China trims air traffic forecast for 2011 amid global economic downturn
The General Administration of Civil Aviation of China has lowered its official air traffic forecast for 2011 as the global economic slowdown impacts its passenger…
Philippine exporters and importers face increased costs with the impending pullout of Air France-KLM’s Amsterdam-Philippine service, the country’s only direct flight to and from…
October 25, 2011
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PAL aims to win back lost cargo volume
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is going on a massive sales blitz to take back cargo volume that landed with competitors because of PAL’s ongoing labor…
PH high court recalls ruling on union retrenchment
The Philippine Supreme Court (SC) has recalled on a technicality an earlier decision declaring with finality the illegal retrenchment of some 1,400 flight attendants…
October 14, 2011
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Airline industry gears shift downward — IATA
The international freight market dropped 3.8% in August from the same month last year, but was an improvement from the 1.8% decline reported in…
October 12, 2011
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PAL shouldn’t pay excise tax on imported fuel — court
PHILIPPINE Airlines should not pay excise taxes on imported aviation fuel, according to a recent Court of Appeals ruling. The Philippine government wanted to…
THE management of Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Monday warned former employees against staging protests in front of the PAL Inflight Center building which hampers…
October 6, 2011
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PAL: A month needed before operations normalize
Philippine Airlines said it could take a month before its operations return to normal after last Tuesday’s wildcat strike by members of the PAL…
Indonesia urged to improve aviation safety and infrastructure
Indonesia should implement coordinated safety and infrastructure improvements to reap the economic and social benefits of a successful aviation industry, advises the International Air…
Union walkout leaves 14,000 PAL passengers stranded
Members of the Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA) paralyzed operations of Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Tuesday after they staged a walkout to protest an…
The Philippines’ total airfreight volume reached 275.524 million kilograms in 2010, up 17.42% from the previous year’s 234.635 million kg, according to latest data…
IATA cuts 2011 air freight revenue forecast to $67B
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) projects freight revenue in 2011 to fall to $67 billion, down $5 billion compared to the June forecast,…
MASkargo, the air cargo subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, has received the first of four A330-200F freighters that are expected to increase its freight capacity…
Singapore Airlines (SIA) Cargo has added Jakarta to its freighter network after increasing its weekly frequencies to Auckland, Shanghai, Sydney, and Xiamen. The new once-a-week…
Philippine budget airline Cebu Pacific (CEB) will soon accept delivery of four brand-new aircraft—three A320s from this month until next and another one by…
$50M Credit Suisse loan to fund PAL spinoff program
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has entered into a $50-million debt agreement with Credit Suisse to finance its spin-off program but the militant group Partido ng…
The business sector in Indonesia has asked the government to revise aspects of a new regulation that enforced an air freight security management system…
