- Airbus Market Strategy in China: 2005[Jun. 13, 2006]
Introduction
- First Airbus A330 Reached Lasa Smoothly[Jun. 11, 2006]
Graph 1: People of Tibetan ethnic minority, started the "yak dance", which represents the most solemn ceremony to welcome distinguished guests, welcomed "new guest" from the blue sky.
- Air Macau Will Become the "Orphan" ?[Jun. 10, 2006]
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. succeeded in purchasing Dragonair with 12.29 billion Hong Kong dollars, and increased 10% holdings of Air China Ltd to 20%. Because Air China Ltd's sudsidiary China Aviation (Macau) owns 51% holdings of Air Macau, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. increased the holdings of Air Macau indirectly in this way.
- First Cargo Loader Completed for 747[Jun. 12, 2006]
Boeing has unveiled the first cargo loader to be used to transport large 787 Dreamliner assemblies.
- HK Cathay Pacific May Passengers +8.8%[Jun. 12, 2006]
'Fuel prices remain a major concern with still no sign of a near-term correction,' Hong Kong's largest airline by revenue also said in the statement, without elaborating.
- Oil Prices Haunt Airlines Globally[Jun. 12, 2006]
Sustained high prices of aviation jet fuel continue to haunt the global airline industry like fifth horseman of apocalypse, eroding profits despite record traffic levels.
- XML-structured Data Changes Landscape[Jun. 12, 2006]
Offering their expert opinion on the impact of technological developments in the online travel industry, Moshe Rafiah, chief executive officer, TRAVELfusion and Roberto Da Re, president, Dolphin Dynamics commented on the new trends and opportunities related to driving down costs and increasing efficiency in an interview with EyeforTravel.com's Ritesh Gupta. (6/12/2006)
- Emirates CEO: Further A380 Delays Likely[Jun. 11, 2006]
Emirates Airlines chief executive Tim Clark told Welt am Sonntag he expects the delivery of Airbus' A380 to be delayed further.
- Distribution-Unchained or Unchanged?[Jun. 12, 2006]
For the first time, airlines are negotiating GDS agreements unfettered by government regulation. But some complain that the deck still is stacked against them.
- 747 Ending the Past, Building the Future[Jun. 12, 2006]
There are events in everyone's life that leave a lasting impression. The U.S. Postal Service recently asked the public to help them identify some of those events, people, trends and achievements of the twentieth century.