Air India damp-leased an A310-300from Czech Airlines for a Mumbai-Hong Kong-Bangkok and Mumbai-Kuala Lumpur-New Delhi service.The aircraft had been operated byCSA on a service to Dubai, which wassuspended. … [Read more...] about Air India
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Aeroflot Cargo
Aeroflot Cargo agreed to lease sixnew Il-96-400Ts from Ilyushin Financefor delivery starting in 2008. It is alsoexpected shortly to announce plans toacquire 22 A350XWBs for delivery startingin 2015. It may also a contract forup to 15 smaller Airbus A330s. … [Read more...] about Aeroflot Cargo
Tiger Airways
Singapore-based Tiger Airways hasobtained formal approval from Australia'sForeign Investment Review Boardto create its wholly owned subsidiary,Tiger Airways Australia, which will startdomestic services in Australia later thisyear using as many as five A320s. … [Read more...] about Tiger Airways
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)
The European Commission hasadded Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to its latest list of carriers bannedfrom the European Union. However,the ban does not include PIA's flightsoperated with B777s. … [Read more...] about Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)
Airbus
Airbus delivered the 800th aircraft inthe A330/A340 family, an A330-200 toQatar Airways. The manufacturer has abacklog of 382 aircraft and is increasingthe production from current seven permonth to eight in the first half of 2008and nine in mid-2009. … [Read more...] about Airbus
EUROPE: New body to counter IATA “discrimination”
The Global Federation of CargoAirlines (GFCA), an organisation alliedto FAGSA, the Federation of GeneralSales Agents, is taking aim at what itsays is IATA's "discrimination" againstall-cargo airlines. GFCA board member Carlo TaleiFranzesi, who is also president of FAGSA,charges that IATA ignores the needs offreighter operators and does not includecargo in many of its official statistics."Cargo airlines need a stronger voicethan they are getting in IATA," he says. The … [Read more...] about EUROPE: New body to counter IATA “discrimination”
