In a bid to make Hang Nadimairport on Batam Island a leading aircargo hub, the development authorityof the island, Otorita Batam, has inkeda deal with St Claire County of Illinois,Evergreen Airlines, and Cardig International.Batam Island is located at thewestern tip of Indonesia. The agreement was signed byOtorita Batam's deputy for administrationand planning, M. Prijanto; StClaire County board chairman MarckA. Kern; vice president Asia operationsof Evergreen Airlines Ranjit Seth; andmanaging … [Read more...] about INDONESIA: Otorita Batam signs deal with Illinois County
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MALAYSIA: MAS still ponders A380 order
Malaysia Airlines is still in talks withAirbus over an order for six A380 superjumbos after a newspaper reported theairline is likely to cancel the purchase,Star Online reported. MAS and its parent, PenerbanganMalaysia Bhd, have "yet to come toany conclusion," the airline said in astatement. The order is worth as muchas US$1.8 billion. Some analysts said the company,which agreed to buy the A380s in December2003, might no longer needthe planes. … [Read more...] about MALAYSIA: MAS still ponders A380 order
MALAYSIA: Etihad to use B777 on its KL service
Etihad Airways, the national carrierof the United Arab Emirates, is to introducelarger aircraft on its Kuala Lumpur-Abu Dhabi route due to strong demand,Bernama News Agency reported. The Boeing 777-300ER will replacethe Airbus A340-300 aircraft that iscurrently being used on the route andthe cargo capacity also increases to 20tonnes, the airline said. Etihad Airways country managerhere, Lindsay White, said since theservice began just over two monthsago, "we have seen an astonishing … [Read more...] about MALAYSIA: Etihad to use B777 on its KL service
MALAYSIA: DHL Express aims to increase market share
DHL Express (Malaysia) aims toincrease its market share by anotherone to two per cent by end of this year,the Business Times reported. The company currently leads thelocal express delivery market withmore than 40 per cent market share.Its plans for the year include doublingthe number of DHL service points tosix by end-2007. With these service points, customerscan easily pick up or drop off packages.The service centre has a built-up costof RM21 million and features, amongothers, a fully … [Read more...] about MALAYSIA: DHL Express aims to increase market share
Virgin’s Asian agenda
Though it has had routes to Asiasince its earliest days, Virgin Atlantic,the UK's second long-haul carrier, isnot inappropriately named. Even todaythe airline moves two thirds of itscargo tonnage on transatlantic routes– 62.6 percent of it in the ten monthsto January, to be precise. However, that share has decreasedsince 9/11, before which over 70 percentof tonnage was trans-Altantic, anda major beneficiary has been Asia. 29.4percent of tonnage came from Asianroutes in the ten months to … [Read more...] about Virgin’s Asian agenda
Virgin's Asian agenda
Though it has had routes to Asiasince its earliest days, Virgin Atlantic,the UK's second long-haul carrier, isnot inappropriately named. Even todaythe airline moves two thirds of itscargo tonnage on transatlantic routes– 62.6 percent of it in the ten monthsto January, to be precise. However, that share has decreasedsince 9/11, before which over 70 percentof tonnage was trans-Altantic, anda major beneficiary has been Asia. 29.4percent of tonnage came from Asianroutes in the ten months to … [Read more...] about Virgin's Asian agenda
