- Chinese, Russian discuss aviation[Apr. 16, 2006]
Aeronautics experts from Russia and China gathered Sunday for a two-day forum on cooperation in aviation and aeronautics in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
- White knight rides to BAA side[Apr. 17, 2006]
BAA, the British airports operator fighting off a hostile takeover bid led by the Spanish construction company Ferrovial, has received a "white knight" approach from investment bank Goldman Sachs.
- China-US aviation right negotiation: RS[Apr. 13, 2006]
"The China-US air traffic right negotiation will begin during the last ten-day of the month." the Deputy Director General RS of FAA confirmed it to the reporters at the news release conference held on 12 April.
- Open skies for China air freight market[Apr. 14, 2006]
China will further open up its air cargo market in an active, gradual and orderly way, announced Yang Yuanyuan, director general of the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China at the International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) Summit 2006 in Beijing on Monday.
- Boeing to grow with China's aviation[Apr. 14, 2006]
The Boeing company would be honored to welcome Chinese President Hu Jintao to visit its headquarters during his upcoming visit to the United States, Robert Laird, vice president of Boeing Commercial Airplanes for China Sales told Xinhua News Agency earlier this month.
- Walsh urges EC to move quickly[Apr. 13, 2006]
British Airways CEO Willie Walsh yesterday urged the European Commission to move forward with plans to bring EU airlines within the emissions trading scheme "as soon as the technical details can be resolved and political agreement reached."At the same time, he urged the EC to "go for simplicity." For example, the scheme should apply, "initially at least," to flights that start and end within the EU and not try to include non-EU flights, "which could delay implementation for years."
- Mexicana Airlines adopts new technology[Apr. 12, 2006]
Mexicana Airlines has chosen Worldspan Rapid Reprice, an advanced solution for repricing airline tickets when traveler itineraries change. (4/12/2006)
- Fuel prices impeding US airline recovery[Apr. 12, 2006]
Continued rising fuel prices are undermining the "remarkable overall progress being made by the US airline industry to return to profitability," the US Air Transport Assn. said yesterday as it called for airspace modernization to mitigate the impact."Record crude oil prices, which are expected to average nearly $70 per barrel this summer, will hamper the industry's widespread efforts to reverse the losses that have plagued the airlines in recent years," ATA VP and Chief Economist John Heimlich said in a statement yesterday.
- Australia: Rex pulls the plug on new airport[Apr. 10, 2006]
Regional airline Rex has decided to abandon Adelaide's new $260 million terminal in yet another blow to the airport's operators, by moving its inbound flights and operations to the unused former international terminal by the end of the month.
- IATA calls for 'robust' regulators[Apr. 10, 2006]
Large European airports are out-of-control monopolies and need to be regulated by newly created national authorities "with teeth," IATA DG and CEO Giovanni Bisignani said Friday at a meeting between the European Commission and 11 aviation organizations to discuss airport policy.In a direct appeal to Jacques Barrot, EC VP responsible for transport and energy, Bisignani said that since 2001, "Europe's airlines have achieved a 9% reduction in aircraft operating costs, a 24% reduction in distribution and back office costs and a 14% increase in pilot productivity. Airports, on the other hand, gave the airlines a 13% increase in per-passenger costs with a total bill for airlines and their users of $14.5 billion" over the same period.