The chief executive of British Airways has never been particularly good at biting his tongue, but this time he really put his foot in his mouth (leaving a big carbon footprint along the way no doubt). Willie Walsh recently told the Times newspaper that passengers should pay a global tax on carbon and accept an increase in the cost of flying for the sake of the environment. This in effect made BA the first airline in the world to propose that passengers pick up the environmental tab estimated to … [Read more...] about Feedback, Oh glorious feed-back!
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Kidnapping De patron!
Okay, can opener past security? we know things are bad in the air cargo industry, but now things have clearly taken a dangerous turn – at least in France. Workers facing the sack from an air cargo company detained a manager overnight recently at Paris’ Roissy airport to push for better layoff terms. This is taking renowned Franco labourmilitancy to a whole new level! According to French media reports, around 60 workers at Servisair Cargo prevented director … [Read more...] about Kidnapping De patron!
Malaysia Airlines (MAS)
Nine years after launching thrice weekly flights from Kuala Lumpur to Newark Airport via Stockholm, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) surprised many by announcing that it was suspending flights to New York due to what it said was low demand. The last flight to New York from Kuala Lumpur will be on 30 September while the last flight from New York will be on 1 October and on 2 October from Stockholm. MAS said it hopes to return to New York once demand picks up. … [Read more...] about Malaysia Airlines (MAS)
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said June marked the 13th consecutive month of contracting demand for international air cargo. Despite reaching a bottom in December, improvement has been slowed by high inventory levels and soft demand. “At the current pace, it will likely take several years before demand returns to early 2008 levels.†IATA said air freight is refl ecting the earlier economic recovery in Q2 among some emerging Asian economies while recoveries are … [Read more...] about International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Brazil National Airlines Association
Brazil’s air cargo transport covering both domestic and import-export segments dropped by 24.7 per cent in the first half of 2009 as the country felt eff ects of the global economic crisis, Brazil’s National Airlines Association, or Snea, said recently. The association said total air cargo for the first half of the year was 636, 000 tonnes. The association said import-export cargo suffered the most, with a decline of 31.6 per cent while domestic air cargo dropped 17 per … [Read more...] about Brazil National Airlines Association
Emirates Airline
Emirates Airline denied charges by Australian competition regulators that it agreed with other airlines to fix prices on international air cargo. Te Dubai-based airline said it denies the allegations and plans to defend itself in a court hearing next month. Emirates said it does not intend to make any further comments because of the ongoing legal proceedings. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleges Emirates worked with carriers in Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong, the United … [Read more...] about Emirates Airline