Deccan air founder G.R. Gopinath has stepped down as the promoter of Deccan Aviation as the merger with Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher airline proceeds. On his proposedall-cargo airline plan, Gopinath "It was frustrating and I thought there should be better cargo connectivity in the country." Gopinath has already appointed Jude Fonseca from logistics major FedEx as the CEO of the new venture, some aircraft have already been orderedand some more are on the way. Gopinath is also said … [Read more...] about INDIA: Deccan air founder steps down
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SINGAPORE: Singapore Air beefs up capacity
Singapore Airlines is making adjustments to its schedules to reallocate capacity among the routes resulting in a net increase across its network. There will be more flights to and from Australia, with Brisbane served with an additional three weekly frequencies from April, increasing to three times daily in July. Flights to Sydney increase from April to 24 times weekly, and will further increase to fourtimes daily in June. Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam will increase to three times daily from … [Read more...] about SINGAPORE: Singapore Air beefs up capacity
HONG KONG: Cathay adds Houston to HK service
Cathay Pacific Airways will start cargo flights from Houston to Hong Kong in early September with the three-times- weekly flights, departing from George Bush Intercontinental Airport, the fourth all-cargo service from Asia for the airport. Total air cargo trade between Houston and Hong Kong is estimated to have totaled more than US$24 million last year. Outbound, the Boeing 747-400F freighters will stop in Anchorage, while inbound flights will stop in Miami before returning toHouston. … [Read more...] about HONG KONG: Cathay adds Houston to HK service
HONG KONG: Oasis finds no buyer and is liquidated
Oasis Hong Kong Airlines liquidator KPMG said in mid-April that the deadline to fi nd a new buyer or investor had passed despite "substantive negotiations with several interested parties" and that there now was "no alternative but to reduce costs substantially." Jobs of all pilots, cabin crew and office staff were terminated, with a "small number" kept on to assist the liquidators, KPMG announced. Reuters reported that about 700 lost their jobs. Oasis ceased operationson April 9. "It is with … [Read more...] about HONG KONG: Oasis finds no buyer and is liquidated
VIETNAM: Qantas, Jetstar strike deal with Pacific Airlines
Vietnam's Pacific Airlines, in which Qantas Group holds an 18 per cent stake with an agreement to raise it to 30 per cent in 2010, will change its name to Jetstar Pacific as part of a partnership with Qantas and Jetstar that will see it become "Vietnam's first low-cost, valuebasedairline." The name change will take effect May 23 and is part of a new agreement which will see Pacific operating domestic and international flights under the Jetstar brand. Qantas first invested in … [Read more...] about VIETNAM: Qantas, Jetstar strike deal with Pacific Airlines
CHINA: Asia Pac cargo load factors grow slightly
February 2008 preliminary traffic results released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) indicate that the average cargo load factor rose 1 percentage point to 66.1 per cent as cargo capacity grew by just 0.8 per cent. International freight traffic, expressed in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs), grew by 2.4 per cent in February. The AAPA reported an increase of 4.8 per cent in the number of internationalpassengers carried to 11.6 million. Passenger traffic in revenue passenger … [Read more...] about CHINA: Asia Pac cargo load factors grow slightly
