Latest Air transport News
Government to subsidize air travel to Russia's Far East (Itar-Tass)
MOSCOW, March 10 (Itar-Tass) -- Eleven airlines will be subsidized this year to carry passengers from the European part of the country to the Far East and back, being entitled to preference tariffs, a source in Rosaviatsia federal air transport agency told Tass Wednesday.
Air Cargo World Announces 2010 Air Cargo Excellence Survey Winners (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Air Cargo World, the global news authority on air logistics and freight transport, has unveiled the findings of its sixth annual Air Cargo Excellence Survey, which measures carriers and airports on specific criteria and ranks them to identify above or below average performance.
Cronin defends Transport Dept's conference spending (Mail and Guardian)
Deputy Transport Minister Jeremy Cronin on Wednesday defended the Transport Department's spending on four international conferences and accused the Democratic Alliance (DA) of being "totally mischievous and misleading".
Globemaster steals Air Force Day show (The Peninsula)
DOHA: The inaugural flight of C-17 Globemaster III airlifter highlighted this year’s Air Force Day organised by the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) at the Doha International Air Base yesterday.
Oliver Wyman/IATA Air Cargo CEO Survey Predicts Stabilization, Consolidation (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
VANCOUVER----International consulting firm Oliver Wyman, with support from the International Air Transport Association , today announced the findings of its 2010 Global Air Cargo CEO Survey at the IATA World Cargo Symposium in Vancouver.
First batch of AN-32 of Indian Air Force arrive in Ukraine for modernization (Defence Professionals)
On March 4, 2010, the first batch of 5 military transport aircraft of Indian Air Force arrived to “Kyiv” airport. They will be overhauled and modernized at facilities of 410 Plant of civil aviation...
DA: Transport department spent million on conferences (Mail and Guardian)
The Transport Department spent R75,7-million on hosting four conferences between 2007 and 2009, including nearly R12-million spent on a VIP shuttles, it emerged on Wednesday.
Changes to the transport of regional prisoners (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
The State Government is embarking on a six month trial to transport prisoners by aircraft between regional WA prisons.
Politics or payment can play no role in emergency transport decisions (Key West Citizen)
As the chief executive officer of Lower Keys Medical Center (LKMC), I would like to clarify several facts regarding air medical transport services in the Lower Keys. LKMC is committed to delivering... read more
Govt to procure C-17 transport aircraft (The Hindu)
NEW DELHI: Government on Wednesday said it was planning to procure ten C—17 transport aircraft for strategic airlift requirements. The Letter of Request (LoR) in this regard was issued to the US government on January 1 this year.
