DHL has added a Boeing 747-400 Freighter to service its Singapore-Hong Kong route through Air Hong Kong, a joint venture between Cathay Pacific and DHL. The 110-ton-freighter replaces the current 45-ton A300-600F, and will operate between both cities six days a week, more than doubling capacity on the SIN-HKG route, a vital link for the company's intra-A...
The Romanian government passed an emergency ordinance extending current salary rules for state employees until the end of the year, which practically means that the wages in the budget system will remain at the same level until December 31, 2009. The ordinance was developed based on a re-assessment of macro-economic indicators through the budget rectificati...
Scania P-series available with bigger engines – P 360 and P 400 Euro 5 added to range Together, Scania’s P-series and the new high-torque 13-litre EGR engines open new potential to specify compact, powerful trucks that are highly competitive in terms of weight. EGR technology combines excellent fuel economy with the convenience of not requiring...
To enhance the Changi Experience and build up excitement ahead of the 2009 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) will be partnering title sponsor, SingTel, and race promoter, Singapore GP, for an exciting SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX roadshow – ‘The Ultimate Racing Sensation’ – at Changi Air...
A MARTINAIR executive has accepted a plea bargain that will put him in a US jail for eight months for his role in a international air cargo price-fixing scheme, the US Justice Department has announced. The Dutch airline's ex-cargo vice president Franciscus Johannes de Jong will also pay a US$20,000 fine under the deal that is still subject to court appro...
THE Hong Kong Airport Authority is lowering landing and parking fees in a bid to kick start the aviation industry that has been hit hard by the global economic crisis. Hong Kong will reduce both of its charges by 10 per cent for the remainder of the year, as well as defer half of the rental payment on offices and ground facilities until year end. The mo...
Czech Airlines has reached an agreement with seven of nine unions to reduce salaries to last year’s levels. This is in reaction to the global economic recession, one consequence of which has been a fall in airline passenger numbers. Czech Airlines has initiated redundancies in those professions represented by the Trade Union of Aviation Mechanics, whe...
The rights offering recently conducted by SAS has resulted in the following increase of the number of shares and votes in the company during April 2009. Prior to the rights offering, there were in total 164,500,000 shares in SAS AB, corresponding to 164,500,000 votes. The number of shares and votes has through the rights offering increased by ...
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