CAA Says Price of Cross-strait Flights Must be Reduced
from Taipei Times
Civil Aeronautics Administration director-general Lee Lung-wen took a hard line yesterday on ticket prices for cross-strait flights, warning that any domestic airline that does not lower fares could have a hard time passing administrative reviews of their operation plans. More

Miami-Dade Aircraft Repair Firm Moves to Orlando Area
from Miami Herald
The Sanford Airport Authority is building a 40,000-square-foot hangar for Avocet at the Orlando Sanford International Airport in Seminole County, Fla. The facility is expected to be ready next year. Avocet is occupying a smaller, temporary facility while the new one is built. The company handles maintenance and repairs on cargo planes and is working on getting a Federal Aviation Administration license to work on commercial airliners, General Manager Maria Arellano said. More

Isles Losing Air Cargo Carrier
from The Honolulu Advertiser
Utah-based Alpine handled less than 20 percent of the U.S. Postal Service's interisland traffic to Lana'i, Kaua'i and Moloka'i, Hawaii, under a subcontract with Corporate Air Co. But Alpine said Billings, Mont.-based Corporate Air recently decided not to renew its contract, resulting in the termination of its Hawai'i service. More

Hong Kong's Air Cargo Traffic Drops 17.6 Percent
from AFP
Air cargo shipped through Hong Kong dropped 17.6 percent year-on-year in May, the city's airport authority said, as the global downturn continued to slash demand for goods made in southern China. Hong Kong International Airport handled 259,000 tons of cargo in May as shrinking markets in Europe and the United States hit traffic hardest, the Airport Authority Hong Kong recently said in a statement. More

Qatar Airways Gets on Board with Cargo 2000
from Arabian Supply Chain
Qatar Airways Cargo is the 28th airline to join Cargo 2000's program to improve the quality of airfreight operations, reduce timings and costs, and enhance the reputation of the various components of the air cargo sector through measuring data and KPIs on a monthly basis to provide a recognized industry standard. More

Airline Event Reflects Industry Slump
from Los Angeles Times
Media questions fly at a somber meeting of international carrier executives who are focused on survival. The industry has been rocked by the recession, swine flu outbreak and the Air France crash. More

Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) – Airports
from FAA
NextGen is a transformation of the entire aviation system as it transitions to a dynamic, satellite-based navigation system capable of handling future aviation demand. The "airport system" -- from the runway, to the taxiway, apron, gate, terminal, and access -- will benefit from the NextGen transition. More

Original Second Time Arounders Band Sues Over Flight to Macy's Parade
from St Petersburg Times
Miami Air International Inc., the airline chartered to take band members and their families to New York, said it was owed an additional $18,576. The Greater St. Petersburg Area Awesome Original Second Time Arounders -- a band whose 500-plus members accurately reflect its rambling name -- wrote a check for the amount. With the New York performance now in the past, the band is suing the charter airline for fraud and breach of contract. It's demanding its money back -- with interest. More