ALL-CARGO Evergreen International Airlines pilots have rejected union contract proposals from management after 30 months of talks produced no results, according to the Air Line Pilots Association. The union said 96 per cent of the crew who participated, voted against the labour agreement, which was reached by representatives for both sides in April, rep...
EXPRESS delivery giant United Parcel Service (UPS) has said it will layoff 230 pilots nationwide instead of the 300 pilots originally planned because of an increase in air cargo shipments to Asia, reported the Anchorage Daily News. But Anchorage expects to suffer disproportionally because it is at the centre of the layoffs with junior pilots going first...
JAPAN Airlines (JAL), which filed for bankruptcy protection in January, has revealed that it has sold its cargo handling operation at Chubu International Airport to Suzuyo & Co Ltd. This is reported to be one of the cost-saving and restructuring schemes proposed by the Japanese government. JAL said earlier that it will wind up its air freight fleet ...
AIR China has launched a service between Beijing and Hotan, Xinjiang, which is a key component of the assistance programme that Beijing government offers to help Xinjiang facilitate its economic development. This service is available on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays and stops over Urumqi, the capital city of Xinjiang. It is a Chinese central gove...
Thai Airways is negotiating with both Boeing Co and Airbus for a possible record order of 30 aircraft, a Thai Airways executive said on Friday, deepening speculation over the potential US$9 billion purchase. Airbus, a unit of European aerospace and defence group EADS , has proposed A350 wide-body jets while Boeing has proposed its 787 Dreamliner, said t...
Air China and the municipal government of Beijing are in talks to set up a new airline that would focus on business travel, the China Business News reported, citing unnamed sources. Air China, the country's flag carrier, has a fleet of 256 jets. It operates 245 routes to 30 countries and regions. (Source:www.cargonewsasia.com)
Philippine Airlines, the country's largest airline fleet size, said net profit in the first quarter ended June 30 declined 11 percent from a year earlier as the higher cost of fuel offset gains from a strong travel season, reported Dow Jones Newswires. PAL posted a net profit of US$31.6 million in the April-June quarter, down from $35.5 million a year ...
US AEROSPACE and technology giant Lockheed Martin's unit Savi Technology has announced that William Maggs will join as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to extend the company's supply chain tracking reach globally. Mr Maggs, who also becomes Savi Technology's senior vice president of technology operations, was formerly CTO at Palm, Inc, and worked at mo...
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