AIRLINE NEWS
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Airbus in $16B Qatar Airways deal
Airbus has signed a $16 billion deal with Qatar Airways for 80 A350XWB aircraft, replacing a 2005 agreement for 60 planes.
cnn.com (page not found)
cnn.com (page not found)
Labels: Airbus, aircraft, Qatar Airways
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
British Airways Shares Rise on Takeover Speculation
British Airways shares have risen 4.7 per cent on speculation the carrier may attract a private-equity bid.
bloomberg.com
bloomberg.com
Labels: British Airways, private-equity, shares
Monday, May 28, 2007
SAS strike due to enter fifth day
Strike action has caused Scandinavian Airlines to cancel most of its Tuesday flights to and from Sweden.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: SAS, Scandinavian Airlines, strike
Qantas to fly to South America for first time
Qantas will start flying to South America for the first time with a service to Santiago, Chile commencing in November 2008.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: Qantas, Santiago, South America
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Virgin cuts Sydney deal; targets other airports
Sydney Airport and Virgin Blue have declared peace in their dispute over domestic runway charges in a 'landmark' deal for the Australian aviation industry.
smh.com.au
smh.com.au
Labels: runway charge, Sydney Airport, Virgin Blue
Air France-KLM profit rises 32 per cent
Air France-KLM has announced a plan to save 1.4 billion euros over three years after it posted a 32.5 per cent rise in profit for the 06-07 operating year.
cnn.com (page not found)
cnn.com (page not found)
Labels: 32.5 per cent, Air France-KLM, profit
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Boeing assembles first 787 plane
The 787 Dreamliner jet is in its final stages of assembly at Boeing's main US production facility near Seattle.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: 787, Boeing, Dreamliner
Singapore to buy China Eastern
Singapore Airlines is reportedly about to buy a 25% stake in China Eastern Airlines.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: buyer, China Eastern, Singapore Airlines
Thousands stranded by Italy strike
A strike by Italian air traffic controllers and Alitalia flight attendants has left thousands of travelers stranded and hundreds of domestic and international flights cancelled.
cnn.com (page not found)
cnn.com (page not found)
Labels: Alitalia, Italy, strike
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Branson's US airline to take off
Richard Branson's Virgin America plans to take to the skies this summer after winning final approval from the US Department of Transportation.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: approved, Richard Branson, Virgin America
Friday, May 18, 2007
Budapest Airport welcomes new Ryanair flight decision
Ryanair will operate four flights a week between Budapest and Nottingham from October 31, a decision welcomed by the head of Budapest Airport.
bbj.hu
bbj.hu
Labels: Budapest Airport, Nottingham, Ryanair
Northwest gets okay for bankruptcy exit
Northwest Airlines will exit its Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 31 with $2.5 billion in annual cost savings.
cnn.com (page not found)
cnn.com (page not found)
Labels: bankruptcy, exit, Northwest Airlines
British Airways' Q4 profits plunge
British Airways has reported a fourth quarter loss of £71 million, compared to a profit of £88 million in the same period last year.
cnn.com (page not found)
cnn.com (page not found)
Labels: British Airways, fourth quarter, loss
Star leaves door open for Virgin
Star Alliance has left the door open for negotiations with Virgin Blue about membership in its rapidly expanding airline group.
theaustralian.com.au (page not found)
theaustralian.com.au (page not found)
Labels: membership, Star Alliance, Virgin Blue
Thai aims to double Australian service
Thai Airways wants to almost double its flights to Australia with daily flights from Brisbane and Perth.
theaustralian.com.au (page not found)
theaustralian.com.au (page not found)
Labels: Brisbane, Perth, Thai Airways
Cut-price airlines landing like flies
Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia has announced plans to commence flights between Australia and Kuala Lumpur.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: AirAsia, australia, Malaysia
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Another cheap airline plans to fly to Australia
Chinese budget carrier Viva Macau has confirmed its plans to fly three weekly services to Sydney by late July.
smh.com.au
smh.com.au
Labels: Jetstar, Sydney, Viva Macau
Monday, May 14, 2007
Irish carrier gets a head start on open skies
Aer Lingus has been cleared for 'open skies' take-off a year before the rest of the industry.
smh.com.au
smh.com.au
Labels: Aer Lingus, open skies deal, take-off
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Ryanair declares price war
Ryanair has declared a price war against EasyJet and other low cost rivals, slashing 10 million tickets to £10 amid a downward turn in passenger numbers.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: EasyJet, price war, Ryanair
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Maxjet plans £100m AIM float to fund growth
Low fare business class carrier Maxjet is to float on the London stock exchange, following the lead of rival carrier Silverjet.
independent.co.uk
independent.co.uk
Labels: Maxjet, Silverjet, stock exchange
AirAsia plans £130 return to Malaysia
AirAsia's CEO says flights from as little as £130 from Malaysia to Britain could commence from March 2008.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: AirAsia, Britain, Malaysia
Monday, May 07, 2007
Heads to roll in the wake of Qantas sale fiasco
Qantas shareholders now regard the position of chairwoman Margaret Jackson and her fellow directors as untenable after the failed $11.1 billion takeover bid ended in humiliation yesterday.
smh.com.au
smh.com.au
Labels: failed, Qantas, takeover
Sunday, May 06, 2007
Airbus woos India with superjumbo
An Airbus 380 superjumbo has touched down for the first time in India.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: Airbus, India, superjumbo
Saturday, May 05, 2007
Qantas board in emergency meeting
The consortium pursuing an $11.1 billion takeover of Qantas has said it will try to keep the deal alive after receiving a late acceptance from a major shareholder.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: Qantas, shareholders, takeover
Friday, May 04, 2007
Air NZ plans budget airline
Air New Zealand is looking to start a domestic budget carrier as the competition from rivals such as Kiwijet increases.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: Air New Zealand, budget, Kiwijet
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Tiger confirms Melbourne hub for domestic and international flights
Tiger Airways has confirmed it will base its Australian operations in Melbourne, creating direct competition with budget rivals Virgin Blue and Jetstar.
theaustralian.com.au
theaustralian.com.au
Labels: melbourne, Melbourne Airport, Tiger Airways
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Jetstar launches $3 tickets
Jetstar has offered its Jetmail customers 30,000 tickets at $3 each in response to the planned entry of Asian carrier Tiger Airways into Australia's domestic market.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: $3, Jetstar, Tiger Airways
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