German airline Lufthansa says the group's passenger volume rose 0.3 per cent to 9.23 million in May, with all its passenger airlines reporting a slight increase in sales but a marginally lower load factor of 77.9 per cent.
The eurozone crisis is being blamed for a May fall in air passenger numbers and cargo volumes between the UK and the worst-affected European countries.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has named Australia's Qantas Airways ceo and managing director Alan Joyce chairman of the IATA Board of Governors, succeeding KLM president and ceo Peter Hartman.
South African Airways (SAA) will host the 69th International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit (WATS) 02-04 June 2013.
Australia's Qantas has signalled it will not use 'knee-jerk' reactions to a recent fall in its share price and instead will defend itself against predators and protect its various divisions against rumours of sell offs.
Virgin Australia plans to code share on a series of its sister carrier Virgin America routes within the United States.
UK regional airline Flybe has reported a "disappointing" full-year result despite increasing its share of a declining UK passenger market.
Indonesia's Transportation Ministry has announced plans to build or relocate 45 airports.
China plans to purchase more than 300 airplanes annually through to 2015, growing its commercial aircraft fleet to more than 4,000 planes and says it also plans to construct 70 new airports and upgrade 101 more during the same period.
China Airlines of Taiwan and All Nippon Airways of Japan have detailed plans to expand their international services, taking advantage of a recent open-skies pact between their two countries.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has warned more European airlines will fail this year as their collective losses top US$1 billion. The figure is double the losses predicted in March.
Chinese airlines are expected to ignore the mid-June deadline set by the European Union for submitting carbon emissions data for the EU's emissions trading system (EU ETS tax).
Sponsored by Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific, the oneworld airline alliance will welcome Sri Lanka's SriLankan Airlines as a member, probably by the end of 2013.
German airline Lufthansa says the group's passenger volume rose 0.3 per cent to 9.23 million in May, with all its passenger airlines reporting a slight increase in sales but a marginally lower load factor of 77.9 per cent.
The eurozone crisis is being blamed for a May fall in air passenger numbers and cargo volumes between the UK and the worst-affected European countries.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has named Australia's Qantas Airways ceo and managing director Alan Joyce chairman of the IATA Board of Governors, succeeding KLM president and ceo Peter Hartman.
South African Airways (SAA) will host the 69th International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit (WATS) 02-04 June 2013.
Australia's Qantas has signalled it will not use 'knee-jerk' reactions to a recent fall in its share price and instead will defend itself against predators and protect its various divisions against rumours of sell offs.
Virgin Australia plans to code share on a series of its sister carrier Virgin America routes within the United States.
UK regional airline Flybe has reported a "disappointing" full-year result despite increasing its share of a declining UK passenger market.
Indonesia's Transportation Ministry has announced plans to build or relocate 45 airports.
China plans to purchase more than 300 airplanes annually through to 2015, growing its commercial aircraft fleet to more than 4,000 planes and says it also plans to construct 70 new airports and upgrade 101 more during the same period.
China Airlines of Taiwan and All Nippon Airways of Japan have detailed plans to expand their international services, taking advantage of a recent open-skies pact between their two countries.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has warned more European airlines will fail this year as their collective losses top US$1 billion. The figure is double the losses predicted in March.
Chinese airlines are expected to ignore the mid-June deadline set by the European Union for submitting carbon emissions data for the EU's emissions trading system (EU ETS tax).
Sponsored by Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific, the oneworld airline alliance will welcome Sri Lanka's SriLankan Airlines as a member, probably by the end of 2013.
