Airline News - Asia / Pacific.All Nippon Airways All Nippon Airways has announced a string of measures to improve passenger facilities at Tokyo's Narita airport. The airline will install 126 self-service check-in units, which will also be able to be used by Star Alliance partners, the Smart e-Service allowing passengers to complete all ticketing and check-in procedures online via computer or mobile phone will be available for flights departing from Narita Terminal 1 and also introduce inline baggage screening inside the terminal to reduce the amount of time passengers have to wait. http://www.ana.co.jp Mar 5, 2006 Jagson Airlines Jagson Airlines of India revealed details of the fleet upgrade first unveiled in January. CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Uttam Kumar Bose told reporters in India that the carrier has agreed to purchase up to 20 A321s in a deal worth $1.3 billion. The contract covers 14 firm orders and six options and will be finalized once delivery dates can be negotiated. Jagson is making the transition from a regional turboprop turboprop: see turbine. turboprop Hybrid engine that provides jet thrust and also drives a propeller. It is similar to the turbojet except that an added turbine, behind the combustion chamber, works through a shaft and speed-reducing gears to turn a operator to a national carrier. Feb 27, 2006 Japan Airlines CEO kicked upstairs. Embattled JAL JAL Jalisco (Mexican state) JAL Jalapa (Guatemala territorial division) JAL Jump And Link JAL Japan Airlines Company, Ltd. Group CEO Toshiyuki Shinmachi, who stood fast against an attempted coup by four board members last month, lost his battle to keep his position amid rising discontent and agreed yesterday to relinquish the CEO title and take over as group chairman.Shinmachi will be replaced as CEO following the June shareholders meeting by Senior VP-Finance and Purchasing Haruka Nishimatsu, a board member who joined the airline in 1972. Pending confirmation, Nishimatsu will be promoted to senior MD on all three JAL boards effective April 1. Mar 2, 2006 Japan Airlines executive VP Katsuo Haneda and Senior MD Hidekazu Nishizuka, whose resignations were demanded last month in the board's petition, also will be "retiring" from the boards of JAL Corp., JAL International and JAL Domestic. A host of additional retirements and promotions occurred in preparation for the reunification re·u·ni·fy tr.v. re·u·ni·fied, re·u·ni·fy·ing, re·u·ni·fies To cause (a group, party, state, or sect) to become unified again after being divided. of JAL's International and Domestic companies on Oct. 1. The number of JAL board members and executive officers fell from 41 to 36. Mar 2, 2006 Jet Airways Jet Airways is offering customers an online tool to trace missing baggage. It said it is the first Indian carrier to offer such a service. Feb 28, 2006 Malaysia Airlines MAS warns of possible failure as losses mount; sees hope in turnaround plan. Malaysia Airlines warned yesterday that "on its current business assumptions, course and speed, [it] will likely fail," exhausting its cash "in April 2006" and posting a MYR MYR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Malaysian Ringgit. 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. 1.7 billion ($472 million) loss for the year."A real business turnaround is an imperative for MAS. The management team and our staff believe strongly in our ability to transform the business and, indeed, to go beyond expectations," MD Idris Jala said as he revealed the company's Business Turnaround Plan aimed at returning the airline to profit by 2007, with net earnings of MYR500 million in FY08. Feb 28, 2006 Royal Brunei Royal Brunei Airlines Royal Brunei Airlines (Malay: Penerbangan DiRaja Brunei, Jawi: ﻓﻧﺭﺑﺎڠن ﺩﻴﺮﺍﺝ ﺑﺮﻮﻧﻲ), or RBA, is the international airline of the Sultanate of Brunei. signed an MOU (Minutes Of Usage) A metric used to compute billing and/or statistics for telephone calls or other network use. with Garuda Indonesia covering "commercially viable cooperation" including training, MRO MRO In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Mauritanian Ouguiya. 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. , information and distribution technology, ground handling and catering. Royal Brunei will launch thrice-weekly service to Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, city (1997 pop. 5,250,000), on the right bank of the Saigon River, a tributary of the Dong Nai, Vietnam. from May 11. Mar 2, 2006 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines will offer thrice-weekly service to Abu Dhabi starting today. Mar 1, 2006 |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion