http://www.payloadasia.comPayload Asia - MRO Conversions & Manufacturersen-USCopyright 2012 Ten Alps Communications Asia. All rights reserved.Thu, 9 Feb 2012 05:37:58 +0800http://www.payloadasia.com/article/air-freight-continues-decline-down-4-7-in-oct/6734The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released global traffic figures for October showing cargo demand down 4.7 per cent below the same month in 2010 .http://www.payloadasia.com/article/air-freight-continues-decline-down-4-7-in-oct/6734Thu, 1 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0800http://www.payloadasia.com/article/asia-pac-carriers-see-continuation-with-oct-cargo-down-7-7/6729International air cargo markets showed further weakness in October, with Asia Pacific carriers reporting a 7.7 per cent decline in freight tonne kilometre (FTK) terms, compared to the same month last year.http://www.payloadasia.com/article/asia-pac-carriers-see-continuation-with-oct-cargo-down-7-7/6729Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0800http://www.payloadasia.com/article/airbus-st-aero-in-talks-on-a330-p2f-conversions/6717Airbus and Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd (ST Aero) are in discussions over a deal for conversion of A330 widebody passenger aircraft into freighters.http://www.payloadasia.com/article/airbus-st-aero-in-talks-on-a330-p2f-conversions/6717Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0800http://www.payloadasia.com/article/india-invites-us-companies-to-invest-in-aviation-sector/6718India has invited American business to invest in the burgeoning aviation sector, saying there is a huge potential for investment of up to US$130 billion in the coming years.http://www.payloadasia.com/article/india-invites-us-companies-to-invest-in-aviation-sector/6718Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0800http://www.payloadasia.com/article/cathay-takes-delivery-of-1-000th-trent-700/6707Cathay Pacific Airways announced that it has taken delivery of the 1,000th Trent 700 engine produced by Rolls-Royce.http://www.payloadasia.com/article/cathay-takes-delivery-of-1-000th-trent-700/6707Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0800http://www.payloadasia.com/article/st-aero-opens-new-xiamen-mro-facility/6684ST Aerospace (ST Aero) and Xiamen Aviation Industry Co., Ltd (XAICO) have announced that their joint venture company ST Aerospace Technologies (Xiamen) Company Limited (STATCO) has unveiled its new engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Xiamen, China.http://www.payloadasia.com/article/st-aero-opens-new-xiamen-mro-facility/6684Mon, 7 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0800http://www.payloadasia.com/article/singapore-s-seletar-airport-runway-extension-complete/6672Singapore’s Seletar Airport runway extension completehttp://www.payloadasia.com/article/singapore-s-seletar-airport-runway-extension-complete/6672Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0800http://www.payloadasia.com/article/brisbane-confident-of-its-future/6580Brisbane, whilst not Australia’s largest airport for cargo, it none-the-less is a key nodal point for both Asian and Pacific cargo although it rather modestly describes itself as “currently more of a Pacific hub with Asia as an O&D market,” Cameron Macphee, general manager, Aviation Business Development tells Michael Mackey.http://www.payloadasia.com/article/brisbane-confident-of-its-future/6580Mon, 1 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0800http://www.payloadasia.com/article/iata-halves-2011-industry-profit-forecast/6410IATA has more than halved its industry net profits forecast to US$4 billion citing higher fuel costs, unrest in the Middle East and Africa and natural disasters in Japan. The airline body has downgraded its profits expectations for the year from the…http://www.payloadasia.com/article/iata-halves-2011-industry-profit-forecast/6410Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0800http://www.payloadasia.com/article/april-cargo-growth-up-on-march-iata/6395The latest figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) indicate that worldwide air freight markets (domestic and international) grew by 3.3 per cent in April, up from 1.3 per cent in March. On international air freight markets the…http://www.payloadasia.com/article/april-cargo-growth-up-on-march-iata/6395Fri, 3 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0800