Germany&#39;s Lufthansa to boost flights to Asia
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BERLIN : German flag carrier Lufthansa plans to boost by 50 percent its flights to China by 2007, company chairman Wolfgang Mayrhuber said.
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Budget airline Jetstar Asia on Monday announced cut-rate fares to its initial destinations of Hong Kong, Thailand and Taiwan and said it was seeking rights to fly to India and additional routes to China.
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Shares of AirAsia Bhd., Southeast Asia&#39;s biggest discount airline, rose about 16 percent on their first day of trading in Malaysia on expectation a drop in fuel prices and new routes to China and Indonesia will boost profit.
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China will make more efforts to boost its trade volume with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), one of China&#39;s most important trading partners to date and together have promising economic cooperation in the future, a Chinese
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Asian countries are clamoring for planes to meet surging air travel demands, giving Boeing an edge in the region.
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Germany will provide air transport support for an African Union mission being deployed to the troubled Darfur region of Sudan, the government said Wednesday.
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Lufthansa AG made a net profit of 164 million euros (&#36;211 million) in the first nine months of 2004, reversing a loss of 409 million euros the year before on growth in the number of international passengers, the company said Wednesday.
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Lufthansa is reportedly interested in buying a stake of just under 25 percent in the discount airline.
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BERLIN - German airline Lufthansa posted a 125 million euro ($155 million) net profit in the third quarter, more than making up losses from a year ago thanks to stronger demand for air travel, the company said Thursday.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is due in China to start an Asian tour  to discuss trade and bilateral ties.
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Air France-KLM have said it plans to use one of its first Airbus A380 superjumbos on the Paris to Tokyo route from 2009 to boost flight capacity to Japan's congested Narita airport.
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Business jet makers from Boeing  to Bombardier  are winging their way to Asia, hoping to cash in on increasing wealth and economic growth in a region that still views private planes as needless excess.
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SYDNEY : Australian airline Qantas said that China and India are key to its plans to expand in Asia, with flights to Beijing likely to start within a year.
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German carrier Lufthansa said it would levy a temporary fuel surcharge on tickets from August 24, in response to the rise in the price of oil.
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Malaysian budget airline AirAsia will buy 40 A320 aircraft from Airbus at heavily discounted prices in a deal worth about US$1.4 billion (euro1.05 billion) to kickstart its route-expansion plan, sources said Thursday.
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Singapore Airlines Ltd., Asia&#39;s most profitable carrier, is betting new planes will help it lure passengers from Emirates and Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder was preparing Sunday to arrive in China for the start of a five day Asian tour Monday to discuss trade and bilateral ties.