Air freight demand grows amid ‘cautious improving business confidence’
Air cargo markets contracted by 0.7 percent for 2011 but recorded positive demand growth of 0.2 percent in December, suggesting that industrial production and…
The Philippine government has finally won its arbitration case against Philippine International Air Terminals, Co (Piatco), ending a nine-year legal battle over rights to…
AAPA: Weaker global trade deflates 2011 Asia-Pacific air freight volume
International air freight markets weakened for the full calendar year 2011 following a strong rebound in the preceding year, the latest traffic figures from…
JG Summit Holdings is eyeing at least four Philippine airport development projects under the government’s Public-Private Partnership program. The Philippine publicly listed company, which…
PH private sector seeks government help for 24/7 operations in air, seaports
Philippine private sector representatives in the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) reiterated the need for urgent government intervention to facilitate the implementation of 24/7 operations…
A strong performance in December and new freighter services spiked Singapore Changi Airport’s statistics in air cargo traffic in 2011. Air freight movements recovered…
Cathay Pacific and subsidiary Hong Kong Dragon Airlines recently petitioned the Philippine Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) for the adoption of a fuel surcharge to…
Air freight stays in negative territory for 7th month—ACI
Global air freight traffic is continuing to be sidelined for the seventh consecutive month with an overall decline of 1.6 percent in November 2011 year-over-year,…
Air freight carrier Jade Cargo International announced the temporary suspension of its services “due to overall weak air cargo demand.” The company did not…
The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) has awarded additional seat entitlements for the Manila-Kuala Lumpur route to three budget carriers. Approved were the respective petitions…
PHILIPPINE-based budget airline Cebu Pacific will commence its thrice-weekly Manila-Xiamen-Manila service on March 23, 2012. Flights for the route, the airline’s 18th international destination, are…
Philippine Airlines’ (PAL) passenger volume declined for the September to November period following protests mounted by former employees against the airline’s spin-off program. Domestic…
The Diosdado Macagapal International Airport (DMIA), north of Manila, will soon become the Philippines’ main airport, Transportation and Communications Secretary Manuel Roxas II told…
PH customs to redo policy on advance IFM submission
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is reworking the policy on mandatory submission of inward foreign manifest (IFM) for airfreight shipments and may issue…
Forecasts for international airline profits in 2012 have been downgraded from $4.9 billion to $3.5 billion for a net margin of 0.6 percent, the International…
