AOM and Air Liberté, the two French airlines affiliated to Swissair, filed for insolvency on Friday, raising the prospect of a major political dispute and further social unrest thatcould spell chaos for tourists heading to southern France this summer.
Read MoreQantas Airways’ proposal to take a stake in Air New Zealand, its regional rival, ran into turbulence on Friday when Singapore Airlines sketched out an alternative plan to increase its stake in the New Zealand carrier.
Read MoreThis year’s annual conference of Cargo Network Services (CNS), I the US arm of The International Air Transport Association (LATA), brought glimpses of a near-mythical species – the shipper. Airlines spend a good deal of tunic guessing what their needs are and, as often as not, it’s consultants who tell them what the shipper really wants. To remedy that, CNS put several big shippers on the spot.
Read MoreUnited Parcel Service is introducing its expedited service in Colombia, Honduras and Guatemala, the company said Monday. The new service, already offered in over 45 countries worldwide, will provide customers in these countries with additional shipping options.
Read MoreBritish Airways and KLM, the Dutch national airline, have renewed talks about future co-operation less than nine months after they abandoned negotiations on a merger that would have created the world’s biggest airline by turnover. KLM said the contacts were about “alternative forms of co-operation. The regulatory environment does not let mergers happen, but there could be other forms of co-operation.” The airline was also having discussions with a number of other airlines.
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