http://www.flightglobal.comen-gbTue, 16 Mar 2010 02:24:51 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/16/339495/westjets-ceo-durfy-steps-down-for-personal-reasons.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/16/339495/westjets-ceo-durfy-steps-down-for-personal-reasons.html Canadian carrier WestJet's president and CEO Sean Durfy has resigned for personal reasons with effect from 1 April, and will also leave the airline's board. He...Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:24:51 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/10/339299/jetstar-changes-operating-procedures-after-mishandled-a320-flight.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/10/339299/jetstar-changes-operating-procedures-after-mishandled-a320-flight.htmlAustralian low-cost carrier Jetstar has changed its flight operating procedures following a 2007 incident in which its pilots mishandled an Airbus A320 go-around...Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:30:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/09/339216/cebu-pacific-plans-for-ipo.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/09/339216/cebu-pacific-plans-for-ipo.htmlPhilippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific plans to raise about 12 billion pesos ($261.6 million) from an initial public offering (IPO) to fund the acquisition...Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/09/339210/china-southern-to-raise-10.75bn-yuan-from-shares-issue.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/09/339210/china-southern-to-raise-10.75bn-yuan-from-shares-issue.html China Southern Airlines plans to raise up to 10.75 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) from a non-public shares issue to its parent company and other investors. It...Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:29:01 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/08/339166/jetstar-to-withdraw-brisbane-rockhampton-service.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/08/339166/jetstar-to-withdraw-brisbane-rockhampton-service.html Australia's Jetstar plans to withdraw its daily Brisbane-Rockhampton service after failing to secure a competitive pricing agreement with Rockhampton Airport. It...Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:35:51 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/05/339117/management-change-at-chinas-okay-airways.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/05/339117/management-change-at-chinas-okay-airways.html China's Okay Airways has had a management change after its majority shareholder Juneyao Group sold its stake in the passenger and cargo airline to Chinese...Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:28:01 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/05/339110/jetstar-changes-operating-procedures-after-mishandled-a320-flight.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/05/339110/jetstar-changes-operating-procedures-after-mishandled-a320-flight.html Australian low-cost carrier Jetstar has changed its flight operating procedures following a 2007 incident in which its pilots mishandled a go-around while...Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:26:22 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/03/339000/iata-appoints-new-regional-vp-for-asia-pacific.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/03/339000/iata-appoints-new-regional-vp-for-asia-pacific.html IATA has appointed former Gulf Air chief commercial officer Willy Boulter as regional VP for Asia Pacific. He will be in charge of member and government...Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:07:59 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/02/338950/thai-plans-issue-of-debentures-worth-up-to-40bn-baht.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/02/338950/thai-plans-issue-of-debentures-worth-up-to-40bn-baht.html Thai Airways International plans to issue debentures worth up to 40 billion baht ($1.2 billion) within five years as it refinances its debt. The debentures...Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:54:45 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/02/338939/jal-and-nippon-yusen-end-cargo-merger-talks.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/02/338939/jal-and-nippon-yusen-end-cargo-merger-talks.html The Japan Airlines group has ended negotiations to merge Japan Airlines International (JAL) with Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA). Nippon Yusen Kabushiki...Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:04:52 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/02/338938/qantas-cfo-quits.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/02/338938/qantas-cfo-quits.html Qantas Airways' CFO Colin Storrie is stepping down and resigning from its board for personal and health reasons from 5 March. The carrier, which will...Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:04:09 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/02/338937/virgin-blue-appoints-former-qantas-exec-as-ceo.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/02/338937/virgin-blue-appoints-former-qantas-exec-as-ceo.html Australia-based Virgin Blue has appointed former Qantas Airways executive John Borghetti as CEO and managing director replacing Brett Godfrey, who is retiring,...Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:26:49 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/01/338895/singapores-tiger-dismisses-jetstar-airasia-alliance-as-hot-air.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/01/338895/singapores-tiger-dismisses-jetstar-airasia-alliance-as-hot-air.html Tiger Airways has dismissed the alliance between its rivals Jetstar and AirAsia as a "publicity stunt" and "a lot of hot air". "I think it's hilarious,...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:58:30 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/01/338891/china-eastern-plans-new-subsidiary-for-shanghai-airlines-assets.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/03/01/338891/china-eastern-plans-new-subsidiary-for-shanghai-airlines-assets.html China Eastern Airlines will set up a wholly-owned subsidiary to house the assets and debts of Shanghai Airlines, which it took over. The new subsidiary...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:26:58 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/02/26/338856/air-china-suspends-trading-with-possible-capital-injection.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/02/26/338856/air-china-suspends-trading-with-possible-capital-injection.html Air China has suspended trading of its shares, pending a possible capital injection from its parent company and a potential private share placement. China...Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:49:25 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/02/26/338851/airasia-posts-549m-ringgit-profit-in-2009.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/02/26/338851/airasia-posts-549m-ringgit-profit-in-2009.html AirAsia posted an 11% rise in net profit in 2009 due to an increase in revenue and fall in costs. For the year ending 31 December, net profit rose...Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:47:32 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/02/26/338850/singapores-tiger-posts-s14.1m-profit-in-q3.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/02/26/338850/singapores-tiger-posts-s14.1m-profit-in-q3.html Singapore's Tiger Airways has posted a net profit of S$14.1 million ($10 million) in its fiscal third quarter, rebounding from losses in the same period...Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:35:06 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/02/26/338847/anz-profit-rises-to-nz56-million-in-h1.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/02/26/338847/anz-profit-rises-to-nz56-million-in-h1.html Air New Zealand (ANZ) reported a sharp increase in half-year earnings today amid a fall in demand resulting from tough operating conditions due to the global...Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:02:43 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/02/25/338802/philippines-cebu-pacific-adds-new-domestic-destination.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/02/25/338802/philippines-cebu-pacific-adds-new-domestic-destination.html Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific is starting flights to Pagadian, the capital city of Zamboanga del Sur in Mindanao. The low-cost airline will launch...Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:25:20 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/02/24/338746/air-china-and-cathay-to-commit-to-cargo-jv-soon.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2010/02/24/338746/air-china-and-cathay-to-commit-to-cargo-jv-soon.html Air China and Cathay Pacific Airways are likely to sign an agreement on forming an air cargo joint venture soon. "We have a team talking to Cathay,...Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:28:29 GMT