Trai Thien Air Cargo Joint Stock Co., a unit of Trai Thien Group, is expected to start providing air cargo services from March 2010, a company executive said Thursday, according to Dow Jones. The company will provide air cargo transport services on East Asian routes using a converted Boeing 737 plane initially, said James Herron, strategic planning manager of the group. Vietnam’s Prime Minister, Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed in principle to allow Trai Thien Air Cargo to provide … [Read more...] about VIETNAM: Vietnam gets first private air cargo carrier

Star Alliance members Air China and ANA have announced a codesharing agreement on flights operated by both airlines between Beijing Capital International Airport and Tokyo’s Haneda Airport from October 25 this year. Beijing is the fourth city to be included in international service from the normally domestic-only Haneda Airport, joining Seoul, Shanghai and Hong Kong. … [Read more...] about JAPAN: ANA, Air China code-share on Tokyo-Beijing

Despite growing signs that the sharp decline in global air cargo volumes over the last year is beginning to level off, major international carriers are continuing to reduce their freighter operations. Japan Airlines (JAL) has announced cutbacks in its all-cargo service schedule between Japan and Europe. Asia’s largest carrier stated that effective 25 October three weekly freighter services currently operated between Tokyo (Narita) and London via Amsterdam would be discontinued. At … [Read more...] about JAPAN: JAL rationalises European freighter operations

The Japanese government has set up a task force to review beleaguered Japan Airlines’ turnaround plans and has said it will not allow the carrier to slideinto bankruptcy. A government task force set up to help rescue Japan Airlines Corp said today it would review the carrier’s turnaround plans from scratch as investors dumped shares in Japan Airlines (JAL) on Thursday following reports that the lossmaking carrier would request another government bailout and could break … [Read more...] about JAPAN: Gov’t task force looking at JAL options A government task force