Airports and ATM improving Europe's air transport 
At this year's 8th Annual ACI Airport Exchange conference and exhibition which took place in Doha (Qatar) last week, Europe's airports and air traffic management (ATM) officials released an update on the progress of the collaboration that the European airport trade body ACI... more
German/US airport cooperation
Germany’s Leipzig/Halle airport (2012 cargo handling volume: 863,665 t) and the USA’s Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky international airport (543,784 t), where two of the three largest DHL Express hubs are based, have signed a cooperation arrangement to work more closely in the... more
Airport privatisation – One step forward, two steps... 
Preparations for the privatisation of Japan’s new Kansai airport are proceeding apace. The Korean government, in contrast, has withdrawn its plans to privatise Seoul Incheon airport. more
Hunt & Palmer appoints GSA in USA
The British Air cargo specialists Hunt & Palmer Cargo Charters Ltd (HPCC) are expanding into North America with the appointment of Platinum Cargo (ATC Aviation) as its GSA in the country. Platinum Cargo, formerly the US GSA for the German Lufthansa Cargo Charter, will... more
Air India taking Dreamliner to Tokyo
On 17 November 2013, Air India is introducing a Boeing B787 operation on the route between its Delhi hub and Narita, the Japanese capital Tokyo's biggest airport. The B787 Dreamliner is replacing the B777-200LR on the link that is served thrice weekly. www.airindia.com more
Boeing expects Middle East boom to continue
Boeing forecasts that, over the next 20 years, airlines in the Middle East will require 2,610 new airplanes worth an estimated USD 550 billion. While one-third of that demand – 900 aircraft – will replace today's fleets, 66% of demand is expected to arise from the rapid fleet... more
Puerto Rico to develop regional airports
The government of Puerto Rico plans to invest USD 38 million in the development of regional airports. Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla said that the project will be funded with USD13 million of federal and Puerto Rican government funds, and USD 25 million from the private... more
US Airways and American Airlines allowed to merge
The AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines Inc, and US Airways Group Inc have announced that the airlines have settled the litigation brought by the US Department of Justice, the states of Arizona, Florida, Michigan and Tennessee, the commonwealths of... more
US charter company seeks bankruptcy protection - again
Global Aviation Holdings Inc, one of the largest commercial providers of charter air services to the US military and a major provider of worldwide commercial global passenger and cargo air transportation services, announced that the company and its subsidiaries, including its... more
Etihad Airways turns ten
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, concluded its tenth anniversary celebrations this week. Etihad's CEO and president James Hogan pointed out that Etihad began as a start-up airline in 2003, and was strongly supported by the visionary guidance and... more