AIRLINE NEWS
Friday, December 29, 2006
Ownership rules delay Branson's US take-off
Government concerns about foreign ownership have delayed Virgin America's commencing of internal flights in the US.
smh.com.au
smh.com.au
Labels: Branson, ownership, Virgin
Jetstar's Honolulu service takes off
Jetstar has launched its Australia to Hawaii service, with flights to Honolulu departing from Melbourne today.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: Hawaii, Honolulu, Jetstar
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Spanish judge agrees to consider fraud complaint filed against Air Madrid
Spain's High Court has begun a fraud investigation against the controversial budget airline Air Madrid after complaints the airline sold tickets for flights it knew would be grounded.
iht.com
iht.com
Labels: Air Madrid, court, fraud
Aer Lingus Increases Capacity More Than Demand
Aer Lingus has failed to attract customers for its new European flights, with its load factor, or proportion of seats filled falling by 3.1 percentage points.
bloomberg.com
bloomberg.com
Labels: Aer Lingus, capacity, seat
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Delta Air Lines Rejects US Airways' Hostile Takeover
Delta Air Lines has rejected a hostile merger bid from US Airways, announcing plans to exit bankruptcy on its own.
bloomberg.com
bloomberg.com
Labels: Delta, merger, US Airways
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Air Madrid suspends all flights
Air Madrid has blamed Spain's threat to suspend its flying license due to serious flight delays for its decision to suspend all flights from today.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Qantas Accepts $AU11.1 Takeover Offer
Qantas has accepted an $AU11.1 billion dollar ($AU5.60 a share) offer from a private equity consortium, one of the biggest corporate buyouts in Australian history, after rejecting the consortium's initial offer of $AU5.50 a share.
newsday.com (article not found)
newsday.com (article not found)
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
United Air, Continental in Merger Talks, People Say
United Airlines and Continental Airlines are discussing a merger which would combine the second and fourth largest US airlines in terms of passenger traffic.
bloomberg.com
bloomberg.com
Dragonair to join oneworld airline alliance
Dragonair is set to join American Airlines, British Airways, Qantas and Cathay Pacific in the oneworld alliance.
forbes.com
forbes.com
Qantas predators regroup
Qantas has rejected a bid by the Airline Partners Australia consortium, which is considering its response to the airline's decision to decline its $11 billion offer.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
American Upgrades First-Class Cabins
American Airlines is set to upgrade its first class cabins with flat screen televisions and personal entertainment devices offering movies, TV, music and video games in order to retain its premium traveler clientele.
chicagotribune.com (article not found)
chicagotribune.com (article not found)
Monday, December 11, 2006
Airlines drop out of carbon-offset talks
Britain's leading airlines have dropped out of talks on a carbon offsetting scheme proposed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
travel.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)
travel.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)
Labels: carbon
Qantas hits record altitude as bid nears
Qantas shares hit an all time high this morning with expectations the airline will receive a formal takeover bid from a consortium led by Macquarie Bank and Texas Pacific Group tomorrow.
theaustralian.com.au
theaustralian.com.au
Fighting words from Air NZ chief on trans-Tasman route
With the head of Air New Zealand indicating that the airline is looking at boosting the role of its budget subsidiary, the trans-Tasman routes could become the next low-cost battleground.
theaustralian.com.au
theaustralian.com.au
Saturday, December 09, 2006
Turkish Airlines to Join Star Alliance
Turkish Airlines is set to join Star Alliance, giving the world's biggest airline network new destinations across Central Asia and the Middle East.
chron.com (article not found)
chron.com (article not found)
Thursday, December 07, 2006
American Airlines and Gulf Air Announce Reciprocal Frequent Flyer Agreement
American Airlines has joined Gulf Air in a reciprocal frequent flyer program which will offer travellers more opportunities to earn frequent flyer points.
forbes.com (page not found)
forbes.com (page not found)
Labels: american airlines, frequent flyer, gulf air
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Italy to sell stake in Alitalia
The Italian government has announced that it will sell 30.1% of its shares in its national carrier, with several conditions attached including that the buyer keep Alitalia's national identity.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Ryanair pushes back bid deadline
With fewer than 1% of shareholders backing Ryanair's proposed takeover of Aer Lingus, the bid deadline has been postponed to 22 December.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Ryanair error blamed after passenger jet nearly crashed into airport
A Ryanair aircraft carrying 144 passengers and crew narrowly avoided crashing after the airline failed to inform its pilots of changes to the approach to an airport.
travel.timesonline.co.uk
travel.timesonline.co.uk
Labels: Ryanair
Sunday, December 03, 2006
