- Air Canada Tests Luggage Self-Tagging System[Dec. 27, 2007]
Air Canada is hoping to soon have a system in place to allow passengers to tag their own luggage at electronic check-in kiosks.
- Chile LAN Says Facing EU Competition Allegations[Dec. 27, 2007]
Chile's largest air carrier LAN Airlines said late on Dec. 27 that its cargo unit LAN Cargo S.A. was one of 25 global cargo airlines facing allegations of possible price fixing of cargo fuel surcharges.
- Travel Trade Cheers as China, India Open Skies to Hong Kong Carriers[Dec. 28, 2007]
China has lifted flight restrictions on 49 of the 56 mainland cities with air links to Hong Kong.
- Hong Kong: Lack of Aviation Liberalization Limits Choice[Dec. 28, 2007]
I have been flying quite a bit recently and when I return, after having seen the proliferation of carriers that now operate in other parts of the world, it reminds me just how limited our route and airline permutations from Hong Kong are.
- Air China Chairman Li Jiaxiang Will Resign to Become Regulator[Dec. 29, 2007]
Air China Ltd. Chairman Li Jiaxiang will step down to become the state civil-aviation regulator, part of a government plan for the chief of the most-profitable Chinese carrier to boost the nation's airline industry.
- FedEx's Asia-Pacific Hub at Guangzhou Airport to Start Operations in 2008[Dec. 28, 2007]
FedEx's Asia-Pacific hub at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport will start operations at the end of next year, the express delivery company said on December 27.
- Beijing Airport's New Terminal 3 for Air China[Dec. 28, 2007]
Starting in March 2008, Air China will begin using the newly constructed Terminal 3 of the Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA). Terminal 3 is China's largest investment project for any airport and will serve as the main supporting building for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
- Japan's Narita Airport Eyes Rise in Annual Flights to 300,000 From 200,000[Dec. 26, 2007]
The operator of Narita airport hopes to increase annual traffic at the airport near Tokyo to about 300,000 flights from the current 200,000 to maintain its status as an international hub by meeting growing demand, according to its officials.
- JAL to Expand Capital by Up to 150 Billion Yen[Dec. 29, 2007]
Japan Airlines Corp is planning to expand its capital by up to 150 billion yen, asking its key business partners, including banks and trading firms, to invest in it, informed sources said on Dec. 28.
- Interview with Rob Fyfe, CEO of Air New Zealand[Dec. 29, 2007]
Air New Zealand has delivered a healthy profit, battled rising fuel prices, tangled with a new domestic competitor and had a good look at its new generation of long haul airliner at the public launch of the Boeing 787. Chief executive Rob Fyfe looks back over the past year and forward to 2008.