In a bid to improve its ground handling of cargo operations at Indian airports the National Aviation Company of India Ltd (NACIL) - which operates national carrier Air India - has approved a proposal to provide ground-handling at four major airports through a joint venture agreement with Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS). The JV will provide ground handling and cargo services at the country's premier airports in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata. … [Read more...] about NACIL and SATS form joint venture
AMERICAS: Truly open skies for Canada and the EU
Canada and the EU have made a breakthrough in air service talks which would remove restrictions on routes, prices and the number of weekly flights betweenCanada and the EU. “The new agreement makes the EUCanada market one of the most open in the world and is a milestone for EU-Canada relations,” EU Transport Commissioner Antonio Tajani said in a statement. Under the planned accord, EU nationals will be able to establish aviation operations in Canada and freely invest in … [Read more...] about AMERICAS: Truly open skies for Canada and the EU
AMERICAS: TSA counts its milestones on way to 100% screening
Four full months before its first Congressional deadline, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has said it is currently screening all cargo on narrow body, passenger carrying aircraft. Narrow bodies, like the Boeing 737s, Airbus A320s and thousands of regional jets make up more than 90 per cent of all passenger carrying aircraft in the US. Calling it a “milestone”, the TSA said it was a significant move en route to screening all cargo on passenger planes. Congress has … [Read more...] about AMERICAS: TSA counts its milestones on way to 100% screening
AMERICAS: Polar Air starts weekend flights to Oz
With its line-haul agreement with DHL now operational, Polar Air Cargo has looked to the US-Australia market to supplement its income. The US all-cargo carrier has launched Saturday flights from Wilmington to Sydney with B747-400F aircraft. Under the agreement with DHL, which came into effect in late October, Polar provides line-haul for DHL from Asia to North America between Mondays and Fridays, but is free to utilise the aircraft for other commercial enterprises over the weekends. … [Read more...] about AMERICAS: Polar Air starts weekend flights to Oz
AMERICAS: Dreamliner nightmare trickles down
Boeing has said the 787 Dreamliner won’t reach customers until the first quarter of 2010, almost two years behind schedule and the fourth delay for the bestselling new aircraft in the planemaker’s history. The 787, unveiled in July 2007, was due to enter service with All Nippon Airways Co. in May this year. The jet won’t fly for the first time until next year’s second quarter, in part because production lines were idled for 58-day by a machinists’ strike and … [Read more...] about AMERICAS: Dreamliner nightmare trickles down
EUROPE & CIS: Airbus orderbook gets boost from Etihad
Airbus has reported orders for 84 aircraft in November including completion of the largest civil aircraft deal of the year, a 51-plane order from Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways worth over US$10 billion. The tally brought gross 2008 aircraft orders at the EADS subsidiary to 878, Airbus said in a statement. Three orders were cancelled in November, bringing total cancellations for the year to 122 and leaving the net total of aircraft sold at 756, down sharply from last year. Airbus has … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: Airbus orderbook gets boost from Etihad
