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The recent rebound in cargo led by markets in the Asia-Pacific, North America and the Middle East may be tempered by global political uncertainty and economic jitters, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) says. Cargo volumes, measured by freight tonne kilometres (FTK), rose 5.1 per cent in August, compared with the prior corresponding period. This

Virgin Australia has moved a step closer to completing the partial sale of its Velocity frequent flyer program and boosting its balance sheet by $336 million after the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) gave the deal the green light. FIRB had “no objections” to the proposed transaction, Virgin said in a statement on Thursday. This content

Virgin Australia has announced new codeshare routes with South African Airways (SAA) and Delta Air Lines. First, Virgin will add its VA airline code on South African Airways’ daily Perth-Johannesburg service, operated with Airbus A340-300 and A340-600 aircraft, from October 21. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To

Air New Zealand will have a competitor between Auckland and Shanghai over summer with China Eastern set to start a seasonal service on the route from December. Shanghai-based China Eastern has announced a four times weekly Auckland-Shanghai service using Airbus A330 aircraft starting on December 9, which will increase to daily in January 2015. The