Frankfurt Airport’s (FRA) traffic during the past three months continues to provide optimism as the drop in aircraft movements, as well as airfreight and airmail continued to slow slightly, Fraport said in a statement. Aircraft movements dropped only 4.4 per cent year-on-year to 40,666 takeoffs and landings and with 146,259 tonnes of cargo handled in May, Frankfurt’s airfreight slowdown narrowed to 17.1 per cent. At 2.37 million tonnes, maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: Fraport reports slight pick up in May traffic
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EUROPE & CIS: US$4.1 billion in orders at Paris show for RR
While not everyone left the Paris Airshow in a jubilant mood, Rolls-Royce left with at least a grin on its face after picking up a number of engine orders worth US$4.1 billion from carriers including Gulf Air, Qatar Airlines, Royal China, Condor of Germany, Cathay Pacific and AirAsia X. The orders included an order from AirAsia X for the Trent XWB to power its order – also placed at the Paris show – for 10 firm and five options for Airbus’ A350 XWB aircraft. … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: US$4.1 billion in orders at Paris show for RR
EUROPE & CIS: Paris show ends more upbeat for Airbus than Boeing
Airbus’ chief salesman, John Leahy departed this year’s Paris Air Show slightly more upbeat than he was before about the industry’s outlook and certainly more upbeat than his counterpart at Boeing at the annual event. Boeing managed to bag only one order – a US$153 million deal with MC Aviation Partners, a leasing subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Corporation of Japan, for two 737-800 narrow bodies. Airbus, on the other hand, walked away from the … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: Paris show ends more upbeat for Airbus than Boeing
EUROPE & CIS: Major Euro carriers report cargo leveling
Nearly a six-month long plunge in cargo traffic has leveled out in May for major European carriers, giving hope to earlier sentiments that the global economic contagion will not get any worse. Lufthansa Cargo, Europe’s second largest scheduled cargo airline, carried 125,000 tonnes of freight in May, a 9.1 per cent decline from the same period a year ago that left traffic in the first five months of 2009 down 21.4 per cent at 566,000 tonnes. The May decline is a marked … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: Major Euro carriers report cargo leveling
AUSTRALIA & NZ: NZ Bloodstock adds two Oz-NZ flights
New Zealand Bloodstock Airfreight has announced the addition of two new scheduled flights with weekly services from Auckland to Christchurch and Christchurch to Sydney. “Our new service to Christchurch will make racing in the South more accessible to North Island trainers while the Sydney flight aims to better connect the South Island with the Australian market,†said NZB’s airfreight managerGreg Northcott. BRUNEI: Brunei’s first dedicated cargo carrier … [Read more...] about AUSTRALIA & NZ: NZ Bloodstock adds two Oz-NZ flights
AUSTRALIA & NZ: ATSG airlines launch services for Qantas & DHL
Air Transport Services Group, Inc. announced it has commenced a new wide-body freighter service for Qantas Freight between Australia and New Zealand, and for DHL between Europe and Africa. ATSG said its subsidiary Air Transport International (ATI) is scheduled to begin providing wide-body ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance) service for Qantas Freight between Australia and New Zealand under a twoyear agreement starting 15 June. ATI’s Boeing 767-200-SF will allow … [Read more...] about AUSTRALIA & NZ: ATSG airlines launch services for Qantas & DHL
