Chris Chapman, founder and chairman of Chapman Freeborn Airmarketing is to be inducted into The International Air Cargo Association’s (TIACA) ‘Hall of Fame’ in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the development and growth of the global air charter market. His achievements will be officially recognised at the annual TIACA Hall of Fame Dinner on 17 May in Leipzig, Germany, during TIACA’s 2010 Executive Summit and AGM. The presentation dinner … [Read more...] about Chapman Freeborn

And here’s another item that’s left the Bellyacher’s scratching our collective heads, and one that gets filed in that overloadedfile folder labeled: ‘Only in America’. If the Christmas Day bombing attempt in Detroit by the ‘underwear bomber’ was weird and frightening enough, a recent news item is tad weirder and possibly way more frightening. The fact that Americans seem to have a perverse love of guns of all sorts is … [Read more...] about Have gun, will travel

Now that prudish Singapore Airlines has publicly admonished its first class passengers to behave themselves while in the relative privacy of the private suites onboard the airline’s A380s, those seeking to join the ‘mile-high club’ have had to fulfill their membership qualifications elsewhere. Well fret no longer, no need to attempt amorous acrobatics in the confines of the onboard lavatories, because the Hotelicopter, the world’s first flying hotel, … [Read more...] about Mile-high luxury

The one-year anniversary of the ditching of a US Airways A320 on the Hudson River in New York was commemorated recently. To mark the occasion, the crew and passengers of US Airways Flight 1549 had a reunion in New York, and even took a boat ride together on the Hudson to the place where the disabled aircraft splashed down on January 15, 2009. Around the same time a Piper PA - 18, that also there to commemorate the so-called ‘Miracle on the Hudson’, appeared on the scene … [Read more...] about From splash to trash

Delivering on a commitment made to its customers in 2007, CFM International (CFM) – the 50/50 joint venture between France’s Snecma (Safran Group) and US-based General Electric Company – has opened the new CFM56 Training Center in India. The Hyderabad facility, the fourth such engine maintenance training center for CFM56 customers worldwide, has the capacity to train 500 engineers annually and mirrors those in China, France, and the US, the company said in a … [Read more...] about CFM opens Hyderabad training centre

Malaysia Airlines Cargo (MASkargo) said it aims to strengthen its foothold in the Indian air cargo market by adding more frequencies this year. Currently, MASkargo flies daily to Chennai, New Delhi and Mumbai, as well as offering belly capacity on a four times weekly frequency to Hyderabad and Bangalore. “Due to the anticipated economic recovery at the end of the second quarter, we expect to secure more cargo from India this year,” said MASkargo’s regional manager … [Read more...] about MASkargo aims to increase its India foothold