Any renewed attempt to turn Bangkok’s Don Mueang back into an international airport would be counter-productive to Suvarnabhumi’s bid to become a regional aviation hub, a veteran airline leader warned, according to a Bangkok Post report. Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth, the founder and chief executive of Bangkok Airways, Thailand’s largest private airline group, said the 93-year-old airport should only serve domestic flights, air cargo and general aviation activities such as … [Read more...] about The Suvarnabhumi / Don Mueang debate
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Vladivostok Avia grows and Tajik gets green light
Passenger service of Vladivostok Avia grew 20.7 per cent in 2007 mainly due to the growth in international passenger service, with 2.5 billion passenger-kms in the full year, an increase of 16.6 per cent over the previous year. Passenger load factors totaled 72 per cent, a rise of 4.4 per cent. Cargo traffic grew 11.3 per cent with a load factor of 73.5 per cent, up marginally on a year earlier. Meanwhile, Russia reached a temporary agreement with Tajikistan on lifting a ban on the flights … [Read more...] about Vladivostok Avia grows and Tajik gets green light
New technology for Singapore Changi Airport
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Thales recently signed a SG$300 million (US$212.7 million) contract for a new Air Traffic Control system, LORADS III (Long Range Radar and Display Systems III). LORADS III, a state-of-the-art next-generation air Traffic control (ATC) system, will enable air Traffic controllers to safely handle increasing air Traffic beyond the next decade, according to the CAAS. The system will improve the efficiency of ATC operations through better sequencing … [Read more...] about New technology for Singapore Changi Airport
New cargo terminal for Yemelyanova
Yemelyanova Airport located 37 km northwest of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk has launched its new cargo terminal, part of an ongoing large-scale project to create a large intermodal transport hub at the airport. The airport was recently in the news over Russia's banning of Lufthansa Cargo overflight rights unless the carrier shifted its Asian refueling and distribution hub from Astana Kazakhstan to either Yemelyanova or Novosibirsk, also located in Siberia. Lufthansa Cargo has refused on the … [Read more...] about New cargo terminal for Yemelyanova
TNT to offer e-invoices with digital signature
Netherlands-based global express service provider TNT has announced its intention to offer secured electronic invoices with digital signature in over 30 countries by the end of March 2008. The new, free web-based service, called Express Invoicing, will be available for customers in most European countries, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Africa, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. TNT said it already offers e-invoices in 37 countries around the world, with another 10 countries … [Read more...] about TNT to offer e-invoices with digital signature
Descartes launches global e-cargo system
Descartes Systems Group, a global on-demand software logistics solutions provider, announced the global availability of Descartes CargoBooker, a basic air freight electronic booking service aimed at small- and mediumsized air freight forwarders. This service, part of the Descartes GF-X Exchange, enables forwarders to access air cargo carrier information to make electronic bookings 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, via a simple web browser. … [Read more...] about Descartes launches global e-cargo system
