Carriers

Qantas

by Payload Asia

Qantas used the handover ceremony of its first A380 in Toulouse recently to announce that it is likely to add to the 20 of the type it already has on order. CEO Geoff Dixon and his successor, Alan Joyce, made clear that a new order is a virtual certainty, though Dixon qualified that any order would have to be within QF’s current A$35 billion ($27.9 billion) budget for capital spending on aircraft. Its first commercial A380 flight will be from Melbourne to Los Angeles on 20October. … [Read more...] about Qantas

Air Menzies International

by Payload Asia

A serious security breach left Air Menzies International unable to x-ray air cargo shipments at a number of UK locations, including London Heathrow recently. UK Department for Transport officials discovered apparent failures on the part of Menzies Aviation at Heathrow to comply with security requirements inrelation to the screening of cargo. … [Read more...] about Air Menzies International

Air China and China Southern Airlines

by Payload Asia

Air China and China Southern Airlines both endured double-digit yearover- year traffic declines in August, and while some of the drop can be attributed to heightened security related to the Beijing Olympics, slowing domestic economic growth likely means a poor full-year 2008 traffic and financialperformance for Chinese carriers. … [Read more...] about Air China and China Southern Airlines

Japan Airlines

by Payload Asia

Japan Airlines has said it is canceling cargo flights between Tokyo Narita and New York JFK from 1 October, part of a reduction in freighter services for the second half of its fiscal year ending 31 March. “The airline is currently facing a tough environment, particularly in terms of its North American freighter business,” JAL said. “Even though the price of fuel has stabilized, it has remained at a very high level. Furthermore, the business outlook centering on North America … [Read more...] about Japan Airlines

British Airways World Cargo

by Payload Asia

A former executive in British Airways’ cargo business has agreed to plead guilty to price-fixing in the US and will serve eight months in jail and pay a fine of US$20,000. Keith Packer, a British citizen, was formerly commercial general manager for British Airways World Cargo. He pleaded guilty to conspiring to fix cargo rates for air shipments to and from the US, the Justice Department said. Packer is the first foreign national and third individual charged as part of an ongoing … [Read more...] about British Airways World Cargo