Aviation Sector

Hong Kong airline issues profit warning as fuel prices take toll

Hong Kong - Hong Kong's flagship airline Cathay Pacific Wednesday issued a profit warning to investors, saying its 2008 results would be "disappointing" because of rising fuel prices. 

Sudan grounds Russian-made aircraft after latest crash

Nairobi/Khartoum - The Sudanese president has grounded all Russian-made planes and sacked the head of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) after the latest in a series of plane crashes, local media

SIA takes delivery of fifth A380

Singapore  - The delivery of the fifth superjumbo to Singapore Airlines (SIA) has paved the way for additional services to London and special flights to Beijing during the Olympics, the carrier sai

NAL to develop 70-seater civilian aircraft

Bangalore, June 26: The Bangalore-based National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) will design a 70-seater passenger aircraft at a cost of approximately Rupees 20.35 billion.

Head of Lufthansa attacks EU's climate policies

Berlin  - The Chairman of the Eexecutive Board of Lufthansa, Wolfgang Mayrhuber, has criticized European Union plans to extend the carbon-trading scheme to the airline industry, saying the move wou

Taiwan's China Airlines and China Southern Airlines sign pact

Taipei  - Taiwan's China Airlines (CAL) and China's China Southern Airlines signed a memorandum of cooperation on Monday, allowing them to represent each other's businesses in passenger, cargo, mai

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