The Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation announced recently that airlines will have an extension until 31 March to pay their present outstanding fuel bills to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and, in addition, will be able to procure their fuel on credit until that date. In exchange, the airlines were asked to refrain fromany retrenchment of staff . … [Read more...] about India : Indian gov't cuts carriers slack on fuel bills
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India : Jet Airways trims int'l network
In reaction to the spreading global economic downturn, specifically in the USA and UK, Jet Airways plans to optimise its network, focusing more on its established international gateways and routes, the carrier said. The airline’s much heralded, recently established Mumbai- Shanghai-San Francisco route will be discontinued effective 13 January. Passenger traffic between India and San Francisco will be served via Jet Airways’ London gateway in cooperation with partner airlines. … [Read more...] about India : Jet Airways trims int'l network
China : China's industrial output hits 6-year low
China’s industrial growth in September hit a six-year low at 11.4 per cent from a year ago, with economists anticipating further declines, the South China Morning Post reported. The figure, which was below the 12.8 per cent recorded in August, was a result of a manufacturing ban for factories near Beijing in the runup to the Olympic Games, as well as slackening global demand due to the US financial crisis. While industrial output may recover somewhat for the rest of the year, now that … [Read more...] about China : China's industrial output hits 6-year low
Indonesia : Mandala and Total E & P Indo sign agreement
Indonesian carrier, Mandala Air has signed an agreement with French petroleum company, Total E & P Indonesie to provide air travel to Total’s employees following an audit of Mandala by Total E & P Indonesie in February 2008. The audit was conducted in Jakarta and included a visit to Singapore Airlines Engineering Company (SIAEC) in Singapore as the aircraft maintenance provider for Mandala. CEO of Mandala, Warwick Brady said that Mandala has an open door policy inviting any interested … [Read more...] about Indonesia : Mandala and Total E & P Indo sign agreement
Australia's air cargo gateway nears capacity
Sydney Airport (also known as Kingsford Smith International Airport) is both the major passenger airport serving Sydney, the main hub for Qantas and Australia’s keycargo gateway. The airport – managed by Sydney Airport Corporation Limited (SACL) – also has the honour of being one of the oldest continually operated airports in the world and the busiest airport in Australia, handling 31.9 million passengers and 290,346 aircraft movements in 2007. It was the 28th busiest … [Read more...] about Australia's air cargo gateway nears capacity
Amerer Air & BAe Systems
Austrian freighter airline Amerer Air has cancelled a deal with BAe Systems to take the first converted BAe 146, after technical issues delayed the plane’s delivery. “Following some initial delays to the delivery program of the first BAe 146QT freighter, the launch customer – Amerer Air – has decided not to take delivery of the aircraft,” BAe said. “The delivery delays meant Amerer Air could not utilise the aircraft as it had planned.” The … [Read more...] about Amerer Air & BAe Systems
