India's civil aviation ministry has deferred approval of the start up of a new all-cargo airline ¨C Deccan Cargo ¨C by Deccan Aviation's founder Captain C R Gopinath. Th e new carrier will be operated separately from Deccan Aviation and is looking to launch operations with three A-310 freighters and two ATR aircraft. Th e new airline is likely to be based in Bangalore. Three new carriers did gain approval, however: South India-based Emric Air, Punj Lloyd and Indiabulls respectively received … [Read more...] about Deccan Cargo
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B787 Dreamliner
Boeing has temporarily suspended work on the shorthaul version of its new B787 Dreamliner in order to keep to the delivery schedule for the first of two long-range models to customers by early 2009. Boeing started shifting the 787- 3 work force in mid-February and has not determined how long they will focus on the 787- 8 before resuming work on the short-haul plane. … [Read more...] about B787 Dreamliner
Lufthansa
Lufthansa is said to be investing in a merger between United Airlines and Continental Airlines. Reports have suggested that Lufthansa has discussed taking an equity stake in the merged airline with United officials, yet the size of Lufthansa's investment and whether it would participate hadn't yet been determined. … [Read more...] about Lufthansa
Emirates
Emirates announced it will launch six-weekly non-stop services to the south Indian city of Kozhikode (Calicut), starting 1 July 2008. Kozhikode is the carrier's tenth destination in India, and its third in the Southern state of Kerala. … [Read more...] about Emirates
Heathrow Airport
An investigation is underway at London's Heathrow Airport after Greenpeace activists apparently by-passed security and managed to clamber atop a British AirwaysBoeing 777. Four climate change protesters wrapped a banner around the tail fin protesting plans to build a third runway at the airport. The demonstrators walked through a set of double doors at Terminal 1 and succeeded in making their way across the tarmac without being challenged. They ended their protest after an hour and were … [Read more...] about Heathrow Airport
AFRICA: Ethiopian Air gets new Kenyan cargo rights
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority has granted Ethiopian Airlines a licence to fly cargo on the Addis Ababa-Nairobi route for a two-year period. The license paves the way for one of Africa¡¯s most competitive airlines to fly cargo ¨C using a B757 ¨C between thetwo cities fi ve times a week. Ethiopian Airlines is among 30 other domestic and international operators that successfully applied for licences to operate in Kenya. Eight of the newly licensed airlines and routes were … [Read more...] about AFRICA: Ethiopian Air gets new Kenyan cargo rights
