IATA joins call for scrapping of PH aviation taxes
The abolition of the common carriers tax (CCT) and the gross Philippines billings tax (GPBT) will translate to lower transport costs and boost Philippine…
The Philippine Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) supports the need for a more liberalized and deregulated air transport industry within the Association of…
AirBridgeCargo is the first freighter operator this year to enjoy reduced airport charges at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, benefitting from Schiphol’s newly-introduced Cargo Sustainability Incentive…
International air freight demand fell 8 percent in January compared to the same month in 2011, indicating the continued “stabilized weakness” in cargo markets,…
China will construct the world’s largest airport within the next five years, Chinese media reported. The planned US$4.8-billion airport in Daxing, located between Beijing…
Philippine publicly-listed company San Miguel Corp (SMC) will reportedly take a 49% stake in Philippine Airlines (PAL), according to recent reports. The reports claimed…
Philippine-based Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) recently signed a lease agreement for four new Airbus A330-300s for use in long-haul routes starting the third quarter…
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has implemented a 20 percent freighter capacity reduction as the global economic slowdown continues to weaken demand and push up fuel…
The Philippines’ international air cargo volume increased 20% in 2011, thanks mainly to the import sector’s strong showing. According to the Civil Aeronautics Board…
Cargo throughput at the Hong Kong International Airport declined 17.5 percent to 275,000 tonnes in January this year against January 2011 owing to sluggish…
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III recently attended the inauguration of the new $30-million Airbus A380 maintenance hangar of Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP) at the…
Clark International Airport Corp (CIAC) will soon submit its proposal to build a P12-billion dedicated terminal for low-cost carriers to the Philippine Department of…
Slow economic activity clipped the Philippines’ domestic air cargo volume last year, according to the Civil Aeronautics Board. Volume shipped by the country’s five…
THE Philippine government is spending P20 billion to modernize six airports before privatizing them. Transportation secretary Manuel Roxas II said bidding for Ninoy Aquino…
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has joined customer IAG Cargo, through its brand British Airways World Cargo (BAWC), in celebrating the introduction…
Budget airline Cebu Pacific (CEB) is planning to mount long-haul flights next year in areas with large Filipino communities such as Australia, the Middle…
German airfreight carrier Lufthansa Cargo said it will expand its operations in Korea and China this year, as it anticipates Asia to eventually account…
