passengers on board arriving from Jakarta. The...

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JAL to seek emergency bridge loans from govt - Nikkei

Japan Airlines Corp will ask the government as early as Tuesday for 100 billion yen ($1.13 billion) in bridge loans from the Development Bank of Japan, the Nikkei business daily said. A Japan Airlines (JAL) aircraft flies near...

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Abu Dhabi Airport Traffic Up 7% Yr To Date

Abu Dhabi International Airport Total passenger figures reach 7.9m by end of October F1 traffic drove 18% increase in aircraft movement at Abu Dhabi and Al Bateen Airports Monthly passenger figures for October hit 797k, up 2.8%...

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Dubai airport freezone based air charter service average growth of 30%

Mr. Mohammed bin Suwailem, Director of Sales at the Dubai Airport Freezone (left) with Mr. Dmitriy Korshunov, Director of Air Charter Service (ACS). Dmitriy Korshunov, Director Air Charter Service Air Charter Service (ACS),...

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