Singapore Airlines has signed a contract with Airbus for 20 A350-900 XWB aircraft with options to purchase 20 additional units, affi rming the Letter of Intent signed and announced by the parties in July last year. Deliveries for the 20 aircraft are scheduled to begin in 2013 and run through to 2015. The A350-900 XWB will be able to carry over 20 tonnes of cargo. At list prices, the value of the 20 aircraft on fi rm order is US$3.7 billion, inclusive of engines and spares. … [Read more...] about SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines firms Airbus order
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SINGAPORE: Changi-Tata to bid for airport projects
The Singapore government’s Changi Airports International (CAI) is keen to jointly bid with Tata Real Estate to develop three airports at Shimoga, Gulbarga and Bijapur in the Indian state of Karnataka, Bernama News Agency reported. CAI regional vice-president Ng Tim Peng said the state government had invited Singapore to bid last month - “We have not received the bid documents yet but we have been asked tosubmit the expression of interest. “We are not sure if it is BOT … [Read more...] about SINGAPORE: Changi-Tata to bid for airport projects
MALAYSIA: Transmile adds DHL hub to US network
Transmile has started regular fl ights to Riverside airport in the Greater Los Angeles area, its second US destination in addition to the US service from Malaysia via Hong Kong that was launchedlast year. The Malaysian cargo airline launched its Riverside service with fi ve MD-11F fl ights a week. “I expect them to go up in three months. They’ll keep the schedule for the fi rst three months to see how it goes and then add service,” said Mark Yeager, general manager of the … [Read more...] about MALAYSIA: Transmile adds DHL hub to US network
MALAYSIA: MASkargo appoints Austrian GSSA
Malaysia Airlines Cargo (MASkargo) has appointed M.L.Vesely Transportagentur - the exclusive Austrian member of the EGSAC network - as its cargo GSSA for Austria. M.L.Vesely will use scheduled express road feeders to connect to MASkargo’s nine weekly B747F services from Amsterdam to Dubai, Kuala Lumpur and Shanghai Pudong. Flights to the airline’s Kuala Lumpur hub connect with further freighter services to Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Osaka, Penang, Sydney and Melbourne, Taipei and Tokyo … [Read more...] about MALAYSIA: MASkargo appoints Austrian GSSA
MALAYSIA: Transmile audit shows losses in 2005, 2006
Air cargo carrier Transmile Group Bhd, which is facing investigations by the Malaysian authorities over an accounting scandal, said its accounts were hit worse than expected and had slashed its market value by half, Malaysian Business Times reported. The paper also reported that Transmile Group Bhd’s founder and chief executive offi cer, Gan Boon Aun, had relinquished his post voluntarily with immediate effect following the recent disclosure of irregularities in the company’s … [Read more...] about MALAYSIA: Transmile audit shows losses in 2005, 2006
MALAYSIA: Tribunal rules against MAS in ACL case
After three years of proceedings, an arbitration tribunal has ruled that Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) breached its obligation under a cargo ground handling agreement with Hahn, Germany-based ground handling company, ACL Advanced CargoLogistic GmbH. The tribunal proceedings against MAS at the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris, France, were initiated by ACL managing director, Uwe Beck in September 2004, claiming more than 60 million euros (RM240 million) for reneging on the … [Read more...] about MALAYSIA: Tribunal rules against MAS in ACL case