The JAL Group (JAL) will make temporary adjustments to its international flight frequency and fleet plan for the second half of fiscal year 2009, the year ending March 31, 2010. Flight frequency on two international routes - Tokyo (Narita) to Sao Paulo via New York, and Tokyo (Narita) to Shanghai, will be reduced for a short term period of two to three mo...
Cargoitalia, the new Italian freight operator, has reported its performance for the first two full months of operations. The airline operated 100% of scheduled flights, flew 82 sectors on its two scheduled routes (Milan-Hong Kong and Milan-New York-Toronto-Milan), and flew a total of 832 block hours. Despite all the external factors which can affect frei...
Bosses at Vorarlberg airline InterSky have revealed plans for more flights. Company CEO Claus Bernatzik said today (Thurs) the Friedrichshafen-based carrier planned to offer "around ten per cent more flights" next summer. He said this would be made possible by issuing a "strict management of expenses and an increase in company-internal efficiency". Bern...
Reflecting the airlines robust delivery schedule Emirates will receive the first of these aircraft early next week, with a second arriving in late December and the remaining four A380’s due for handover in 2010. These six aircraft will form part of the 53 Airbus A380 aircraft that Emirates currently has on firm order. Tim Clark, President Emirates...
Boeing completed the review and analysis of the static test that was conducted Nov. 30 to validate the side-of-body modification made to the 787 Dreamliner. "I am happy to report that the program has validated the airplane structure for the 787 Dreamliner," said Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the 787 program. Fancher also reported t...
Passenger numbers at Vienna International Airport (VIA) fell last month, airport officials reported. They said numbers were down 1.8 per cent year on year in November to 1.38 million, adding they dropped nine per cent year on year to 16.76 million in the first 11 months of 2009. In November, VIA said, the number of passengers heading to destinations in Ea...
Wilhelmsen Ships Service has been awarded a contract to act as agents to the Boskalis/Van Oord group for the Combinatie Kustvoorne project at Rotterdam. The project, which involve raising the dunes and beaches of Rockanje and Oostvoorne, will be undertaken in 11 weeks. "We are very pleased to be part of this important project particularly as we are ...
FIVE unions has recommended 500,000 French road freight handlers to strike for more wages on December 13 following the rejection of one employers' group (TLF) offer of a three per cent increase. The road haulage federation, FNTR, has not offered a pay increase, claiming that this is not currently a financially viable option for its members who have not o...
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