MORE than 30 Chinese airports are expected to connect themselves to the nation's fast developing high speed network, reported China Daily. "Airports in eastern and southwestern China that have faced competition from high-speed railways are seeking improved connections," said Wang Jian, secretary-general of China Civil Airports Association, in a telepho...
A QANTAS operated Atlas Air flight recently clipped the wing of a Mesa Air passenger aircraft at Chicago's O'Hare Airport. A spokesman from United Airlines, which contracts with Mesa Air, explained that the wingtip of the taxing Atlas Air came into contact with the tails section of the Mesa flight just as the latter was pulling in to its gate. None of...
ALOHA Air Cargo, Hawaii's biggest inter-island air freight carrier, recently purchased two Saab 340 turboprop jets in an effort to diversify its fleet, which is currently comprised of four Boeing 737-200s. The new aircraft will enter service between April and June of next year to increase the company's capacity 15 per cent. Efficiency rates are also e...
TAIWAN's Dimerco Express Group will open a fourth office in Danang, Vietnam in line with its expansion in the region. "We are happy to open a new office in Vietnam. With this additional office in Danang, we are now present in the northern, southern and central part of Vietnam. That will strengthen our network in Vietnam and in the whole region; we will...
Dubai may delay the start of passenger operations at its new Al Maktoum international airport by a few months, Reuters reported. The airport -- billed as the world's largest when it becomes fully operational with expected passenger capacity of up to 160 million people a year -- was slated to open in March 2011. "At the moment, we are reviewing the ...
New flights and services, enhanced products and a strengthening of Cathay Pacific's relationship with shareholder Air China are among the priorities for the Hong Kong-listed airline, chief executive-designate John Slosar said. Cathay Pacific is set to report record profits for 2010 in March. Slosar said that while the airline had yet to see any impact ...
Toll Holdings has successfully completed an issue of US private placement notes for US$275 million. The notes were raised for terms of five, seven and 10 years at a margin of 180 bpts over US Treasuries. The proceeds of this transaction are being converted into Singapore dollars and Hong Kong dollars to refinance Toll’s existing short-term deb...
A US District Court has indicted Florida West International Airways, one of its former staff members, and two executives from a competing air cargo carrier for participating in a conspiracy to coordinate prices for deliveries from Colombia to Miami. The single charge accuses Rodrigo Hernan Hidalgo, Florida West's former vice president of sales and mark...
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