Japan Air Predicts Full-Year Loss on Travel Slump
from Bloomberg
Japan Airlines Corp., the country's biggest carrier, predicted a second straight year of losses as companies cut back on business trips amid a global recession. Japan Air may post a loss of 63 billion yen ($648 million) for the fiscal year ending March 31, following a loss of 63.2 billion yen last year, the Tokyo-based company said in a statement. Sales will probably decline 10 percent from a year earlier to 1.75 trillion yen. More

Allegiant Air's Prudent Ways Help it Soar Amid Slump in Travel
from Los Angeles Times
With the high cost of flying and headache of getting through airport security, James and Wendy Greenfield of Fountain Valley, Calif., have never flown with all their children. But thanks to a special $9 air fare, the Greenfields -- 11 in all -- were able to board a plane at Los Angeles International Airport recently and travel together on an airline they had never heard of before. More

Cargo Airline’s Profit Nearly Triples
from The Journal of Commerce
Freight airline Air Transport Services Group shrugged off the large loss of revenue from downsizing DHL business to nearly triple its net profit to $11.1 million in the first quarter. More

Charter Flight Business Taking Off in Arlington, Wash.,
from Everett Washington Herald
If this year's road construction projects have put a damper on your travel plans, one local aviation company has the solution: Charter a flight. "There are so many obstacles to getting around in a car," said Cathy Mighell, president of Out of the Blue Aviation in Arlington, Wash,. More

Private Jets Lose that Feel-Good Factor
from New York Times
David S., the principal in a small investment fund based in Conn., where he lives, is planning a dozen or so visits this summer to his vacation ranch in Mont., where he will fish, ride and bike with his family, and play golf with colleagues and investors. Most of the preparation is straightforward: but getting there, this year, is problematic. More

Firms 'Fly Africa Aid and Arms'
from BBC News
Some air transport firms used to fly aid to African conflict zones are also involved in arms shipments and drug trafficking, according to a study. The Swedish-based research found 90 percent of air carriers it identified involved in arms-trafficking were also used by aid groups and peacekeepers. More

Machinists Call for Major Changes in the Airline Industry
from Workday Minnesota
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. called for major changes to the airline industry in testimony before a Congressional Committee. More

Airbus 330 Maintenance in Australia
from International Business Times
Qantas has announced that heavy maintenance work on the Airbus 330 will be based in Brisbane from early next year. The airline has been severely criticized for sending jobs overseas and this is a step towards retreating from that practice. This move helps preserve jobs of the staff at the Brisbane heavy maintenance base that employs 500 people. This maintenance work had been done earlier in the Philippines. More

Charter Flight Plan for Club World Cup
from The National
With no direct flights from Spain into the UAE, football fans in Barcelona fear they will miss out on a chance to see their team play for the title of world champions in Abu Dhabi at the end of this year. More