AIRLINE NEWS
Thursday, December 27, 2007
AirFrance-KLM buys Belgium's VLM
Aviation giant AirFrance-KLM is to buy out Belgium's VLM, a major regional airlines operating out of London City Airport, VLM said in a statement Monday.
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Labels: Air France-KLM, takeover, VLM
All business-class airline Maxjet declares bankruptcy
Maxjet, a two-year-old company that touted itself as the first low-fare business class airline, has declared bankruptcy due to rising fuel costs, its president said.
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Saturday, December 22, 2007
Qantas strike set to ruin holiday plans
Industrial action planned by about 1,700 Qantas engineers could throw new year holiday plans into disarray for thousands of Australian travellers.
au.news.yahoo.com (page not found)
au.news.yahoo.com (page not found)
Jetstar plan for Darwin springboard into Asia
Jetstar is in talks with Northern Territory Airports about a fee structure that will allow it to develop Darwin as a hub and springboard for flights to Asia.
theaustralian.news.com.au
theaustralian.news.com.au
Labels: air hub, darwin, Jetstar
Alitalia picks Air France for bid
Alitalia has picked Air France-KLM as its preferred bidder, clearing the way for takeover talks to pick up pace.
news.bbc.co.uk
news.bbc.co.uk
Labels: Air France-KLM, Alitalia, takeover
Friday, December 21, 2007
Two Indian airlines announce merger to cut costs
India's biggest discount carrier, Deccan, will merge with liquor baron Vijay Mallya's upmarket Kingfisher Airlines to create the nation's biggest domestic airline, officials said.
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Labels: Air Deccan, India, Kingfisher Airlines, merger
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Alitalia rivals outline bid plans
Air France-KLM has said that it has offered to buy troubled Italian airline Alitalia through a share swap.
news.bbc.co.uk
news.bbc.co.uk
Labels: Air France-KLM, Alitalia
Monday, December 17, 2007
Tiger looks for second Aussie hub
Tiger Airways appears to have already outgrown its initial launch plan and is looking to establish a second Australian base and bring in more aircraft.
news.com.au
news.com.au
Labels: airline hub, australia, Tiger Airways
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Olympic Airlines' future in question
Greece's transport minister has warned that national carrier Olympic Airlines faces a dim future as speculation increases that the airline will be closed within a few months.
businessweek.com (page not found)
businessweek.com (page not found)
Labels: greece, olympic airlines
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Northwest Airlines to start Seattle-London non-stop flights in June
British Airways will no longer be the only choice for a non-stop flight to and from London and Seattle starting June 1 when Northwest Airlines starts daily service next between Seattle-Tacoma International and London Heathrow airports.
seattletimes.nwsource.com
seattletimes.nwsource.com
Labels: London, Northwest Airlines, seattle
Air India set to get Star Alliance tag on Dec 13
The announcement of Air India's induction into the Star Alliance, which has 17 airlines as members and one of the oldest and the largest airline alliances, is likely to be made on December 13 in Beijing.
business-standard.com
business-standard.com
Labels: Air India, Star Alliance
Tiger and Jetstar get rights to Singapore-KL route
Singapore said Friday Tiger Airways and Jetstar Asia have been granted the rights to operate flights to Kuala Lumpur from February onwards.
smh.com.au
smh.com.au
Labels: Jetstar Asia, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Tiger Airways
Friday, December 07, 2007
Continental Airlines Chosen as Best Airline for North American Travel by Business
Continental Airlines Chosen as Best Airline for North American Travel by
Business Traveler Magazine Readers.
reuters.com
Business Traveler Magazine Readers.
reuters.com
Labels: best airline, Continental Airlines
Alitalia on runway for takeover
Alitalia, Italy's nearly bankrupt flag carrier facing acquisition by Italian rival Air One or European giant Air France-KLM, has recorded losses in eight of the past 10 years.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: Air France-KLM, air one, Alitalia, takeover
Monday, December 03, 2007
Trouble on the horizon for U.S. airlines
A slowing U.S. economy and soaring oil prices could cripple the U.S. airline industry's fledgling recovery and push carriers into seeking merger partners.
reuters.com
reuters.com
Labels: US
India's airlines raise fuel surcharge on tickets
India's Jet Airways Ltd Kingfisher Airlines said they were raising fuel surcharge for the seventh time in 12 months by 300 rupees ($7.6) per domestic ticket to offset higher jet fuel prices.
uk.reuters.com
uk.reuters.com
Labels: fuel, India, surcharge
Saturday, December 01, 2007
SAfrica's air authority grounds Nationwide Airlines
South Africa's Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) said on Friday that it had grounded all Nationwide Airlines flights until their airworthiness status had been verified.
africa.reuters.com
africa.reuters.com
Labels: grounded, nationwide airlines, south africa
56 killed in Turkish airline crash
A Turkish plane operated by low-fare airline Atlasjet crashed Friday in the country's mountainous southwest, killing all 56 people on board, the company's chief said.
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Labels: atlasjet, crash, turkey
