Singapore's bid for the 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) left last month for Lausanne, Switzerland where it was officially submitted to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The submission, which will be evaluated by a panel of experts from the IOC and representatives of the Olympic Movement, was given a lift by TNT who delivered the documents via its time critical special services … [Read more...] about TNT carries S'pore Olympic bid

United Airlines parent UAL Corp. reported third-quarter net income of US$334 million, up 75.8 per cent from$190 million a year earlier. The carrier said it will continue to maintain “discipline in capacity planning” as it implements a five-year strategic plan that focuses on its “core business”. This includes the possible sale of noncore businesses such as its Mileage Plus frequent-flier program. “US airlines have consistently destroyed value,” … [Read more...] about AMERICAS: UAL's net income jumps 75%

Europe’s second-largest airline, Deutsche Lufthansa AG, said passenger traffic rose 3.9 per cent last month after the German carrier increased frequencies and added routes to Asia and the US and within Europe. Lufthansa’s cargo division handled 0.2 per cent more freight with a 0.9 per cent rise in the load factor to 69.4 per cent. On the passenger side, the load factor climbed 0.6 percentage points in September from a year earlier to 79.7 percent. The Cologne-based airline … [Read more...] about EUROPE/CIS: Lufthansa's load factors stable

The Boeing Company and Mumbai-based Air India recently celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first 777-300ER aircraft. This is the first 777-300ER from Air India’s order of 68 Boeing jetliners placed in December 2005. In July 2007, Boeing and Air India celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first 777, a 777-200LR Worldliner aircraft. To date, Air India has received 14 airplanes from its December 2005 order, including three 777-200LRs and one 777-300ER, and 10 737-800s … [Read more...] about INDIA: Boeing delivers Air India's First 777

Budget carrier, Tiger Airways, has signed a contract for an additional 30 Airbus A320s and 20 options. Tiger Airways currently operates a fleet of nine A320s, with 11 more to be delivered by 2010. With the latest order and option package, Tiger Airways’ fleet has the ability to grow to 70 A320s. Th e A320s will be deployed on the airline’s Asia Pacific and Australian networks that currently extends to 20 services in seven countries, as well as the new Australian domestic … [Read more...] about SINGAPORE: Tiger's growing appetite for A320s