A Venezuela cargo plane crashed inEcuador's central Andes mountains shortlybefore it was to land, killing the three crewmembers on board. The Boeing 737-200,operated by state-owned Venezuelan carrierConviasa, lost contact with air trafficcontrollers five minutes before it was toland in the town of Latacunga, where itwas scheduled to undergo maintenance,Ecuador's Civil Aviation Director Gen.Jorge Zurita told reporters. … [Read more...] about Conviasa

Korean Air saw its cargo traffic grow 2per cent in the first quarter over the samequarter last year. With capacity down 1.3per cent, Korean's cargo yield grew 14.5per cent. … [Read more...] about Korean Air

The Yunnan Airport Group, a majorairport operator in China's southwest region,is seeking a strategic global investorto help fund a new US$2.7 billion airportin the provincial capital of Kunming. Thestrategic investor will only be allowed tomake a cash investment for a minoritystake in the new airport, as stipulated inChina's aviation regulations. Yunnan AirportGroup aims to make the new airportthe fourth largest in mainland China interms of cargo and passenger traffic. Completiondate is set for … [Read more...] about Yunnan Airport Group

Cargolux Airlines has announced theaddition of a second weekly frequencyon its Hong Kong to Vienna route, effective15 September 2008. It complementsthe company's existing Asia - Budapestservice, with currently six flights per week(four out of Hong Kong and two fromTaipei/Bangkok). Commodities flown toVienna mainly include electronics, suchas mobile phones, flat panel screens, andother electronic components, while commoditiesout of Austria include generalcargo and heavy machinery. … [Read more...] about Cargolux Airlines