- Qatar Airways Adds Another Aircraft to Its Cargo Fleet[Jan. 15, 2007]
Qatar Airways added an Airbus A300-600 plane to its cargo fleet and plans to start cargo flights between Doha and Madrid next month.
- JAL Seeks 60 Billion Yen in Loans[Jan. 15, 2007]
Japan Airlines Corp, Asia's largest carrier, plans to seek 60 billion yen (US$498 million) in loans by March 31 to help pay its debt.
- Oasis Hong Kong Airlines Celebrates 2007 with Its 25,000th Passenger on Its 100th Flight![Jan. 03, 2007]
On January 3, Oasis Hong Kong Airlines scaled to new heights marking the start of the New Year with its 100th flight that took off from Hong Kong to London early in the morning - carrying Ms Emily Cheung who has the honour of being our 25,000th passenger since our inaugural flight.
- Annual Air Traffic Sets New Records at HKIA[Jan. 14, 2007]
New records were set at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) in 2006, with passenger and cargo throughput growing 9.1 per cent and 5.2 per cent over 2005, to 44.45 million passengers and 3.58 million tonnes, respectively. Aircraft movements increased 6.4 per cent, to 280,490.
- Man Carrying Gun Detained Before Going Aboard Plane in SW China[Jan. 14, 2007]
On January 14, a man was detained at Dazhou Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province for carrying weapon, local police said.
- Airlines Deny State Subsidy Rumor[Jan. 12, 2007]
China Eastern Airlines and Air China, the country's leading carriers, denied a state subsidy rumor that has fueled their shares this past week on January 11, Beijing Business Today reported.
- Swissair Trial Puts Swiss Financial Establishment in The Dock[Jan. 14, 2007]
Former executives of Swissair and leading lights in Switzerland's financial establishment will go on trial for their role in the spectacular collapse of an airline that was once a watchword for excellence.
- JAL to Offer First Class Seats on Domestic Routes[Jan. 05, 2007]
Japan Airlines Corp is planning to offer first class seats on domestic flights in fiscal 2007 to boost its sagging earnings in the sector, sources said on January 4. About 10 first-class seats will be installed on each flight in an effort to win back lucrative business travelers from rival All Nippon Airways Co, they said.
- ANA to Realign Flights on 28 Domestic Routes[Jan. 11, 2007]
All Nippon Airways Co is planning to halt, reduce or increase flights on a total of 28 routes in Japan this year in its largest-ever realignment of domestic flights, ANA officials said on January 10.
- JAL to Cut 3,000 Jobs over Three Years[Jan. 11, 2007]
Japan Airlines Corp (JAL) plans to jettison about 3,000 of its 53,000 workers over a three-year period starting April 1 as part of a restructuring program that will be announced Feb 6, company sources said on January 10.