At the end of this month, the Russian aviation authorities are expected to decide whether Lufthansa Cargo again will be permitted to overfly Russian territory from Germany to the Kazakhstan capital Astana. Before banning the German cargo carrier from the Russian skies at the end of October last year, which after political pressure was lifted until the end of February, Lufthansa Cargo operated 52 freighter flights a week through the Kazakh capital. The official explanation for the Russian … [Read more...] about Russian overflight ban is "open war"
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FRANCE: Air France-KLM won't pull Alitalia out of Milan
Air France-KLM said the planned purchase of Alitalia would create a European champion and the airline would not abandon Milan's airport hub. Jean-Cyrill Spinetta, chairman of Air France, said the airline does not plan to abandon Milan and will keep a very dense network. Politicians in northern Italy oppose the Franco-Dutch carrier's plan to make Rome the nation's main airport hub at the expense of Milan. Spinetta said he planned to change the flight schedule for Milan's Malpensa airport, … [Read more...] about FRANCE: Air France-KLM won't pull Alitalia out of Milan
FRANCE: Unions give 'OK' to US Airbus assembly
French unions issued conditional backing recently to proposals by Airbus to assemble the freight version of the A330 in the US if it wins a contract to provide refueling planes to the Pentagon. Airbus parent EADS earlier sweetened its bid for a US$40 billion US Air Force refueling contract by offering to assemble the commercial freighter version of the A330 in Mobile, Alabama, alongside a sister aircraft to be used for the tankers. The A330-200F freighter was launched last year to fill a … [Read more...] about FRANCE: Unions give 'OK' to US Airbus assembly
BELGIUM: Airlines speak against Europe's new proposals
Europe's airlines have expressed their disappointment with the European Parliament's adoption of a legislative report that sets out common principles for the levying of charges at airports inthe 27-member EU bloc. The proposal for a directive on airport charges is part of the European Commission's so-called Airport Package released in January 2007 and aims to prevent any abuse of a dominant position in the market by individual airports. Airports will be bound by common rules on provision … [Read more...] about BELGIUM: Airlines speak against Europe's new proposals
SINGAPORE: Singapore's Changi to invest in Asian airports
Singapore's Changi Airport plans to invest up to US$700 million in 15 small regional airports, mainly in Asia, in the next three to five years. It has also indicated that it will dispose of stakes inseveral Latin American operations. Chow Kok Fong, the chief executive of Changi Airports International (CAI) said the airport is looking at regional airports that have international traffic and hub potential. He said a substantial part of the acquisitions would be in China because CAI already has … [Read more...] about SINGAPORE: Singapore's Changi to invest in Asian airports
CHINA: Chinese airlines' 11 month profit triples
Chinese carriers enjoyed a bountiful 2007 as they collectively earned a profit of RMB17 billion (US$2.3 billion) in the first 11 months of last year, more than triple the RMB5.5 billion posted in the same period of 2006, newly appointed Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) Minister Li Jiaxiangsaid recently. Li credited yuan appreciation and fuel surcharges for the result but warned that, "Chinese carriers still posted a collective loss if these two main contributors are excluded." … [Read more...] about CHINA: Chinese airlines' 11 month profit triples
