Summary of the headline figures In January 2009, British Airways passenger capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometres, was 2.6 per cent below January 2008. Traffic, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres, fell by 1.3 per cent. This resulted in a passenger load factor increase of 1.0 points versus last year, to 73.2 per cent. Traffic compris...
We haven’t left any troubled sector on its own and have always held their hands to support them. Similarly, we will continue to stand by the strategic business of shipbuilding, which has a 15 percent share of the gross domestic product (GDP), says Transportation Minister Binali Yıldırım, to Turkish Media . The minister promises support in the...
The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to ease a Buy American requirement in its $900 billion economic recovery plan after President Barack Obama said the provisions would cause trading partners to retaliate, according to mainstream news outlets. The language now says the provisions would be applied consistent with existing international trade ob...
There is no sign for closing the railway line at the Bulgarian-Greek border, Focus News Agency reports referring to Bulgarian Transport Minister Petar Mutafchiev. Minister Mutafchiev added that there are good news since yesterday concerning blockades at the Bulgarian – Greek border. Crossing points at the border between Bulgaria and Greece were c...
Bulgaria's railway freights have registered a 40% decrease in their volume in January 2009 compared to November 2008 - Novinite reports. The news was announced on Saturday by Bulgaria's Transport Minister Petar Mutafchiev in an interview for the Darik Radio. Mutafchiev attributed the freight decline to the effects of the global financial downturn. ...
On 5 January 2009, Porsche announced that it had acquired indirect control of Scania AB (publ) (“Scania”) by increasing its holding in Volkswagen to approximately 50.76 percent of shares with voting rights in Volkswagen. As a result of this increase and the fact that Volkswagen's interest in Scania exceeds the statutory threshold of 30 percent of all voti...
Wrightbus announced today (5th February) a further £11 million order from Arriva for 57 new Wrightbus Gemini 2 DL double deck buses. The new vehicles – powered by Euro 5 compliant diesel engines – are scheduled to enter service on a number of routes operated by Arriva in London during November this year. This latest order for the new generation of Wri...
Passenger traffic at Denver International Airport in December set a monthly record, propelling the airport to its highest passenger count ever. DIA served 4,073,246 passengers in December, the first time that December’s count topped the 4 million mark. The 4.8 percent increase over the same month in 2007 was helped by the fact that Thanksgiving came...
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