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It ‘s the result recorded in 2010, representing a +16.1%

Chinese airports that had a higher rate of growth than those in Europe was a known fact, but it’s still clamorous to think of the number of passengers handled by its ports of call (175) in 2010: it is well to 564.3 million units , representing a +16.1% compared to 2009. Only in 2006 passengers were 332 million , which means that in these four years the growth was as high as 232 million. For example just think of Britain, which has all its airports handled in 2010 213 million persons. The Chinese performance shows a +14.8% in domestic traffic and a +30.9 in international movement.

Authority announce it in the weekly bulletin

The Antitrust Authority extends its inquiry on the shipping agencies. In the weekly bulletin, the Authority announced the extension of the proceedings conducted on May 26 last year for a possible agreement restricting competition against companies Csa, Medmar, Medmar Tramp, Thos Carr & Son Shipping Agency and Prosper. The investigation, writes Mf, was deliberate to ensure any agreement aimed at altering the competitive dynamics in the market of shipping agency services through coordination of business strategies and, in particular, pricing policies.

They have increased by 28% in 2010

According to Dot, the complaint about the behavior of carriers grew 28% in 2010, reaching 1.2 per 100 thousand persons. Although the department does not have the figure for cancellations, the largest category of complaints is that related to “flight problems, which include, of course, canceled and delayed trigger.

Company relies on the supplier for the safe management of files.

Emirates chooses Mercator for the safe management of files. Mercator, supplier of commercial systems and It services for aeronautic sector, has presented its plains for the new generation of security files management systems, that will able to integrate management of risks with other areas of the company. The integrate approach will granted improvement in safe management and in business performances, reducing the cost and adding security. Mercator will remain compatible with requirements of International Civil Aviation Organization (Icao) for the Safety Management System.

From Jal to Qantas, reduction or full stop of flight.

Cut in the links for Japan: Qantas has announced a suspension of flight between Perth and Tokio from May 8^th and Jetstar will do the same with its services for the country (one every four weeks) from April 1^st until the end of August. Cathay has predicted a weak demand for Japan for “several months”: so stop to links to Tokio, Osaka, Nagoya for two weeks. Also Japan Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Asiana and China Airlines have reduced their capability for Tokio. Jal reported a decrease in demand of 25% until March 28^th.

Forced stop of A380 will cost 25 mln of Australian dollars.

Forced stop of A380 due to possible engine anomalies will cost Qantas about 25 mln of Australian dollars.This charges, can be read on press sources, will results on the second half of the company. In addition there are another 140 mln related to natural disaster as the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. For all this reason, company has reduced its target for growth in the domestic capacity by 14% to 8%, and the international one by 10% to 7%.

STRIKES are set to close the UK’s largest airports in the coming weeks. The strike will affect not only Heathrow, but also Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Southampton and Stansted airports.

The union Unite, which orchestrated the recent British Airways (BA) cabin crew strikes, is behind this latest strike of BAA Airports ground handling and security staff. As in the earlier strikes, despite being in the middle of a global recession and having only received a vote of less than half the union members, the dispute is over pay.

After negotiations, BAA offered union members a one per cent pay raise, an offer that the union denounced as “measly”.

The dates of the action have not been decided, but the union says it intends to target the holiday weekend of 28-30 August, one of the busiest travel periods of the year.

A BAA spokesman said: “We regret the uncertainty this vote has already caused our customers. “We hope that the union will engage with us quickly to conclude an agreement.”

A FORECAST released by Boeing suggests that the worldwide air cargo market will grow about 14 per cent this year, return to peak 2007 levels by end-2011 and then grow by five to six per cent annually over the next 20 years.

The Boeing 2010 Current Market Outlook predicts average annual growth of 5.9 per cent from 2010 to 2029. Adjusted for the low base year of 2009, which pushes up the growth figure, air cargo will grow by 5.4 per cent annually on average over the next 20 years, the report said. The forecast assumes average annual global GDP growth of 3.2 per cent up to 2029, as well as passenger traffic growth of 5.3 per cent (or 4.9 per cent adjusted for 2009).

“Air cargo traffic is recovering after two years of contraction,” the report says. “Led by strong recovery in Asian exports, monthly world air cargo traffic growth turned positive in November 2009 after 18 straight months of decline. Air cargo traffic is now forecast to return to its 2007 peak by the end of 2011.”

Growth factors include expanding world trade, stringent inventory control standards, and increasing demand for transport of perishable and time-sensitive commodities.

This year, Boeing estimates that air cargo will grow nearly 14 per cent compared to the weak 2009 year. “The inclusion of the high-traffic growth levels in 2010, following the recession, is driving our cargo forecast upward,” said Randy Tinseth, vice-president of marketing, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “However, the strength of the industry and its growth will continue to be driven by sound fundamentals: speed and reliability, consumer product innovation and global industrial interdependence.”

A LUFTHANSA Cargo MD-11 freighter crashed this morning at 11.38 am (local time) in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).

The freighter – Flight LH 8460 – was on a flight from Frankfurt to Hong Kong with stopovers in Riyadh and Sharjah. The two-man crew survived the crash and are currently being treated in hospital.

The freighter – which had been carrying 80 tonnes of freight – is reported to have split in two and caught on fire, the fire having now been extinguished

The cause of the accident is still being investigated. A team of experts from Lufthansa Cargo is on its way to Riyadh.

The carrier said that no further information was available but that updates would be posted when available.