The new ground handling policy proposed by the Indian government for the six airports in the country has been opposed by sections of the domestic airline industry. Air Sahara, SpiceJet and Jet Airways have all expressed apprehensions on the new policy being implemented. "We would like to wait till the policy is out to make a formal comment. However, we feel that the Government should look at a policy that allows airlines that have spent at least 10 years to continue doing their … [Read more...] about Airlines oppose ground handling policy
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TNT Express names Boots
TNT Express has appointedOnno Boots as South EastAsia's regional managingdirector. In this function hewill report directly to James McCormac, chief operatingofficer of TNT Express. Priorto his appointment, Bootsserved as director of globalaccount management (worldwide)in Amsterdam. He has served TNT for18 years in the company'sdivisional headquarters inthe Netherlands. Boots willbe based at the TNT Asiaregional office in Singapore,with 2,771 employeesacross the region under … [Read more...] about TNT Express names Boots
Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways will begin thriceweekly flights from Abu Dhabi to Sydney this month using A340-500 aircraft with a cargo capacity of about 12 tonnes. The carrier will also begin non-stop Airbus A330-200 flights in August between Abu Dhabi and the Irish capital Dublin four times a week. … [Read more...] about Etihad Airways
Air France KLM Group
The Air France KLM Group will increase capacity by 5.4 percent in the coming summer season. Traffic to Latin America will be up 11.4 percent and to Asia up by 7.3 percent. Capacity to North America will increase by 10.1 percent, while capacity to Africa will go up by 3.1 percent. … [Read more...] about Air France KLM Group
SkyTeam
The SkyTeam alliance has signed agreements with Air Europa, Copa Airlines and Kenya Airways, which will give them official Associate Airline status. … [Read more...] about SkyTeam
Virgin Blue
Australia's Virgin Blue is reportedly planning to order seven B777-300ERs, which will be operated on long-haul services to the US. … [Read more...] about Virgin Blue