Singapore's Tiger Airways plansto launch a new domestic Australianairline to compete with local carriersQantas and Virgin Blue. Tiger Airways, a low-fare airline partlyowned by Singapore Airlines, said it wasseeking regulatory approval to establisha third domestic airline. The carriermodels itself on Irish no-frills carrierRyanair with a strategy of undercuttingrival airlines with cheaper fares. "Fares are too high in Australia.We see the opportunity to deliver consistentlylow fares … [Read more...] about Tiger Airways to launch Australian airline
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Airnautic proves there is still a place for the independent
With companies such as ECS andAir Logistics trumpeting the benefitsof multinational GSAs, is there still aplace in the world for single countryGSAs? L¨¦on Meier, president of Airnautic,one of Switzerland's oldest GSAs andrepresentative in that country of ChinaSouthern, Air New Zealand and BimanBangladesh, certainly thinks so.With a history dating back to 1958, hesays the company has an unrivalledknowledge of the Swiss market, anda depth that the multinational GSAscannot match. For … [Read more...] about Airnautic proves there is still a place for the independent
Kales reports strong demand for Great Wall
Demand for Great Wall Airlines'B747 freighter service out of Amsterdamhas bounced back rapidly followingits resumption of services on 25January, according to its GSA in theNetherlands, France, Italy and Switzerland,Kales Group. Owner Peter Kales says the flightswere already 50 percent full eastboundby the end of the second week operations,and he predicts that the flightswill be full during March. "To get such load factors at reasonableyields at one of the quietest timesof the year for … [Read more...] about Kales reports strong demand for Great Wall
AeroTechnology to enter Moscow market
AeroTechnology, an exclusive agentof Finnair Cargo in the Russian Federation,is to enter the Moscow airfreightservice market. It is expected that thenew office will enable the companyto increase the cargo traffic volumethreefold. AeroTechnology intends to furtherdevelop its geography in Russia byopening new branches in Yekaterinburgand Novosibirsk. … [Read more...] about AeroTechnology to enter Moscow market
Air Logistics suffers Indian setback
Air Logistics has suffered a setbackin its Indian operation due to the cancellationof A330 passenger services toMumbai by British airline bmi. The carrier suspended flights on theroute in early October when a serioustechnical problem was found on theA330-200 that it was using. That suspension became permanentin late October. That was bad news forAir Logistics, the global GSA arm ofChapman Freeborn, which launchedoperations in India in 2004 on the backof the bmi business, opening offices … [Read more...] about Air Logistics suffers Indian setback
Expolanka looks to Africa
Hong Kong, Dubai, Frankfurt, andMiami might be the typical itineraryof an air cargo executive, but HanifYusoof's travel plans reveal the verydifferent focus of his company. As president of Sri Lankan-basedconglomerate, Expolanka Group, heplans to visit Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Benin,Togo, Liberia, Gambia and the Sudanduring 2007. And while the ExpolankaGroup has a range of activities bothinside transport and outside it, buildingup the cargo GSA business will be a keyfocus on these … [Read more...] about Expolanka looks to Africa
