Airline News - Asia / Pacific.For more airline data and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm May 22, 2006 Air China Air China officially will be invited to join Star Alliance Monday, Lufthansa confirmed to German newspaper Handelsblatt, which reported that Chancellor Angela Merkel Angela Dorothea Merkel (IPA: [ˈaŋɡela doʁoˈteːa ˈmɛɐ̯kəl]) (b. will attend the signing ceremony in Beijing. The world's largest airline alliance extended a formal invitation to Shanghai Airlines last week. Air China is 10% owned by oneworld's Cathay Pacific and there had been speculation earlier this year that it might join Star's rival. But China's largest international carrier, which has relationships with several Star airlines, now appears poised to become the alliance's 20th member. May 19, 2006 Cathay Pacific OAG OAG Office of the Attorney General OAG Office of the Auditor General (of Canada) OAG Official Airline Guide OAG Open-Angle Glaucoma OAG Open Application Group OAG Operational Advisory Group airline of the year is Cathay Pacific. At a glittering ceremony at The Grosvenor House Hotel The Grosvenor House Hotel is one of the largest and most famous luxury hotels in London. It was built in the 1920s on the site of the former London residence of the Dukes of Westminster, whose family name is Grosvenor. in London last Thursday doyen of travel writers Alan Whicker not only presented the Hong Kong airline with the ultimate award but also the 2006 Best Transpacific trans·pa·cif·ic adj. 1. Situated on or coming from the other side of the Pacific Ocean. 2. Spanning or crossing the Pacific Ocean. Airline and Best Airline based in Asia. British Airways took home two awards: Best Airline Based in Western Europe and Best Transatlantic Airline. CSA (1) (Canadian Standards Association, Toronto, Ontario, www.csa.ca) A standards-defining organization founded in 1919. It is involved in many industries, including electronics, communications and information technology. Czech Airlines won Best Airline Based in Central/Eastern Europe for the 3rd year running. American Airlines was named Airline of Choice for Travelers with a Disability, a new award introduced this year. JetBlue won Best Low Cost/No Frills Frills see frilled. Airline for the first time, beating easyJet, Southwest Airlines and Virgin Blue. Eddie Bell, chairman of OAG, surprised Alan Whicker by presenting him with the Lifetime Achievement Award, praising his remarkable career spanning almost 60 years. The Outstanding Service Award went to Maria Benson, manager with Continental Airlines "We Care" programme, for her dedication and inspiring leadership during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Emirates retained the title Best Airline based in Middle East & Indian Sub-Continent, and Dubai International was voted Best Airport in Europe, Middle East & Africa but lost out to Singapore Changi for the Best Airport. May 21, 2006 China Airlines China Airlines will resume its Taipei-Osaka service from July 1 with five flights per week aboard an A330-300. It will inaugurate in·au·gu·rate tr.v. in·au·gu·rat·ed, in·au·gu·rat·ing, in·au·gu·rates 1. To induct into office by a formal ceremony. 2. a six-times-weekly Taipei-Sapporo flight on July 1 and a twice-weekly Kaohsiung-Nagoya service on July 2, both with 737-800s. May 17, 2006 China Southern Airlines China Southern Airlines (中国南方航空公司) (SEHK: 1055, NYSE: ZNH) is an airline based in Guangzhou in the Guangdong province of the People's Republic of China. China Southern Airlines launched a thrice-weekly Beijing-Pyongyang service aboard 737s, a four-times-weekly Urumqi-Moscow service (resumption of a route suspended in 2003) and a six-times-weekly Guilin-Macau flight aboard newly delivered 737-800s. It also announced it will increase to daily its four-times-weekly Guangzhou-Beijing-Amsterdam 777 service. Flights will be five-times-weekly from June 24 and daily from Aug. 14. Additionally, it expanded its codeshare agreement with KLM KLM Kaiserliche Marine (Enigma: Rising Tide game) KLM Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (Royal Dutch Airlines) KLM Klub Langer Menschen (German: Tall Person Club) to cover the Dutch carrier's twice-weekly 777 service between Amsterdam and Chengdu. May 18, 2006 Thai Airways Thai Airways chose Sabre's AirFlite Suite to "maximize total network profitability by optimizing their network and fleet structures" and Pakistan International Airlines Pakistan International Airlines Corporation, more commonly known as Pakistan International Airlines or PIA (Urdu: پی آئی اے يا پاکستان selected the Sabre WiseVision Sales Essentials software to help streamline business processes and plan future operations. Sterling Airlines implemented the Sabre Rocade Airline Operations Suite of products, becoming the first European carrier to combine Rocade with Sabre's EC Slots slot request and management module. May 18, 2006 |
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