Korean Air has offi cially opened its secondcargo terminal at Korea's main airgateway - Incheon International Airport.The new six-storey cargo terminal beganoperations recently after two yearsof construction and can handle up to236,000 tonnes pushing Korean Air's annualcargo-handling capacity up nearly 20 per cent to 1.45 million tonnes. … [Read more...] about Korean Air
China Eastern Airlines
China Eastern Airlines said it is movingto complete a stake sale deal withSingapore Airlines "as soon as possible" following Cathay Pacifi c Airways' decisionearlier this week to back away froma CEA share purchase. The deal couldhave spoiled an earlier agreement inwhich SIA and its main shareholderTemasek Holdings agreed to purchase15.7% and 8.3% stakes. … [Read more...] about China Eastern Airlines
Delta Air Lines and United Airlines
The US Dept. of Transportation yesterdayawarded coveted new China routeauthorities to all six US legacy carriers.Two of the route awards, going to Delta Air Lines and United Airlines for servicethat can begin on 30 March 2008, are "fi nal decisions," DOT said. Four additionalroutes, on which service can beginin 2009, are "proposed" and will likelybecome fi nal "in the near future." … [Read more...] about Delta Air Lines and United Airlines
Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines recently added 14 newdestinations out of New York JFK thatwill include nine destinations not servedby any other carrier operating at theairport. New nonstop transatlantic destinationswill include Tel Aviv, Edinburgh,Dakar, Nairobi, Cairo, Malaga, Ammanand Lagos. Five new Latin Americanroutes include: Panama City, GuatemalaCity, Port of Spain, and San Jose andLiberia in Costa Rica. … [Read more...] about Delta Air Lines
Air France KLM
Air France KLM is preparing to launcha bid for Iberia in conjunction withseveral Spanish companies, Madrid'sExpansion newspaper reported. TheAF KLM offer would keep 51 per centof Iberia in Spanish hands, allowing itto maintain its traffi c rights for non-EUand US routes. … [Read more...] about Air France KLM
British Airways
British Airways will buy 12 Airbus A380aircraft as part of the airlines' long termfl eet modernisation. The announcementmarks the fi rst time British Airwayshas selected to introduce Airbus aircraftfor the company's long haul fl eet. … [Read more...] about British Airways
