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Thailand's Cabinet has approved an investment budget of US$1.98 billion, proposed by Airports of Thailand, for the expansion of Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport, reported Dow Jones Newswires. Transport Minister Sophon Zaram said of the total budget for the expansion programme, to be implemented between the fiscal years 2011-2016, $1.42 billion will be f...
FLIGHTS between Newark Liberty and Athens airports offered by Continental Airlines and Aegean Airlines started to codeshare from August 23. Continental's "CO" code will be placed on its Star Alliance Greek partner Aegean Airlines' operated flights between Greece's capital Athens and local holiday destinations of Thessaloniki, Heraklion, Rhodes, Mykon...
LAREDO airport is experiencing an increase in air cargo activity, after investing more than US$160 million to improve infrastructure over the past 15 years. The Texas airport director Jose Flores said the facility is "able to accept heavier aircraft and we think we have a good future when it comes to air cargo." His comments come two months after the ai...
EXPRESS delivery giant United Parcel Service (UPS) has appointed Greg Carstens as managing director of its Singapore-based activities. Mr Carstens spent three years directing UPS Thailand operations, including through the political strive to ensure uninterrupted operations, said the UPS statement. He also directed UPS humanitarian relief in Burma (Myanm...
East Africa needs about $25bn, or nearly two-thirds of Kenya's annual output, in a decade to boost its railways to increase trade, according to the East African Community's (EAC) deputy secretary general for infrastructure and planning, Railway-Technology informs. Alloys Mutabingwa said East Africa needs $20bn-$25bn under the masterplan. The EAC a...
Kier Construction has signed a tunnelling contract with MTR Corp in Hong Kong under a three-way joint venture, in which Kier holds a 50% stake, according to Railway-Technology. The £125m ($194.5m) contract is part of the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express rail link connecting mainland China with Hong Kong. The projec...
Air cargo traffic of US domestic market contracted 12 per cent in 2009, which was the largest year on year decrease in the industry, reported by the Air Transport Association of America (ATA). The industry's operating revenues were also down 16.9 per cent to US$155 billion last year. This represents a decrease over two consecutive years, and the indust...
Thomas Cook Airlines will fly with the navigation charts from Lufthansa Systems. Both companies recently signed a five-year contract to this effect. The implementation of Lido/RouteManual will be completed in October 2010. Frank Pullman, Managing Director at Thomas Cook Airlines, said: “We were impressed by the very clear presentation and high qua...
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