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Exp-Air Cargo has been contracted to provide sales and marketing for the cargo business of Canada-based WestJet Airlines.

Cathay Pacific and Dragonair expect air cargo demand to remain relatively strong in the run-up to Chinese new year in mid-February, following a strong December.

Shares in Japan Airlines (JAL) dropped a further 14% today as expectations mounted that the airline will file for bankruptcy as part of its restructuring.

National Air Cargo (NAC) founder Chris Alf has resumed control of the company after a US district court dismissed charges that he knowingly defrauded the US government.

Air cargo throughput via Hong Kong in December surged 38.5 percent from a year earlier, rising for a third straight month and indicating the rebound in global trade flows is accelerating, Reuters reported.

Auckland International Airport, New Zealand's main gateway, has bought a stake in an Australian airport operator for US$123 million, as it seeks to expand beyond its core market, Reuters reported.

Ahead of the summit level talks with India next week, the Bangladesh government is rooting for wider South Asian road, rail and sea links, emphasising that greater trade connectivity with India, Nepal and Bhutan would bring in a lot of benefits to Dhaka as well, Indo-Asian News Service reported.

The conference associated with the event will see prominent international authorities in the Air cargo industry addressing the delegates and will serve as an enlightening experience for the audience.

In the wake of the steady recovery that the Air Cargo industry is making from the adverse effects of the world economic downturn, preparations are in top gear for the three day International Conference & Expo - AIR CARGO INDIA 2010 which begins on 2nd February at Mumbai Exhibition Centre.

UAL Corporation's United Airlines plans to lay off 140 employees this month, including 50 front-line workers at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, The Chicago Tribune reported.

Irish airline Ryanair said it could slightly raise its full-year earnings forecast after a strong third quarter, and left the door ajar for a possible resumption of talks with Boeing Co over aircraft orders, Reuters reported.

Emirates is increasing its frequencies to Jakarta to twice-daily from 1 March, expanding its cargo capacity there by 27% to 233 tonnes per week in each direction.

Asian airlines saw a 12% improvement in international cargo traffic in November, according to the most recent figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).

Unite, the labour union representing British Airways's (BA) cabin crew, said it had agreed with the UK airline to hold talks in an effort to avoid a walkout, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Evidence is mounting that the nation's battered airline industry has turned a corner as it heads into 2010, despite grappling with heightened security concerns and volatile fuel costs, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The Shantou Waisha Airport, operational for both military and civilian flights, in south China's Guangdong Province will open to foreign planes partially soon, Xinhua reported.

Strike action by a small number of Swissport staff at Geneva Airport is having a limited effect on its ground handling operations, the company said, with management staff, airport partners and additional personnel from its Zurich and Basel operations drafted in to help provide support.

Europe's third-largest cargo airport, Amsterdam Schiphol, is expecting a modest recovery this year, predicting around 1% growth in freight volumes.

China's No. 4 carrier Hainan Airlines has received approval from the stock regulator for a private placement of 595 million new shares worth US$440 million, reported Reuters.

The airline industry downturn claimed its first US casualty in more than a year as Mesa Air filed for bankruptcy protection.The regional carrier plans to continue flying for three major US airlines but cut more aircraft from its fleet in an effort to exit bankruptcy this year.