Airline Finance News - Asia / Pacific.Jul 16, 2007Air Astana Air Astana is an airline based in Astana, Kazakhstan. It is the national carrier of Kazakhstan and operates scheduled domestic and international services. Its main bases are Astana International Airport and Almaty International Airport[1]. , BAE Systems BAE Systems British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems. Traffic rights into the country will be made available if there is sufficient interest, and while Abdrakhmanov would not reveal if either Almaty or Astana was higher on the priority list, he did say that a second runway would be built at the former. A major role will be played by Air Astana, which is owned 51% by the state and 49% by BAE Systems. "This is a joint project which was started in 2000, and now Air Astana is growing rapidly," he added Jul 12, 2007 AirAsia, Virgin Atlantic Malaysia's AirAsia, Southeast Asia's biggest low-cost airline, has no interest in seeking a stake in Virgin Atlantic, founder Tony Fernandes Dato' Anthony Francis Fernandes (born 1964; also known as Tony Fernandes) is a Malaysian entrepreneur and the founder of Tune Air Sdn. Bhd., who introduced the first budget no-frills airline, AirAsia, to Malaysians with the tagline "Now everyone can fly". said on Thursday. The comment follows news this week that Singapore Airlines  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , the world's biggest airline by market value, was considering selling its stake of 49 percent in Virgin Atlantic that it bought in 1999 for GBP GBP In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the British Pound. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 600 million pounds (USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. $1.2 billion). Jul 13, 2007 Austrian Airlines Austrian Airlines AG is the flag carrier airline of Austria, headquartered in Vienna. It operates scheduled sevices to over 130 destinations. Its main base is Vienna International Airport, with a hub at Innsbruck Airport.[1] In 2006 Austrian had 10 million passengers. Austrian Airlines Group sees even more possibilities for its Focus East strategy of operating to secondary destinations in Eastern Europe and Central Asia . "In the next 10-15 years, there still will be many opportunities for us," CCO (Chief or Corporate Compliance Officer) The executive person in charge of compliance issues, regulatory requirements, internal controls and managing audits within an enterprise or organization. Josef Burger said, adding that all areas within range of medium-haul aircraft, or around 5 hr. flying time from its Vienna hub, are in play. It already is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. new destinations in countries like Kyrgyzstan or Tajikistan. It will start thrice-weekly Vienna-Astana service on Sept. 4 aboard a 737-700 and will codeshare with Air Astana. The Kazakhstan capital will become AAG's 46th Eastern destination. Jul 10, 2007 Singapore Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Singapore Airlines is reviewing the future of its stake in Virgin Atlantic in a move that could lead to a GBP1 billion pound (USD$2 billion) sale or initial public offering, the Daily Telegraph said on Monday. The newspaper, without citing sources, said the Singapore-based carrier, the world's biggest airline by stock market value, was in the early stages of examining options for its 49-percent stake in British entrepreneur Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic. A spokesman for Singapore Airlines declined to comment, while Virgin Atlantic could not immediately be reached for comment. Jul 10, 2007 Vietnam Airlines Vietnam Airlines reported a pre-tax profit of $13.3 million for the first half of 2007, down from approximately $19 million in the year-ago period, AFX AFX atypical fibroxanthoma. News reported from Hanoi. The earnings for the recently completed semester constituted 56.4% of its full-year target, VN said. Revenue rose 11.9% year-over-year to around $580 million while six-month passenger numbers climbed 16.5% to 3.8 million, AFX said. Jul 13, 2007 ZZ Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact our Director of Content Aram Gesar eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new service that keeps travelers informed on flight and airport status via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Air Travel Media / Pyramid Media Group. All rights reserved. |
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