Malaysia Airlines is still in talks withAirbus over an order for six A380 superjumbos after a newspaper reported theairline is likely to cancel the purchase,Star Online reported. MAS and its parent, PenerbanganMalaysia Bhd, have "yet to come toany conclusion," the airline said in astatement. The order is worth as muchas US$1.8 billion. Some analysts said the company,which agreed to buy the A380s in December2003, might no longer needthe planes. … [Read more...] about MALAYSIA: MAS still ponders A380 order
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MALAYSIA: Etihad to use B777 on its KL service
Etihad Airways, the national carrierof the United Arab Emirates, is to introducelarger aircraft on its Kuala Lumpur-Abu Dhabi route due to strong demand,Bernama News Agency reported. The Boeing 777-300ER will replacethe Airbus A340-300 aircraft that iscurrently being used on the route andthe cargo capacity also increases to 20tonnes, the airline said. Etihad Airways country managerhere, Lindsay White, said since theservice began just over two monthsago, "we have seen an astonishing … [Read more...] about MALAYSIA: Etihad to use B777 on its KL service
MALAYSIA: DHL Express aims to increase market share
DHL Express (Malaysia) aims toincrease its market share by anotherone to two per cent by end of this year,the Business Times reported. The company currently leads thelocal express delivery market withmore than 40 per cent market share.Its plans for the year include doublingthe number of DHL service points tosix by end-2007. With these service points, customerscan easily pick up or drop off packages.The service centre has a built-up costof RM21 million and features, amongothers, a fully … [Read more...] about MALAYSIA: DHL Express aims to increase market share
Gateways
Israel Aerospace Industries¡¯ Bedek Aviation Group has delivered thefirst of four Boeing 747-400 Special Freighter combi to full freighterconversions to Asiana Airlines. The second B747-400 Combi is alreadyundergoing the same conversion at IAI¡¯s facilities and will be deliveredto Asiana in the second quarter of 2007. Two additional aircraft will beconverted and delivery of those aircraft is expected in early 2009. … [Read more...] about Gateways
Biggest beneficiaries of EU-US Open Skies are the US integrators
On the surface, the proposed Open Skies deal between the EuropeanUnion and the United States, which was approved unanimously by Europe'stransport ministers last month, looks like a tremendous agreement withimmediate benefits for almost all parties concerned. The pact, agreed after four years of talks, will allow any EU airline tofly from any city in the 27-nation bloc to any city in the United States andvice versa. The treaty will also facilitate EU airline consolidation by allowing … [Read more...] about Biggest beneficiaries of EU-US Open Skies are the US integrators
Virgin’s Asian agenda
Though it has had routes to Asiasince its earliest days, Virgin Atlantic,the UK's second long-haul carrier, isnot inappropriately named. Even todaythe airline moves two thirds of itscargo tonnage on transatlantic routes– 62.6 percent of it in the ten monthsto January, to be precise. However, that share has decreasedsince 9/11, before which over 70 percentof tonnage was trans-Altantic, anda major beneficiary has been Asia. 29.4percent of tonnage came from Asianroutes in the ten months to … [Read more...] about Virgin’s Asian agenda