Indian budget airlines plan tocarry express cargo as they look atalternative revenue streams to boosttheir financials amid falling passengerfares, Reuters reported. Low-cost airlines such as Air Deccan,SpiceJet and GoAir expect package anddocument shipments to make up at least10 percent of their revenue in their firstfull year of cargo operations. GoAir recently launched cargooperations while SpiceJet hopes tostart in the second half of 2007 and AirDeccan plans to lift on-board courierfrom … [Read more...] about Indian LCCs eye express cargo
Express
FAGSA frustrated by airline silence
Anti-trust laws are supposed toprevent customers from being manipulatedby collaboration betweensuppliers, but in the airline industry itschief effect seems to be creating a wallof silence on important topics. Such at least seems to be the experienceof FAGSA, the Federation ofGeneral Sales Agents, which has seen itsefforts on the topic of bank guaranteesand commission on surcharges, blockedby airline fears of anti-trust prosecution,following the high profile investigationsby the EU and US … [Read more...] about FAGSA frustrated by airline silence
KIX RUN
KIX RUN - We hear that the folks atKansai airport in Osaka Prefecture willhost some running events on its brandnewrunway in May before the runwaybecomes operational in August. The company is inviting the publicto participate in the "2007 Shin ChikyuRun in KIX" on May 13. The airport, which currently operatesits sole 3,500-meter runway, completedconstruction of the new 4,000-meterrunway at the end of December. In a press release, KIX noted thatthis will be the first and the … [Read more...] about KIX RUN
NIX LAX
NIX LAX - Where will it land?? InNew York or Los Angeles?? A war of words broke out last monthbetween satisfied JKF airport officialsand extremely angry Los Angeles(LAX) airport executives, when thelatter accused Airbus that it had renegedon a promise to bring its newshiny A380 to LAX on its first US testflight. Airbus last month announcedthat the A380 would fly from Frankfurtto JFK in New York on March 19, fromwhere it will go to Chicago's O'Harethe next day. The jet will then fly from … [Read more...] about NIX LAX
FedEx Express EMEA
FedEx Express has announced the promotions of Hamdi Osman to senior vice president of the Middle East, Indian subcontinent and Africa, and Jacques Creeten to vice president of India. Osman began his employment at FedEx in 1978 as a truck washer. Following several positions in the US, Osman moved to the Middle East in 1991, where he became managing director for the Middle East and Indian subcontinent region. In 1997 he became vice president, operations, Middle East, Indian subcontinent and … [Read more...] about FedEx Express EMEA
Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines' subsidiary Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) said that its president and chief executive, Ng Chin Hwee will soon leave the company to take up a senior position at SIA. SATS said Ng will be promoted to his, as yet undisclosed, new position, in due course. It added that a search committee had started to look for a successor to Ng, who will stay in his current position until his replacement has been found. During his tenure as SATS CEO, Ng has spearheaded the … [Read more...] about Singapore Airlines
