Plane makers in Canada and Brazil will see customer finance incentives trimmed under a new agreement hammered out by government negotiators in Paris, reported Dow Jones Newswires. The agreement in principle announced by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will restrict subsidised financing for most large commercial aircraft,...
MORPHO DETECTION Inc., a part of the Safran group's security business Morpho, has received a delivery order from the US Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for more than 1,200 next-generation, Itemiser DX desktop explosives trace detection (ETD) systems. Valued at more than US$32 million, this marks the fourt...
STAR ALLIANCE members Continental Airlines, a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Continental Holdings, and Spanair will begin codesharing on flights across the Atlantic and to destinations in Spain and Africa, with effect from January 4, 2011. As a result, Continental will place its "CO" code on selected Spanair-operated flights between Barcelona and the...
FRANKFURT's Traxon Europe, a leading provider of electronic air cargo communication will provide for Russia's AirBridgeCargo Airlines following the signing of an agreement by ABC executive president Tatyana Arslanova and Traxon Europe MD Felix Keck. "We are always looking to improve communications with our customers and key suppliers," said Ms Arslano...
Dnata has been named Ground Handling Provider of the Year once again at the Aviation Business Awards. Dnata Airport Operations (DAO) has played a pivotal role in the history of Dubai International Airport since the airport commenced operations 50 years ago. Since that time, Dnata has grown alongside both the airport and Dubai and has successfully met th...
Bombardier Transportation has signed a seven-year contract with the City and County of Denver, Department of Aviation (CCD), to operate and maintain the BOMBARDIER INNOVIA APM 100 automated people mover system at Denver International Airport (DIA) in Denver, Colorado, from 2011 to 2017. The contract is valued at approximately $101 million US (77 million eur...
Scandinavian carrier SAS's share price surged yesterday after a report that Lufthansa planned a takeover, giving new buzz to a long talked-of match. The idea of a takeover has been a recurring theme as SAS, half owned by Denmark, Norway and Sweden, continued to struggle with losses after a series of costly restructuring plans, reported Reuters. "Th...
German flagship airline Lufthansa and the governing bodies of the Munich Airport said they plan to invest US$853.47 million in the expansion of the southern German airport with the aim to increase the hub's capacity. Munich Airport, or FMG, and Lufthansa have passed a resolution to erect a satellite building to increase the capacity of Terminal 2 at Mu...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
Qingdao Saint Voyage Logistics Inc. (SVL) is an Experienced International Shi