Japan Airlines (JAL) will put into service, a brand new international executive class seat - the JAL Sky Recliner - when it receives delivery of four Boeing 767-300ER aircraft from the manufacturer starting this month. The new 767s are also equipped with the most advanced version of JAL's in-flight entertainment system - MAGIC V, which now offers a tou...
BAE Systems announces that two more Avro Business Jets (ABJ) have recently entered service with operators in Europe and Latin America. This brings the total of ABJs in service or under conversion worldwide to 24 aircraft. In Europe, Casino Rodos has placed its ABJ into service, carrying clients from mainland Europe to and from the casino that is based o...
Boeing delivered the first 777-300ER (Extended Range) to Turkey's flag carrier Turkish Airlines. The milestone delivery marks many firsts for the airline. The new airplane is Turkish Airlines' first 777 directly purchased from Boeing. It is the first of 12 777-300ERs Turkish Airlines has on order with Boeing from 2009 and serves as the platform ...
A new indoor warehouse of area of 3,600 square meters is expected to start operating on 20 October 2010 at the Petrolesport’s ferry terminal (Port of St. Petersburg, part of Global Ports), PortNews reports citing N-Trans Group’s (manager of Global Ports) press service. The warehouse facility will allow Petrolesport and its partners -line ope...
DHL has launched a new direct less-than-container load (LCL) service from Seattle to Singapore serving as a gateway to 16 destinations in South Asia, according to Business Wire. The new direct weekly LCL service will cover freight moving from Portland and Seattle and can reduce the overall transit time between the US and Singapore by 12 to 14 days compa...
NEWLY merged United Continental Holdings has announced that Continental Airlines and United Airlines will boost flights between the US and Mexico. Jim Compton, executive vice president and chief revenue officer of United Continental Holdings said, "With our expanded global network, we are focusing on linking together our key markets." Continental Ai...
LITHIUM batteries will auto-ignite if a separate fire aboard brings the cabin temperature up too high, warns the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) after such occurred to a UPS flight that crashed in the Dubai desert last month killing its two crewmen. After the UPS crash last month, researchers found that lithium batteries ignite at lower than expecte...
US AIRCRAFT manufacturer Boeing has forecast Africa will need to purchase at least 700 aircraft at an estimated US$80 billion over the next 20 years in order to meet demand in both tourism and commodities growth. According to Boeing senior market analyst Mike Warner fuel efficiency is key to a carrier's profitability and will mean that Africa will need...
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